#tina talks CM

[lavenderspence]

going absolutely feral imagining riding him in this outfit, jesus my horny ass

[lavenderspence]

Season 1 just doesn't feel like criminal minds, and yet it's the most criminal minds season ever. You know what I mean?

CRIMINAL MINDS SEASON ONE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE FAMOUS

[letterstotheflre]

in my mind inch and cm are the same. so if i ever say inch, know i truly mean cm

[riskyalt]

the contrast between Foolish's and Quackity's streams rn.

Foolish: Dying of laughter, insulting Pac-egg, talking with Tina over radio who is standing 3 cm in front of him, getting nothing done, staying in the hangar

Quackity: Most horrifying sound effects ive ever heard, in an abandoned Fed building, getting attacked by creatures, hearing heartbeats, sees dead Codes, gets blindness-

[rosemary1315]

My Ship in 5 minutes Meme: Nop x Teal

Okay, I want to do this meme for a long time.

I do this meme about my SU OC couple, Noppadon Sangarun [Nop] and Teal Pearl [Tina].

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Tropes Goofy Guy x Smart Girl (Gem) Nop is funny and silly in his way. But, he's lovely. While, Teal is smart and quick-learner.

Single parent meet second love. Nop is single father, he has only son is Patiphan (Phupha). Later, He fall in love with Teal. While, Nop is Teal's first love.

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Noppadon Sangarun [Nop] Height: 173 cm. Age: 42

Teal Pearl [Tina] Height: 165 cm. (In my headcanon about Pearls height. I'm sorry about this) Age: More than thousands years

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How it Happens Nop fall in love with Teal the first time he saw her, which is his second love After he lost his wife, Mali (Duangkamon), which was his first love years ago. Which, he tried to approach her.

While, Nop is first love for Teal. Because, Nop is the first human in her life, after she move to Earth with her friends. At first, She didn't expect to fall in love with him. But after she talked and got to know him better, little by little she began to fall in love with him. Handling Conflict Nop is very laid-back and optimistic. He's who doesn't get angry easily. Because, he always thought that anger or argue to something could cause bad things. He only gets angry when it's something very serious, but he forgives easily and quickly. If that matter is reasonable enough. So, he tried not to argue with anyone much, especially his son, Phupha (Patiphan) and his girlfriend, Teal.

Teal is polite, she's not the type to start arguments much. She doesn't get very angry at anyone, especially Nop, she tries to understand anything She will only start arguing about something when it is serious, or something she really doesn't understand, especially about some earth culture. Then, she started talking to understand him again. Which she felt bad after arguing with him, while he was trying to understand her as gem. Reltionship Attitude Nop is quite devoted in his love to Teal, which he takes good care of her. He often acts affectionate towards her in front of his son, Phupha or public in sometimes. But mostly, he just holding hand, hug, kisses the cheek or sweet kiss. Which, he prefer to do that his apartment or place where no one see them

Unlike Nop, Teal isn't shy about showing her affection in public. Mostly, she just holding hand, kiss on the cheek or sweet kiss as her boyfriend, Nop.  Showing Affection Nop love and care about Teal much. He attends to her needs or spends time with her every chance he gets, especially when he gets off work, like relaxing at home, cooking, watching TV, going out to the supermarket to buy things, going on a date together, or going on a trip with his son.

Teal loves and cares for Nop no different from Nop. Although, she's gem who didn't know or really understand about human much. But, she tried to understand him as best she could. Like he was trying to understand her as gem. Deal with Jealousy, Nop handles his jealousy well. In truth, he didn't envy anyone much. ฺRarely would he be jealous of someone who came to talk to Teal. Because. he's an optimistic, so he trusts her that she still loves him, and respect her rights without interfering too much in her life.

Teal was a little jealous, but not too much. She was able to control her temper, she's a reasonable enough to understands him and respects his rights as he respects her rights. Attachment Nop is laid-back, and isn't overprotective Teal much. Because, he knew that his girlfriend is smart and quick learner. Plus she's gem, which she have gem powers are powerful (at least, in Nop and Phupha thought). Although, she's gem and just moved to Earth. He sure, she could take care of herself. But sometimes, he couldn't help but worry about her. Because in the past, he had lost his wife many years ago. Plus, he had to move to America to work alone with his son, which makes him dislike being alone.

Teal is independent, she take care of herself and can live on earth without any problems. But she's bit overprotective to her gem and human friends, especially her boyfriend, Nop. She don't like when some rude gems insult him, she gets very angry if someone insults him. She would immediately go to protect him, when the situation is dangerous about gems things to him. ---

First to confess their feelings to other: Nop Nop fell in love with Teal the first time he saw her, and he was the first person to confess his feelings to her.

First to kiss: Teal *[From part 2] Teal isn't shy as Nop. She's the first to kiss him.

First to apologize after a fight: Nop He's usually the one who apologizes to Teal first. Because, he always felt guilty anytime when he argued with her, and he didn't like arguments.

Initiates contact: Nop *[From part 2] Technically, Nop would be Teal first contact, if she had a mobile phone. But before Teal live with Nop, Teal is gem and just moved to earth. Which, she still didn't know how to use earth technology, especially mobile phone. At that time, He would take time off from work or on his days off to visit her.

Spoils the other: Nop *[From part 2] Nop always pampered Teal to make her happy. Teal didn't expect that someone would pamper her, Especially when she's just Pearl. But at the same time, she felt good that someone had done something to her like that.

Wake up first: Teal *[From part 2] Technically, Teal is a gem, she don't need sleep. But if she sleep, She always wakes up before Nop.

The more popular/charismatic: Teal Although, Teal is pearl. But, she's smart, independent and charming in her way. Her gem friends and human friends like her personality difference from other Pearls. 

The best caregiver when the other is sick: Teal Because Teal is a gem, so she wasn't sick. But, she know how to take care of sick people very well. Mostly, she knows how to care for people with common illnesses. She learned this skill on her own from the library and received advice from her boyfriend, Nop who is human and know about illnesses.

Does the cook: Both Nop is good at cooking, especially thai foods. Because before he met Teal, he will be the one who cooks the food himself to care for his son, Phupha after he moved to America. But after he met Teal, he and his girlfriend sometimes cook together. But mostly, he's the one who cooks for her and his son.

Teal like cooking, after she moved to earth and met Nop. She learn cooking from cookbooks at library or Nop's cookbooks and from her boyfriend, Nop teach how to cooking (mostly, Thai foods). She will be the cook, If he returns home late. But if he comes home early, she and Nop will cook together.

Does the housework: Both Before Nop met Teal, Nop will do most of the housework himself and his son, Phupha together, after he moved to America. He knows how to do housework to a certain extent. Because his mother taught him to do housework since he was a kid. But after he met Teal, They will help each other do housework by dividing housework.

Teal learn to do housework from his boyfriend, Nop after she met and know Nop. But, she does housework a little more thoroughly than her boyfriend.

Does most of the speaking: Nop Nop a person who likes to talk. When he has any problems that happen to him, he vents them Teal.

The overprotective one: Teal Teal is overprotective than her boyfriend, Nop. Especially if some gems insult her boyfriend who is human, or dangerous situation about gems things to him.

Designated driver: Nop Normally, Nop likes to party with friends at his apartment more than anywhere else. But, he doesn't have a problem if he has to party somewhere else. Because, he likes to help others. Plus, he doesn't like to drink (Fact, he prefer soft drink). Always volunteer to drive.

The Planner: Nop *[From part 2] Nop is a good planner. Especially, about traveling. He always checks the days and times to see when it is suitable to go anywhere. But because he's a flexible. So, he wasn't too serious about it if something didn't go as planned.

"Excuse me, they asked for no pickles.": Teal *[From part 2] Although, Nop and Teal are okay with pickles in hamburger (Nop like to eat hamburber with pickles in sometimes. While, Teal has no problem with pickles much). But if in case she or Nop doesn't order), Teal is braver than Nop, she isn't afraid to say and do the right thing. Even the smallest things, like pickles in hamburger she wouldn't let them pass. While Nop is flexible and compromise.

Has good penmanship: Teal Teal learn about earth language, especially English and Thai (she learn Thai from Nop and some detail books about Thai language), after she live on earth and live with Nop. Because she's a quick learner, so she has good language skills. Especially, she has exceptional writing skills. Her handwriting is more beautiful than her boyfriend's. 

Has more experience with relationship: Nop Because, Nop was married and had a wife, Mali (Duangkamon) before. It gave him previous experience in love and relationships.

Sensitive to subtle change in their partner: Nop Nop always cares for Teal like he cares his family. He always noticed her moode could tell that something was wrong with her, like her gesture and mood were as strange as she used to be.

The one who proposes: Nop Although, Nop hasn't remarried with Teal yet. But if he wants to get married, he will be the one to propose to her when he's ready.

The one who dies protecting the other *I didn't this*

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From Part 2

Big Spoon and Little Spoon - Nop is big spoon more than his girlfriend, Teal. He loves cuddling with her almost every night. - Teal is little spoon, but she's big spoon in sometimes. It depends on, whether her boyfriend fell asleep first or not.

Early Bird and Revenge Procrastination - Teal is a gem, she don't need to sleep. But if in case she sleep, she's early bird. Because, she usually wakes up early. - Nop He sleeps quite late sometimes, which he wasn't much of a morning person as Teal, unless it's his work day or something really important.

Tidy and Chaotic - Because Teal used to be Servant as Pearl when she lived on Homeworld, she will be tidy a sometimes according to the situation. - Nop is bit chaotic in his way. Although, he's clumsy. But, he will try the best he can with caution.

Sceam over bug and Remove bug Nop and Teal knows how to deal with bug well. - Nop doesn't like to harm bug anyway. So, he chose to remove the insects from his apartment, although he isn't okay with some insects. - Teal isn't afraid of bug. She doesn't hurt bug, she chose to remove the insects from apartment like her boyfriend.

Leads clothes and Borrow clothes - Nop always brought his shirts for her to wear if Teal wanted. - Teal likes to borrow Nop's clothes.

Romantic and Casual - Teal is quite romantic, she knows how to please her boyfriend, and she isn't shy about showing her affection in public. - Nop is romantic and not shy about showing her affection in sometimes. But, he will show his romance in a simple and more private way.

Decisive and Indecisive - Teal is decisive. When she decides to do anything, she will do it immediately without hesitation. Especially, she immediately decided to move to Earth after Era 3 is begin. - Nop is indecisive, when it comes to making some difficult decisions. Which, he always consults with his parents, younger sister, or girlfriend to ensure certainty and reduce mistakes.

Take hint and Clueless - Because Teal is a smart and learns quickly, she understood immediately. - Nop is bit clueless in sometimes, he isn't good at guessing thing. But, he always tries his best to make as few mistakes as possible. When he does something that is an assigned job.

Mature and Playful - Teal is mature than Nop. Plus she's pearl, So she knows the right time for certain situations. But she's playful, she love making everyone smile and feel better, especially her boyfriend, Nop. Sometimes, she's bit flirty. She like to flirt to Nop, because she like to see his dorky face. - Nop is playful and funny than his girlfriend, Teal. He always love everyone smile and laugh, especially Teal. Plus his silliness, it made Teal love him.

Straightforward and Vague - Nop is straightforward. When someone asks him or even if he sees the expressions and emotions of his friends, family, or girlfriend change from before. He will speak honestly, without hiding anything, which he tells them with good intentions. - Teal is who doesn't lie much. But, as she lived with strict Caste System rules on Homeworld for thousand years as Servant and Pearl, mostly gems didn't care about her much (except her gem friends). It made her uncomfortable to tell and hide her true feelings to Nop, when she had just moved to Earth at that time. But after she live with Nop, she opened up to talking to him more.

Confident and Shy - Teal is confident than Nop. Plus she's brave, she isn't shy about saying or doing anything based on her true feelings. - Nop isn't shy much, especially when he's working in front of a lot of people or talk with friends. But he becomes shy and dork, when he's with his girlfriend, Teal.

Ray of sunshine and Done - Nop is cheerful guy, he always smiles Plus he's an optimist it made him not feel bad very often. - Teal isn't pessimistic much. Mostly, she's good-natured. But sometimes, she gets tired when some gems insults her as pearl and her human boyfriend, Nop.

Realistic and Idealistic - Teal is realistic and reasonable. She knows how to adapt well to change after Era 3 is begin. She will not take negative thoughts and keep them to make herself suffer. Sometimes, she don't like some rude gems insult her or her human boyfriend, Nop. But, She tried to control her emotions and not criticize them (Unless she really can't stand it.), or sometimes she chooses to just say nice things or joke with them to get through the situation. - Nop is idealistic. Because he's optimistic, so he didn't give up easily, although he went through the worst thing in his life. He chose to fight for a good future for himself, his family, and the people he loves, which makes him an incredibly strong.

Would die for attention and Independent - Nop is often a person who likes to please, especially with his girlfriend, Teal (after he met and live with Teal). But, he respects her personal space. He will wait for his girlfriend to calm down, if at that time his girlfriend is in a bad mood. - Teal is independent, She's who can take care of herself without relying on anyone too much. But sometimes, she loves her Nop's caring nature.

Tense and Easy-going - Teal can be overthinking sometimes. Especially, after she accidentally makes a mistake or gets mad at Nop. Because she used to be a Servant as pearl before, she was expected to be perfect pearl in everything that gem society expects, when she lived on Homeworld in before Era 3, it made her worry about everything she did sometimes. But after she live with Nop, she was less worried and didn't overthinking as much as before. She felt more comfortable and relaxed with him. Sometimes she is supportive and beside him when he feels discouraged  - Nop is very easy-going than Teal, he's who gets stressed out easily. He knows how to relax and not stress himself. Because he always thought that, if he thought too much it's not good for yourself and others. Plus he's optimistic, so he went through some bad things in his life. So, he keeps teaching Teal how to relieve stress.

Head and Heart - Teal is smart as gem and pearl. Mostly, she uses her thoughts and reason to do whatever she does. But, she's gentle and considerate of others. - Nop is big-hearted guy. He often uses his kindness to approach people and try to understand them.

[entrepalabrasmx]

INICIA RODAJE DE LA COMEDIA  NO, GRACIAS, YA NO FUMO

Ópera Prima de Diego Toussaint

Realizada Por Jóvenes Talentos Tapatíos

Bajo la producción de CM FILMS y AGAVIA STUDIOS, este 13 de marzo iniciará el rodaje del nuevo largometraje NO, GRACIAS, YA NO FUMO, bajo la dirección del cineasta tapatío DIEGO TOUSSAINT, que a sus 25 años se perfila como una de las nuevas promesas del Cine en México. La filmación concluirá el 15 de abril.

Escrita por la mente creadora del joven Productor, Director y Guionista, NO, GRACIAS, YA NO FUMO es una comedia que abordará la crisis existencial a la que se enfrentan muchos jóvenes (y no tan jóvenes), haciendo un guiño al cine independiente de los noventa como pocas veces puede verse en las comedias mexicanas juveniles.

Este largometraje cuenta la historia de Nuria, una joven desidiosa de 22 años que vive uno de los días más difíciles de su corta vida tras ser despedida de su trabajo como barista. Con un día libre entre manos, Nuria tiene 24 horas para conseguir el dinero que le falta para pagar la renta o tomar la difícil decisión de regresar a vivir con su mamá. Todo esto, mientras intenta sobrevivir un día entero sin fumar.

El filme contará con las actuaciones de un elenco juvenil, entre quienes se encuentran: Esmeralda Soto (Nuria), Estefanía Inti (Maite), Alexia Alexander (Tina), Juan Daniel García Treviño (Anacleto), Ximena Ayala (Pili), Daniela Salinas (Anastasia), Paloma Domínguez (Ximena / Luna), Alejandro Dessavre (Elías), Saúl Sánchez (Darío), Isabella Castillón (Inés) y Esteban de la Isla (Fernando).

El equipo creativo de esta cinta lo integran talentos en ascenso (en su mayoría, jaliscienses que se encuentran en sus 20’s), y cuenta con una mayoría de mujeres como cabezas de departamento, entre ellas: Olivia Luengas Magaña, Directora de Fotografía; Paloma Camarena, Diseñadora de Producción; Paulina Encinas, Coordinadora de Vestuario; Eunice González Julien, Primera Asistente de Dirección; Daniela Rivero Borrell, Continuista; Andrea Casio García, Gerente de Producción; y Paulina Estrada, Productora en Línea.  En la Producción Ejecutiva, el cineasta Ian Martin.

DIEGO TOUSSAINT (Director)

Diego Toussaint es un Productor, Director y Guionista radicado en Guadalajara. Ha realizado múltiples proyectos que van desde videos musicales hasta cortometrajes. Con su cortometraje "Mora & Chenchi” participó en varios festivales como OutFilm Atlanta y ganó el Premio a Mejor Dirección de corto latinx en Long Beach QFilm Festival. En 2021 fue uno de los productores del primer talk- show en vivo del Festival Internacional de Cine en Guadalajara "¿Cómo dices FICG?" y en el 2022 co-dirigió el Cineminuto de la Edición 37 del FICG.

Es uno de los Directores y Guionistas de “Divas y Persignadas”, una serie de comedia-sketch, producida por CM Films, donde actualmente trabaja como Director Interno, Guionista y director de Desarrollo.

Su último cortometraje, “Onán”, ha participado en festivales como Hola México (Tomorrow’s Filmmakers Today), Feratum, Shorts México, entre otros.

[magicalgirlsandcerulean]

Ep. 10's blog post

This blog post, with Hori's second entrance, is dated 15th June 2021. Spoilers below, as always!

Notes before we begin:

For those of you who didn't check out ep. 9's blog post, see tweet 2 on that for more info about one of the characters of the day.

Due to the unintended delay on this post, I've tried to translate more completely than usual and that caused the release of this post to be postponed by another day...Sorry. Even still, consult the actual post for proper placement of emojis, coloured text etc.

This time, just for efficiency's sake, I skipped a lot of the honorifics because Hori refers to Takara, Tina and Tsumahara as -san. I've only left it in for "Balle-san" (a one-off) and when other people refer to Hori as "Hori-san" (as opposed to when Hori calls himself "Hori" with no honorific).

Also, an advance note that you'll probably want to cry when Hori pulls out the crying kaomoji. (I wanted to cry at two points when he did, at least.)

CR translations were used where I could chase them up.

Post title: バリバリのバリの禁忌其の拾！

The Very Vigorous Taboo No. Ten! [T/N: バリバリのバリ (baribari no bari) has some obvious repetition in Japanese, so I had to try convey that in English as well, even though small!Takara is more "working hard" than "vigorous". The final "bari" is a Hakata dialect thing - we already know Hori is from Fukuoka, so that fits. I had to translate the title because this phrase appears later on.]

皆様、お世話になっております。

Everyone, thank you for taking care of me. Fairy蘭丸〜あなたの心お助けします〜で雅楽代 寶 を演じております、堀 曜宏と申します。

I am called Akihiro Hori, who voices Takara Utashiro in Fairy Ranmaru ~We Will Help Your Heart~. 又の名をジャガイモ堀堀です、本日は何卒よろしくお願いします。

Also known as "Potato Digging Hori", please kindly take care of me today. [T/N: "Potato digging" = jagaimo hori, so "potato digging Hori" = jagaimo hori Hori. It also makes reference to the ep. where the kids dug up potatoes.] 禁忌其の拾『快楽』熱かったですね！！！

Episode 10, "Hedonism", was passionate, wasn't it?!!! 今回は寶さんの二回目のお当番回ということで、本編を見返しながら楽しめるような感想を主観ですが、勢いと共に書かせて頂きたいと思います。

This time was Takara's second focus episode. Although we see [elements] that recur from the original story [ep. 5], the impressions we are able to enjoy are subjective and so I will write with fervour. 開幕は女王チームとの密談からSTART!!

We START by opening the curtain on the queen team's private talk!! [T/N: "Queen team" = Queen + Houjou (+ sloth).] シリウスについて女王からせっつかれている寶さん。

The Queen is pestering Takara about Sirius. 座長…誰の台詞が麩菓子じゃい！！！！

Leader...whose lines are fugashi!!!! [T/N: Fugashi are a type of Japanese sweet. There are sweet potato fugashi, so I assume this is either a typo or a pun on a similar word. If it's a pun, the word is likely to be おかしい (strange, suspicious, unbecoming).] [T/N 2: The line below suggests "leader" (zachou) = Ranmaru, so this sentence would be referring to Sakata.] でも生配信で話している時の堀からは想像できないと思いますが…実は普段の堀は、どうやら寶さんの女王様に対する話し方くらいのらりくらりでみんなと通話しているらしく、このシーンをみんなで見てる時、ざちょ「堀さんだ」草「堀さんだねぇ」なんて言われながらみんなに笑われておりま��た。

However, while the stream was happening, I couldn't imagine this, but...to tell the truth, the way I usually speak to everyone is like Takara's non-committal way of speaking to the Queen, so when everyone saw this scene, the leader [Sakata] went, "That's Hori-san," and Kusano went, "That's Hori-san, isn't it?" without saying anything and so everyone laughed. 電話が切れた後の豊穣さんと女王の会話から、寶さんのお父上が夭聖界にとって如何に大事な存在だったかがわかります。

After the call was cut, we learn how important Takara's father is in the fairy world from Houjou and the Queen's conversation. そんな豊穣さんからの厚い信頼に応えるように、どこかのお姉さんへお誘いをかける寶さん…

While proving worthy of Houjou's kind confidence, Takara is asking a girl out somewhere... お相手の名前、ayakoさんって面白い名前だなぁと思ってたら、堀気づいちゃいました。[T/N: The source text, as you can see when you pause the ep. at the right time, is meant to say "[at sign]yako", but the at sign was tripping the "mention a user" function in Tumblr, so I had to swap it out with a lowercase A where it appears in this post.]

His partner's name is "ayako", which I thought was an amusing name. これ、あやこって読むんですね！！！（アハ体験）

This is read "Ayako", isn't it?!!! (a-ha moment) そしてはい、きました、 バリバリのバリのショタカラさん！！！！（人間体）

Also, we got to see him, the very vigorous sho-Takara!!!! (human form) [T/N: Literally "we got to see him" was "[he] came", LOL.] [T/N 2: Sho-Takara = shota (prepubescent boy) + Takara.] あまりの可愛さにコメントも騒然としましたね。

There was an uproar in the comments that he's excessively cute. 回想シーンでは以前も登場した、弁護士さんと寶さんの関係も明らかになりました。

The relationship between the lawyer, who's appeared before this flashback scene, and Takara is also made clear. 弁護士さんも元夭聖、しかも寶さんのお父上とただならぬ関係だったみたいです。

The lawyer was also from the fairy world and had a strong relationship with Takara's father. 幼い寶さんは弁護士さんからどんな風に人間界の生き方を仕込まれたんでしょうか…

What sort of way of living in the human world did the very young Takara learn from the lawyer...? 半裸シーツで肌に傷をおった姿のショタカラさんが、窓の外を見上げながら「いつかきっと… 」と呟く様子にその壮絶さを感じます。

The half-naked and wounded sho-Takara, looking out the window and whispering, "Someday, surely..." [gives off a] heroic feeling. [T/N: I couldn't use the CR quote for this because that's translated more in context, as just "someday".] 寶さんのエセ関西弁は、この弁護士さんに仕込まれた影響だったんですね。

Takara's fake Kansai accent is acquired from the lawyer's. そして現代に戻ったと思ったら、 飛んで火にいる子猫ちゅわん！

Also, when we think we've returned to the present, a kitten jumps into the flame! [T/N: This translation builds off the CR version of the line, "Like a kitten to the flame!"] 今回の依頼人、ティナさんの登場です！！

This time's client, Tina, appears!! 「ちょっと何言ってるかわからないんだけど！」

"Oh, please! That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" 寶さんこの時のっけから飛ばしまくっていたので、堀はこの台詞がツボに入って笑いを堪えるのが大変でした。

Takara, at that time, couldn't help but send her flying from the beginning and it was difficult for me because I was trying not to laugh - there was "tsubo" in my lines. あいも変わらずスマートに名刺を渡すも、「世界で一番惚れてる男のところに連れてって！」とピシャリ。

Even after [Takara was] as smooth as ever and [handed] over the business card, she refused with "Take me to the man I love most!" [T/N: The word for "smooth" here is literally "smart", but "smart" doesn't seem to have the right connotations.] …どうやら今回の依頼人も、一筋縄ではいかないみたいです。

...apparently, this time's client seems very straightforward. 『快楽』ﾁﾘﾘﾘﾝ

"Hedonism" *ring ring ring* 寶さんはティナさんをお子さんのお迎えに連れて行き、そのまま2人を仕事場へと送り届けます。

Takara brought Tina to her child and, without a pause, brought those two to [Tina's] workplace. 仕事場ではみんなでティナさんのお子さんをあやしていたり、同僚の方のティナさんのダンスへの信頼に、思わずいい職場だなぁと感心する堀でしたが。。。

At the workplace, everyone comforted Tina's child and Tina's colleagues had confidence in her dance, so I admired, without thinking, how good of a workplace it was... そこに現れる父親、妻原さんですよ！！！！！（ﾌﾝﾇｰ‼︎）

Then the husband, Tsumahara, appeared!!!!! (Barbarian!!) [T/N: There is no confirmed reading of this name, so it might be "Tsumabara".] 前回のうるう回の久二さんも相当でしたが…勝るとも劣らない圧倒的なそれ…っ！！

He's equivalent to last time's (Uruu's episode's) Kyuji...but [Kyuji] overwhelmingly compares favourably to that guy...!! お子さんの顔も見ずにお金をせびるのみならず、ティナさんの一張羅のコートまで…！！

Not only does he demand money without seeing his child's face, but he also goes as far as taking Tina's one good coat...!! ちょっと申し訳なさそうにして受け取るのがまた、なんかもう…っ！！

The fact he looks a little apologetic as he receives it is just...!! だのにティナさんは、頑張って稼がなきゃって…″家族″のためにって(′つω；｀)

Despite this, Tina must try her hardest to make money...for her "family". (′つω；｀) その言葉は、お子さんに対してだけじゃなくて…うわぁああああ！！！

Those word aren't just for her family...uwaaaaa!!! 次のカットで妻原さんは貰ったそのお金をギャンブルに突っ込んでました（遠い目）

In the next cut, Tsumahara pushes the money he received into gambling. (distant eyes) この時の寶さんのモテポイント、 「姉さん、そろそろ出番でっせ」は何も見なかったように落ち着いて投げてあげて、 それでも見られたくない所を見られちゃった、というニュアンスが返ってきたら 「こういうことする俺、格好ええやろ？」と冗談まじりに茶化しながら優しさを渡す。

This is the time Takara is popular. He says, "Dearie? I think you're on." He calms down and gives up as if he never saw anything, but even still, after he returned [from seeing her exchange with Tsumahara] with a nuance of "he saw what he did not want to see", he would joke gently, "Aren't I cool for doing this sort of thing?" and poke fun at himself. この機微がモテる大人のテクニックなんですよ…！！

This subtlety is a technique popular with adults...!! 見てくださってる男性の皆さんにも是非取り入れていただきたい…なぁみんな！！？

Any men watching should certainly take in this [advice]...yeah, everyone?!! 堀は後十年は修行させてください(′・ω・｀)

Please train me [in the art of love] for another 10 years. (′・ω・｀) はい、一方BAR Fは今日もカレーです。

Yes, at the same time, there's curry at Bar F today too. 前回のラストが熱い…！展開だっただけに、皆さんあれからどうなったのか、眠れない夜を過ごされていたと思います。

The conclusion last time was intense...! I'm sure everyone had a sleepless night wondering what happened after that development. 何気なく水をうるうくんに渡す焔くん 、 何気なく焔くんを気遣ううるうくん、 照れながらも返事をする焔くん、 嬉しそうな蘭丸樹果バックン。

Homura, who's casually giving water to Uruu,

Uruu, who worries about Homura,

Homura, who blushes while responding,

Ranmaru, Juka and Bakkun, who seem happy. てぇてぇが過ぎてぇ堀は平身低頭（てぇとう）ですありがてぇ…ありがてぇてぇ！！！！

They're excessively precious and I was prostrating myself, thanking them...thanks, precious!!!! [T/N: Hori slurs several of his words in this sentence, typically てぇてぇ = toutoi (precious/noble), 平身低頭 = heishin teitou (prostrating oneself) and ありがてぇ = arigatou (thank you). He then combines てぇてぇ and ありがてぇ, hence "precious".] それから所変わってお出掛け中の寶さん、 いつも通りキスのおねだりを茶化しながら交わしていきます。

Then, in the meantime, Takara was out, as always, begging for kisses and teasing a woman. 聞こえないくらいの声で憂うように、「わいが欲しいのは、なんやろなぁ」とポツリ。

In a voice that can barely be heard, he mumbles, "I don't know what I want..." この台詞は後の展開にも効いてくる凄く大事な台詞なんですが…。

This line is very important in terms of later developments... コメントで「（カレーには）ナンやろなぁ…」って書いた人怒らないから正直に言いなさい（ﾋﾟｷﾋﾟｷ）

In the comments, there was a person who wrote, "I don't know what (curry) I want..." - please say who you are, I won't be mad *veins snap* Aパートおしまい！

That's the end of the A part! ブログでもCM入ります！情報いっぱいだよ！

This is a blog, but I'll still insert ads! There's a lot of info! ・山野ホールでライブします！（9/18だよ！）

- The live show at Noyama Hall! (On the 18th of September!) ・特典盛り沢山のBD、DVD発売します！（第1巻は６/16発売！）

- The BD/DVD is being sold, with lots of bonuses! (1st BD/DVD sold on the 16th of June!) ・キャラソンアルバムHEAVENS DOOR発売します！（同じく6/16、遂に艶歌が全部聞けるよ！）

- The character song album HEAVEN'S DOOR is being sold! (On the same day [as the BD/DVD], the 16th of June, so you can finally hear the whole enka!) てつえーさん「Nice Pole Dance…ﾀﾞﾝｽﾀﾞﾝｽ」（ええ声エコー）

Tetsuei [Sumiya]: "Nice pole dance...(dance dance)" (nice voice echo) Bパートいきます！！

To the B part!! 開幕���ィナさんのキラキラポールダンスからスタート！！

The curtain opens on Tina, who starts with a sparkling pole dance!! お子さんを膝に乗せて馴染んでいる寶さん。

The child, who's on the lap of and [now] accustomed to Takara. お子さんのママ～！の声、可愛いですねぇ(´,,･Д･,,`)

The child's cry of "Mama~!" was cute, wasn't it? (´,,･Д･,,`) やはり彼のためにも、家族の為にも頑張るというティナさん。

Of course, Tina will try hard for his sake, for the family's sake. 自身の生い立ちから、家族という存在をいかに大事にしているかが伺えます。

From his own background, we can see how much he values the existence of his family. 5話の寶回の時の依頼人の恵夢さんもやはり家族のために身を粉にして働いていましたし、今回のティナさんも…。

From episode 5's Takara episode, the client, Emu, also worked assiduously for her family, so this time's Tina also... 寶さんにも金鋼族の復興のため、寶さんのため、痩せ細った体で自分の食べるものすら譲ってくれたお母さんという存在がいたからこそ、家族のために自分を犠牲にして頑張る方に複雑な思いを抱いてしまうのでは無いでしょうか。

In order for Takara to revive the Metallum Clan, for Takara's sake, Takara's mother even gave over her own food and it is precisely because of that that she became a victim of trying hard for the sake of her family and that's why Takara has such complicated emotions, is it not? しかも今回はその″家族″が不義を行っているなんて…。

Moreover, this time, this time's "family" is unjust... そしてそして！！！！！

Also, also!!!!! お待たせしました！銭湯ノルマ達成ですありがとうございます！！

Thanks for waiting! Thanks for fulfilling the bath quota!! この時流れてきた「みんなストローは持ったかァ！！」ってコメント、爆笑しました。

At this time, the comment that came about was "Everyone's holding straws!!" and so there was uproarious laughter. [T/N: It's not clear if there's just one person laughing or many, hence the intentional vagueness.] ですが今回の銭湯の中身はすっごくシリウス…じゃなかったシリアス。

However, this time's bath [scene] is amazingly serious...not (Sirius). [T/N: Hori inserts Sirius's name at the end of the sentence as a pun on "serious", so if it seemed like the translation said "serious, not serious", I did my job.] みんなの顔を眺めながら、豊穣さんと交わした特命の話を回想していきます。

After we gaze at everyone's faces, we go to a flashback scene where [Takara is] given his directive from Houjou. その中には女王に内密の話まで…そんな重たいものを背負いながら、寶さんはみんなに毎日カレーを作っていたんですね。

In that it's to the point it's kept a secret from the Queen...Takara makes curry for everyone everyday while burdened with those heavy things, huh? でも、これまで毎日みんなでカレーを食べて、銭湯に入って、愛著を集めて、日々を過ごして。

However, until now, every day everyone's eaten their curry, gone to the bath, gathered attachment and spent their days [together].

家族として一緒に過ごしてきたみんなの顔を見回した時の寶さんの顔は、優しさに満ち溢れた顔でした。

As family, when spending time together and looking around at everyone's faces, Takara's face is full of affection. この時の「楽しい時間は長く続きまへんな」という台詞。

At this time, there is the line: "The fun times never last, do they?" 寶さんのみならず、堀自身もF蘭の最終回の近さを意識しておりましたので、言葉にした時に込み上げるものがありました。

Not only Takara, but I personally realised F-Ran's final episode is near and so, while I'm bad at putting this into words, [emotions] welled up inside me. そして明らかになる妻原さんの別の家族の存在。

Then, it becomes clear Tsumahara has a different family. ティナさんと妻原さんの会話が始まります。

Tina starts a conversation with Tsumahara. もうここの妻原さんのクズっぷりが真骨頂！！！

Already, the Tsumahara from this [point in] time's true worth is basically scum!!! ティナさんがあまりにもあまりにも可哀想で…

Tina is really, really unfortunate... 「お前も俺を見捨てるんだな！！」

"So, you're abandoning me too!!" あんた、別のところでも同じようなことしとったんか…？

Aren't you the same, even though it's from a different perspective...? 絶望のあまり、倒されたゴミ袋の上で笑うしかなくなってしまうティナさん。

Without much remorse, Tina has no choice as she's left collapsed on the rubbish bags and Tsumahara laughs. そこに夭聖は現れるんです…！！

Then, the fairies appear...!! 「美人さん、お持ち帰りしてええか？」

"Lovely lady, might I walk you home?" ほんと、全人類言ってみたい台詞トップ5にランクインする台詞です…！！

Really, that's going to rank in the top 5 lines that all of humanity wants to be said to them...!! チャイルドシートを携えたいつもの車でティナさんの話を聞く寶さん。

Takara listens to the story of Tina, who's always carrying a child seat around with her. 「わかってた、利用されてるだけって」

"I knew...some part of me knew he was just using me." 「なのに、あいつがポケットに手を入れた時にさ、指輪かなって思ったんだよね」

"But when he reached into his pocket, I honestly thought it might be a ring." 「笑顔で溢れるあったかい家庭、作りたかったの」

"I wanted to create a happy family, full of smiles..." この台詞が悲痛過ぎて…。

These lines are too sorrowful... 堀は最初、思わず拳を握りしめて返す台詞をかけてしまいました。

I, at first, clenched my fists without thinking at these lines. ですがこの時、製作陣から、何より真摯に優しさを向けてあげて。

However, this time, I felt sincerely affectionate for this cobbled-together group. 頑張っている人は報われるんだよ。ってティナに伝えて欲しい、というディレクションを頂いて。

I received the direction that I should convey to Tina, "Hard work will be rewarded!" このシーンの台詞は寶さん自身の言葉で、その思いが乗らなきゃダメなんだと何度もトライさせていただきました。

This scene's dialogue is in Takara's own words and I had to try repeatedly to convey his thoughts on it. 「あなたの心、頂けますか？」 から大自然の流れでジャ…変身の時間だぁーーー！！！！！

After "Could I take your heart?", the scene changes and...it's transformation time---!!!!! 思わずナイスバルク！と声をかけたくなる惚れ惚れする筋肉。

Without thinking, I was charmed by [Takara's] muscles and wanted to call out, "Nice bulk!" 画面いっぱいに広がる肉体美と拳、地面をぶっ壊しながらあげる名乗り。

The physical beauty of his body and fists filled the screen, he broke the ground and called out his name. 格好よさが臨界点突破して美しいに昇華しとるんですよ！！！！！！！

His coolness has broken through the critical point and sublimated itself into beauty!!!!!!! 妻原さんはティナさんとあんな会話をした後だというのに、 魂が昂りながら「夢も愛もどうでもいい」なんて曰いながらギャンブルに興じていらっしゃいますねぇ…。

Tsumahara, even after he had that conversation with Tina, happily spends his days gambling, arousing his spirit as he says, "What do dreams and love matter?" バレさん、技を借りるぜ…！！

Balle-san, I'll borrow a technique of yours...!! ふざけんにょ！！！！！

Stop screwing around!!!!! [T/N: reference to Balle-san's ep. 9 post] そして始まる艶歌、五話もそうでしたが、歌詞が今回の話とのリンクして、絵の美しさも合間って没入してしまいます。

Then the enka begins - it was in ep. 5 as well but the lyrics are linked to this episode and I was immersed in the beauty of the visuals for a moment. 早くフルで聴いてほしい！！！皆様、是非HEAVENS DOORを！「愛の勘定」も勿論ですが、みんなの艶歌をフルで聴けばストーリーとのリンクが増して、よりグッと来るはずです！！！

I want you to hurry and listen to the full version!!!! Everyone, please listen to HEAVEN'S DOOR! There's "Payment of Love" of course, but if you listen to everyone's full enka, you'll [be able to make] links with the story and it will hit you in the feels!!! 艶歌が終わり、ドアが開けば今回のヘブンズ空間はまるで屏風の中に入ったかのような和風の世界。

After the enka ends, the door opens to this time's Heaven's Room, which is a Japanese-style world quite like that on a folding screen. そこに雷神と雷神を模したかのような敵が現れます。

Then, enemies that look like the well-known thunder god and a thunder god's imitation appear. [T/N: referring to Raijin] 毎回のことですが、ヘブンズ空間も本当に趣向を凝らしてあって…ど緊張のバトルシーンのはずなのに、思わず堀の魂も昂ってしまいます…！！！

It happens every time, but these Heaven's Rooms are really ingenious...there should've been a hugely nerve-wracking battle scene, but without thinking, my spirit was unintentionally aroused...!!! なんと今回の鍵穴にはティナさんとお子さんの2人が！

What? This time Tina and her child are both behind the keyhole! なぜわかったノルマに愛らしい声が混ざる日が来るとは。

I never thought I'd see the day where a charming voice would be mixed in with the "What? I got it!" quota. そしてもう一方の鍵穴からは妻原さんの極悪な声が…

Also, in the other keyhole is Tsumahara's heinous voice... 「人はなあ！快楽には勝てねぇんだよ！」 「酒！タバコ！セッッッ！！薬物！！特にギャンブルはなぁ！！」

"A person can't conquer their hedonistic tendencies! The pleasures of drinking! Smoking! Sex! Drugs! And gambling especially!!" [T/N: Hori censors the word "sex" by "stuttering" over the final syllable but CR doesn't, so I've sided with the latter.] 座長が現場で ハッキリ言ったぁーーー！！！ってツッコんでたのを覚えていますw

"The leader put it clearly at the time--!!!" I remember joking. ですが、言葉のパワーはもうネタの領域を超えた、狂気の世界のそれです。

However, that is a mad world where the power of words is beyond the realm of stories. その言葉に促されるように敵から酒の玉攻撃が、 そしてもう一方の敵からはヤニの煙の攻撃が。

With those urging words, the enemies send bubbles of alcohol and then from the other side comes a tobacco smoke attack. この時のうめき声のディレクションは、堀くん今○○kgの重りが乗ってるよ！！ と言われながら、体にそれに合わせた負荷をかけるように声を出していました。次の日筋肉痛になりました。

At this time, when the direction, "Groan and pretend you have a __ kg weight on you!!" was given, as I shouted, it was like a corresponding load was being added. The next day my muscles hurt. ���んとか持ち堪えた寶さんですが、 「なら、これならどうかしら…」 その言葉と共に現れる寶さんのお母さんの幻想。

Takara's able to hold out somehow, but then an illusion of Takara's mother appears with the words, "Well, what will you do?" 前回もうるうくんのお母さんと焔くんのお父さんが現れましたが、まさか今回は寶さんのお母さんが…。

Last time, Uruu's mother and Homura's father appeared, so surely this time Takara's mother... しかもこんな形で痩せ細っていないお母さんの姿を見ることになるなんて…！

Furthermore, to see his not-so-skinny mother in this form...! あの優しかった声で、こちらに攻撃をかけてきます。

This is the attack that's given with that gentle voice. 押し倒されて首をしめられる寶さん。

Takara is being held down and strangled [by his mother's illusion]. この時の台詞の色気も相まって、まるで2人が繋がっているような…

Coupled with the sexiness of the dialogue at this point, it's as if the two are connected... 更に畳み掛けるようにチェリーの入ったグラスから液体を口に含み、そのマッマ寶さんの口に流し込みます。

Furthermore, as if pressing for answers, Takara's mother uses her mouth to pour liquid into Takara's mouth, from a glass with a cherry in it. 苦しさのあまり悶絶絶叫する寶さん、これは先の妻原さんの「酒、タバコ、セッッッッ、そして薬物」それらの快楽を暗喩しているのでしょうか。

Is Takara, who's about to scream and faint in agony, [being subjected to] metaphors for hedonism Tsumahara was mentioning earlier? そしてシリウスの登場です。

Also, Sirius appears. す○ざんまいのポーズって言うのやめーや！！！

Stop doing the Su___zanmai pose!!! [T/N: referring to the dude who stands with his hands outstretched from Sushizanmai] しかし今回の句には堀は思わず確かに…と頷いてしまいました。

However, this time I couldn't help but nod and say, "Indeed..." 人は何故ほんの刹那の快楽のために沢山のものを犠牲にしてしまうのか…

Why do we sacrifice so much for a fleeting moment of pleasure? むしろ刹那だからこそ、それを追い求めてしまうのかもしれませんね（哲学）

Rather, it's because it's momentary that we chase it and seek it out? (philosophising) 苦しみながらも、「俺が欲しいものはこんなんじゃない」と懸命に耐える寶。

Even in agony, Takara eagerly bears it [and says], "This isn't what I want." しかしそれも、「あなたが欲しいのは、母親からの豊満な愛情でしょう？」と、肥大化した幻想に押しつぶされる寶さん。

However, in addition to that, the illusion becomes fat [with the words], "What you want is the full-bodied love of your mother!" ニコニコのタグにもありましたが、確かに快楽要素全部乗せプレスは重い、重すぎます。

As the tag on Nico Nico said, it is true that all the hedonistic elements being pressed are heavy, far too heavy, イきかける寶さんですがなんとか力を振り絞り、幻想を押しのけます。

Takara is about to have the life choked out of him, but he comes to his senses and pushes the illusion away. しかしそれが最後の力だったのか、体が動かず追撃をかわせそうにありません…！

However, that was the last of his strength and so he's not able to move...! これで終わりか…と思ったその瞬間ですよ！！！！！

This was the moment...I thought it was the end!!!!! 最高に勇ましい掛け声と共に焔が敵の攻撃から寶を守ります！！

With a shout, Homura, who's the best and heroic, comes and protects Takara from attack!! そのまま蘭丸とうるうが雷神と風神を倒し、樹果が 「オン・アユス・ヴァルタ！」の掛け声とともにペロキャンを振って寶さんを回復してくれます。

Similarly, Ranmaru and Uruu bring down the thunder gods and, with his tongue stuck out and his lollipop, Juka yells, "On ayus valta!" to heal Takara. ここ、さいっっっっっこうに熱かったです！！！！！

This was the most intensssssssssssssse [moment]!!!!! 寶のピンチに駆けつけるファミリー達、初めての全員集合、初めての共闘！！！

This is the first time they've [run to Takara's aid and] fought as a family when Takara was in a pinch!!! 台本を読ませてもらった時は、遂にきたか…！くらいの興奮だったんですが、 現場でこのシーンを録った時、こーすけの「はぁあああああ！！」って勇ましい声が聞こえてきた瞬間、鳥肌がブワァーって！体がカァーッて！熱くなったことを強く覚えています。

When reading the script, I was exhilarated to the point of going, "Finally, they came!" and now that this scene is recorded, I strongly remember the moment Kohsuke [Tanabe] valiantly can be heard going, "Haaaaaaaaaaa!!" I got goosebumps from the passion. 蘭丸とうるうの声も頼もしくて、樹果のたからぁ～！って呼び声に癒されて。

Trustworthy Ranmaru and Uruu, and Juka healing Takara by calling out his name. こんなに頼もしい仲間達が揃って、負けるわけがないですよ！！！！

With trustworthy friends like these, you won't lose!!!! この後の飛び上がるシーンも、月を殴りつけるシーンも、高まったボルテージを思いっきりぶつけさせて頂きました！

After this is the flying scene, the moon-breaking scene and I was able to use my heightened [emotions] to the fullest! [T/N: Hori calls his heightened emotions "voltage".] そしてGO TO HEAVEN!!!!!

Then, GO TO HEAVEN!!!!! 「またすっからかんかよぉ～！」なんて言いながら、トドメを刺された時の勢いで手持ちを��ールインしてしまう妻原さん。

Tsumahara, for some reason, said, "I'm broke again?!" as he's finished off while playing everything he has with an all-in due to his leftover momentum. [T/N: the all-in in poker] ティナさんの「寶さん、あなたと結ばれたかった…」

Tina: "Takara...I wish we could've been together." 依頼人からこんなに純粋に好意を向けられるなんて…寶さんも罪な人ね。

The client has this kind of pure affection [for him]...Takara's also a wrongdoer, isn't he? ですがそれは叶わない、ティナさんもわかっているからこその過去形なのでしょうか…。

However, that can't be granted, since Tina understanding him is now past tense, isn't it...? こんなにも切ないワンシーンなのに、もう1人の堀が「あなたと結バレッタ裕…」って囁いてきてもうダメです（現在朝4時）

In this one heartrending scene, too, another Hori whispers to me, "You and Yutaka Balletta ..." but it's already no good (currently 4 in the morning)

全てが片付き、夭聖体のみんなが寶さんに声をかけてきます。

Everything's wrapped up so everyone calls out to Takara. なんだよお前ら、ちくしょー、まじで、お前ら…(′つω；｀)

What the hell, everyone, damn, really, you guys... (′つω；｀) しかもうるうくん、「僕たちは、ファミリーなのだから」それってさ、焔くんのことも、みんなのことも引っくるめて″ファミリー″なんだよね…？

Yet, Uruu goes, "We're family, in case you've forgotten." That means Homura and everyone are 'family', huh...? 万感の思いを込めて「サンキュ」と一言だけ返す寶さん。

Takara returns that with a single word full of emotions: "Thank you." 寶さん、あなたの欲しかったものって、きっと…

Takara, what you really want is certainly... そして後方家族面の蘭丸、その視線の先には様子を見ていたチルカが…。

Then, from behind Ranmaru, Chilka, who was watching him out of the corner of his eye... かつて愛していると言っていた蘭丸に対して、「Go to Hell!!地獄に落としてやる！」と言い残してその場を去ります。

As opposed to [when] he said he loved Ranmaru in the past, he leaves as he [yells], "Go to hell!!" …何故和訳してくれたんだ…。そこに不穏な空気が残ります。

Why did this Japanese translation come up? This left a disquieting atmosphere. [T/N: Hori translates "Go to hell!" (ENG) as "Fall into hell!" (JPN).] 豊穣さんの「いいファミリーになりましたな」

Houjou: "They've become a fine family indeed." この一言、嬉しかったなぁ。

I was happy with this one brief comment.

第一話の時、「君たちは今からファミリーだ」 なんて言われて戸惑っていた5人ですが、今では声を大にしてファミリー蘭丸って叫べます。

In episode 1, he says, "From now on, you are family," leaving the 5 of them bewildered, but now they can yell about how they're "family Ranmaru". いや、ファミリー蘭丸ではないけどね！？山本さんのプリティミス（伏線）だけどね！？笑

No, not "family Ranmaru"?! Is this a pretty mistake from Yamamoto (foreshadowing)?! (LOL) [T/N: This is referring to Bakkun's VA Kazutomi Yamamoto. Also, yes, it does say "pretty mistake", but it's likely to be "printing mistake".] そんな中改めて十訓を厳守させよと戒める女王。

In that [part], the Queen once again demands rigid adherence of the 10 Laws. あのような過ちとは…過去の因縁はまだ根が深そうです。

A mistake like that... it seems that past fates are still deep-rooted. そしてここからが怒涛の展開ですよ皆さん。

Then, everyone, the surge in developments [happens] from here. なんとあのシルク・ドゥ・マーズから合格通知が届いたティナさん！

Tina's somehow received a notification of acceptance into Cirque de Mars! 相当頑張ってきた努力が遂に実って、ニューヨークから熱いラブコールをかけられています。

The hard work she put in has finally pulled off and she's receiving passionate calls from New York. 喜んでいたのも束の間、そこに現れたのはなんと妻原さん！！？

It was a short moment that she could be happy, and then, who would arrive but Tsumahara?!! あんたって人は、懲りずにまだティナさんに…と持ったらなんと勝ちすぎちまったから命を狙われている！？

He's still trying to teach Tina a lesson, but...he won too much and they're gonna kill him?!

それもしかして、GO TO HEAVENされた時のオールインで…！？

On top of that, what about the all-in from the GO TO HEAVEN...?! すっからかんかよォー！！じゃなかったのかよォー！！

He's not broke anymore?!! 費用も全て持つから連れて行ってくれ、なんて、うーん、ティナさんとしては助かるけど…。

He'll come along, pay for everything and, yeah, sorta help Tina out...? まぁ、イケメンだからいっか……よくないわい！！！！

Well, he's handsome...but no!!!! [T/N: reference to ep. 5] 改心して今度こそ家族になるのか、それともニューヨークでまた悶着を起こすのかはわかりませんが、なんにせよティナさんとお子さんの先行きが明るくて良かったです。

I don't know if the family has reformed properly or if they're going to New York to quarrel again, but Tina and her child's future is bright. その様子を微笑ましく見ていた寶さんの元に、一本の電話が。

After seeing the smiling child's face, he receives a call. シリウスの事を伝えていた弁護士さんから、大変なことがわかったぞ、と。

The lawyer uncovered some [information] about Sirius and it's something unbelievable. 女王の過去や！と言いながら見せた一枚の写真には…、 あ、あ、あ、あ、あアイドルユニットぉ！！？

"...the Queen's past!" he says as we're shown a photo of an...i-i-i-i-i-idol unit?!! かつて一大ブームを巻き起こした、ウィンタートライアングル。

Winter Tri-angels, who created a sensational big boom in the past. シリウス！？ベテルギウス！！？プロキオン…？

Sirius?! Betelgeuse?!! Procyon...? シリウスとベテルギウスは恐らく…でも姿が…！？

Sirius and Betelgeuse are probably...but that form is...?! そして女王の過去というのは、この写真とどう関係してくるのでしょうか…。

Also, what does the Queen's past have to do with this picture...? 女王の過去や、チルカと蘭丸の確執、夭聖界のことや、寶さんの言っていたもう一山、更にここに来てまた新しい謎が…！！！

The Queen's past, Chilka and Ranmaru's antagonism, the fairy world, all the stuff Takara said - on top of that, another mystery...!!! 本編もいよいよクライマックスに向けて、盛り上がりが止まるところを知りません。

At last, we're approaching the climax of the main story and I don't know if [the tension] will stop rising.

いよいよあと二話ですが、最後までみんなで大騒ぎしていきましょう！

Finally, there's two episodes to go, so let's get really excited until the end! Fairy蘭丸～あなたの心お助けします～ 次回『憎悪』もお見逃しなく！！というわけで、禁忌其の拾『快楽』堀の感想ここまでとなります。

Don't miss the next episode of Fairy Ranmaru ~We Will Help Your Heart~, "Hatred"!! That's it for my impressions on Taboo No. 10, "Hedonism". ここまで長い文章に付き合って頂き、ありがとうございました！！

Thanks for keeping me company [as I write] these long sentences!! 余談なんですが、大体メインキャストは一緒に録るんですが、この回の収録は実は堀が1人ブースに籠って先に録られた皆様の声を聴きながら台詞を当てておりました。

As a side note, usually the main cast would record together, but this time, I was alone in the booth, listening to the voices of those who recorded before as I added my lines. 収録が終わってからブースのドアを開けて、 誰もいないだろうなぁ、と思ってフッと休憩スペースを見たら、 なんと5 to HEAVENのみんなが残ってくれてて、映像が流れるディスプレイをずっと見守ってくれてて、 こっちを向いて堀さんお疲れ！とか、メッチャ汗だくじゃん！とか笑いながら言ってくれて。

When I finished recording and opened the booth, I looked at the rest area, thinking no one was there. Surprisingly, everyone from 5 to HEAVEN was there, watching over a video display. They turned to me and said things like, "Good work, Hori-san!" and "You're so sweaty!" so I laughed while I talked. その瞬間、堀の頭の中に寶さんのサンキュ。のシーンがリフレインして、 なんかしどろもどろになるくらい嬉しかったです。きっとあの瞬間は忘れられないです。

In that moment, the scene where Takara says, "Thank you," played again in my head and although I was [in a state of] confusion, I was happy. I will surely not forget that moment. はい、余談終わり！笑

Yes, I'm done with my side note! (LOL) 話が進むにつれて、SNSで#F蘭丸であげてくださってる実況や感想、ファンアートや、写真など、盛り上がっているのを実感しております。

To continue the conversation, use #F蘭丸 on your real-time impressions, fanart, photos etc., which will give a real feeling to your excitement. そしてそれを見ている時、堀はスマホを握りしめるくらい嬉しくなります。

Also, when I see those, I become so happy, I grasp my phone tightly. いつもF蘭を応援して下さり本当にありがとうございます。皆さんの声が僕らの力になります！

As always, really, thank you for supporting F-Ran. Everyone's voices will be my strength! 引き続きFairy蘭丸を応援の程、何卒よろしくお願いいたします！！！

Please kindly take care of me as you continue to support Fairy Ranmaru!!! このブログ書くの頑張ったからな！

I tried my best with this blog [post]! 読んでくれてメチャクチャ嬉しかったからな！

Thanks a lot for reading! 雅楽代 た～から！役の堀曜宏でした！

This has been Akihiro Hori! who plays the role of Ta~kara Utashiro! スネークバァーイ！🐍

Snake-bye!🐍 [T/N: "Snakebite Hori" joke.] ワイの魅力、皆にも伝わったかな～？

Takara: Did I convey my appeal to everyone~?

Update: Fixed the note regarding "Yamamoto". Thanks, @blankie-greenie-anon.

Update 2: Missed a sentence, improved a sentence and fixed some pronouns and other minor things.

Update 3: Improved a sentence.

[baodurs]

i want someone besides me and the 2 friends who know all the lore to meet my detective, but i’m too impatient to let you get to know her via fic so i filled out this questionnaire instead. she is veronica and she is so important, here is some stuff about her if you are interested :’)

QUICK READ OF YOUR DETECTIVE

Name: veronica langford

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: bi

Love interest: adam

Best friend: morgan

Main skill: science/technology

Secondary skill: combat/physical

Main personality trait: impulsive

Secondary personality trait: sarcastic

Why did they join the Wayhaven PD?: best use of her science skills

Relationship with Rebecca: not great

Relationship with Bobby: ex, finds it hard to be around him

Verda or Tina?: both! but she’s on verda’s branch

Murphy bite?: wrist

Murphy's fate?: captured

Rescue LI or Rescue Sanja?: sanja

GENERAL

Name: veronica “it’s been 3 years and i never gave her a middle name” langford

Nickname: just veronica. people around wayhaven called her ronny growing up, and a few still do despite her trying to grow out of it. maybe a few people from college and sometimes tina call her v or vee or something.

Birthday: please you all know i am so scared of concrete dates

Age: 26

Pronouns: she/her

Sexuality: bi

Hair color: brown

Eye color: dark brown

Height: 5′10 (178 cm)

Piercings: just one in each ear

Tattoos: something retro sci-fi on her shoulder. not a reference to anything specific, but like a little planetary landscape with a UFO in the background or something.

Clothing Style: casual. lots of tank tops and muscle tees (weather- and occasion-permitting), concert t-shirts, warm colors. flannels and leather jackets. jeans, sneakers, combat boots. think like rocker chick vibes, but cozier and more colorful.

Apartment Style: basic. she really did not plan on living there long and kept putting off decorating because it’d be a waste if she was just going to move out. this rationalization went on so long but since the end of book 1 she has slowly bought a few things to push it towards “cozy,” still pretty sparse though.

STATS

Personality:

Charming | Intimidating

Impulsive | Cautious

Sarcastic | Genuine

Friendly | Stoic

Easygoing | Stubborn

Traits:

Heart | Mind

Optimist | Pessimist

Team Player | Independent

Skills:

Main Skill: science/technology (but mostly science)

Second Skill: combat/physical

By the Book | Bend the Rules

KEY DECISIONS

Reason for joining the Wayhaven PD: best use of her science skills

Murphy bite:  Wrist | Neck | None

Murphy’s Fate: Captured | Escaped

Rescued: Love Interest | Sanja

ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP

Love Interest: adam

Why them?: for veronica it’s kind of retroactive. the way i imagine their True Canon, they don’t have any real romantic moments in book 1, so she doesn’t seriously consider that adam might have feelings for her until well into book 2. (the training scene is when she’s like “oh. ok. i get it now.”) even then it takes a few more chapters for her to really process that, figure out how she feels, and recontextualize everything. like realizing that he loves her and then thinking back on their relationship, knowing that, makes her feel so held (sorry i have no better way to say it) in a way that just makes her want to cry.

to give some actual specific reasons, it’s his dedication and his constancy and hidden care/softness. and his very specific brand of... selflessness might be just left of the word i’m looking for, but hopefully you get me.

Bold, shy, or mixed?: neither! in theory it’s closer to bold, but it’s more just earnest.

What were their first impressions of each other?: disastrous. on top of finding him condescending and unpleasant, there are also a few moments where veronica genuinely wonders whether he’s even a good person. or, like, cares about people. but once she learns the truth of things, a lot of her initial anger gets transferred to rebecca.

adam, with the benefit of knowing what’s actually happening, has a slightly more favorable impression of veronica. yes he thinks she’s difficult and reckless and too emotionally driven, yes she’s making his job absolutely miserable, but he does begrudgingly respect that her accusations are always on the right track and she’s good at her job.

What do they find attractive about each other, mentally or physically?:

for veronica: she loooves his sense of humor. and how much faith he has in the people he cares about. physically, dimples <3. but everything about his smile really. and his nose!

for adam: veronica has a very blunt, unadorned sense of kindness to her that he really loves. the way she is kind before she is nice and values directness. physically, her eyes, they’re deep brown and so expressive.

What do they do to spend time together?: they’re both competitive so anything where they can compete on the same team is fun. (competing against each other is fun too, but also like. exhausting. for them and everyone.) maybe puzzles or other things where it feels like they’re “winning” or solving something together. i have spent an embarrassing amount of thought on veronica and overw*tch esp*rts and she would absolutely make adam learn how to play main tank so they could queue as a tank duo. but most of the time i think they don’t Do specific things together; they just hang out. just talk with each other. perhaps snuggle.

What is their favorite memory together?: in current canon... lol. veronica really just treasures any time adam relaxes around her but those moments always get Ruined. even once they’re well into a relationship, i think veronica’s favorite memory would still be something small like a random time he said something funny and they both laughed together and they were outside and the sky was pretty.

What are their love languages?: acts of service for both of them, but especially adam. veronica... probably lots of words of affirmation and physical touch. they’re both bad at blocking out time for themselves in the first place, so quality time can get neglected especially at first.

How do they handle being apart from one another?: pretty well i think! once they’re in an established relationship at least, before that it’s probably harder. but adam can distract himself with work, and veronica is good at focusing on whatever’s in front of her (whether that’s work or she’s away on vacation or something). if neither of them is too busy, veronica calls every night and they stay on a while, half talking and half just keeping each other company.

Do they argue? How do they handle arguments and disagreements? How do they make up?: i think arguments are fairly rare! yes they’re both insanely stubborn, but they also understand each other pretty well (especially once in a relationship) and are very sympathetic to where the other is coming from. unless both of them are extremely stressed, one of them crumbles when they start genuinely arguing like "i don't want to fight ok, let's take a second."

What does their future look like?: who knows! i haven’t decided whether veronica will turn. i think she probably will, just because i do not want my main pairing for this IF to make me very sad all the time, but like. i’m not fully committing until i see a reason pop up in canon. as of book 3′s final demo, it’s not on her radar at all; she knows she loves adam and wishes they could Talk, but ultimately doesn’t expect or even want a relationship right now (because she doesn’t want to deal with dating one of rebecca’s agents OR with the logistics of being in a committed relationship with an immortal being). it’s just all so foreign to her current state of mind that it’s really hard to say!

Anything else you'd like to share: do you know how hard it was to answer some of these considering veronica wasn’t sure they were even, like, on decent terms for such a large portion of the canon content

BEST FRIEND RELATIONSHIP

Best friend: morgan and farah are essentially joint besties but i’ll go with M

Why them?: i think they appreciate each other’s no bullshit attitude. morgan likes that veronica doesn’t take herself too seriously and respects/relates to the way she tackles problems (quickly, head-on, and without complaint but also without pretending that it doesn’t suck?). veronica appreciates morgan’s bluntness, likes bantering with her, and in general just likes being around people that have quiet/steady presences.

What were their first impressions of each other?: neither of them had much of a first impression honestly. morgan barely thought of veronica at all beyond “she’s annoying,” and kept to herself so much that any dislike veronica had of morgan took a backseat to her dealing with the rest of unit bravo.

What do they do to spend time together?: lots of just sitting in the same room and listening to (low volume) music, veronica spends a lot of time hunting for songs morgan might like. morgan is also her go-to sparring/training buddy. and there are semi-frequent movie nights where veronica shows farah her favorite old shitty B movies, and sometimes morgan will tag along just to sit in the room with them or affectionately talk shit.

Anything else you'd like to share: i’ll talk a little about N! obviously veronica and nate respect, trust, and like each other, but she finds him the hardest of UB to connect with. they’re both people who wear their compassion on their sleeves but keep a lot of their hearts/themselves held back, so they just kind of circle each other, especially since like... nate values politeness and is very sweet in how he relates to people, while veronica values directness and is more jokey/lighthearted to put people at ease. idk how well i’m communicating this; as of the book 3 demo it’s getting easier, but their friendship is still newer/more... nebulous? than the others.

OTHER RELATIONSHIPS (Feel free to go in depth!)

Relationship with Rebecca: so strained. veronica has come to terms with rebecca’s absences throughout her childhood, but there’s newer resentment over... a lot of things, but how she handled the murphy case especially. veronica hates being kept in the dark, and even more than that she hates being rebecca’s priority. it’s difficult to reconcile her childhood and present images of rebecca, and she’s angry that rebecca is so freely and recklessly choosing her, now, to the point of endangering others if she has to, especially when she never felt like rebecca’s choice before. and incredibly frustrated/confused by how often the lines between their professional and familial relationships are blurred and what rebecca actually wants from her.

Relationship with Rook: veronica takes after rook a lot. in stat terms, the only trait they don’t share is stoic, and even then that’s veronica’s least extreme stat. people always told her how like her father she was growing up, and it’s a comparison she took/takes a lot of pride in! she looks up to him based on the stories, but more recently is uncomfortable with the comparisons. veronica would never have even come back to wayhaven if her life panned out as planned, let alone become a detective or joined the agency. that makes her doubt herself, and she feels like that doubt is letting rook down somehow.

rook is also part of the reason her relationship with rebecca isn’t as bad as it could be. she knows that rook loved her, and that he would want his family to be there for each other, so she feels obligated to at least try to make things better. but it’s really hard for her to move past everything to connect with rebecca (which also makes her feel like she’s disappointing rook).

Relationship with Bobby: they were together for a long time and veronica thought she loved him a lot! it was her first relationship, so she wasn’t sure a) what a “bad partner” looked like, or b) how to even be in a relationship or rely on someone in that way. so they spent a lot of time together and had great superficial chemistry, but veronica didn’t have enough experience with not feeling neglected to realize how shallow it was, or notice the red flags when she did occasionally open up. the plagiarism fiasco was a slap in the face, especially because it cost her internships/grad school apps/whatever, i don’t have the details, and forced her to move back to wayhaven after school. she’s still very hurt by it and finds it hard to be around bobby.

Relationship with Verda: due to the above plagiarism fiasco, veronica was pretty depressed when she moved back home, and disliking her job didn’t help. she was extremely jealous when verda was hired and wanted to hate him. but it did not take long for that to crumble into respect/admiration, and eventually into close friendship! verda is a role model for her; they bond over science; they joke easily and have good chill fun. she was really excited to see him piecing together the truth about the supernatural and then devastated to see how he reacted. she feels insanely guilty and thinks it was selfish of her to let him figure it out, but is also cautiously optimistic about making it up to him as of the book 3 demo.

Relationship with Tina: very close! veronica isolated herself when she came back to wayhaven after school, and she is so grateful to tina for being her closest friend and link to the rest of the world during that time. hates keeping the supernatural from her, though. she didn’t like lying to tina to begin with, but she feels even worse about it now that verda knows, and now that tina has clearly picked up on something being wrong but she still can’t say anything.

Relationship with the Mayor: cannot stand him. hates the way he talks about rook, hates the way he talks to rebecca. she cooperates as necessary but doesn’t bother hiding her lack of patience/respect for him.

Relationship with Capt. Sung: basically fine. i think veronica might be a little too casual for him in the way she works, but she always gets the job done so he’s not too bothered by it. (she is ‘bend the rules,’ but more ‘strict rules aren’t important as long as you’re still doing good work’ than the ‘boooo fuck paperwork’ variety. so it’s mostly fine.) she also appreciates him as a minor link to rook.

Relationship with Haley: very friendly, but not super close. they get along great and could make pleasant conversation for hours, but ultimately don’t know each other super well despite the familiarity of growing up together.

Relationship with Elidor: such a comforting presence for veronica during her recovery! she is so grateful, so fond.

Relationship with Tapeesa/Vieno: veronica loves vieno’s cranky-yet-friendly vibe and they get along well! not close, but will stop to chat whenever they pass each other.

Relationship with Unit Alpha: loves their energy. always looks forward to the next opportunity to chat with them, and fully supports any harmless dunking on UB even if she rarely joins in.

Relationship with the Maa-alused: going through the house of mirrors and then coming home for them to appear in her apartment and infect bobby was one of thee worst experiences of her life, and it’s hard for her to get past that + the illness in general. sympathizes with them, and got them to sign the treaty, but is still kind of unsettled by everything that happened and by falk.

Do they have any other important relationships, past or present? (Relatives, friends, etc.?): some vague figures i have in mind but no one i’ve really developed. a couple friends from college, and maybe an elderly couple that lives on her childhood street and used to check in her.

PERSONAL BIO

Describe their personality: her usual demeanor is very warm and casual. sincere but private--she’s pretty blunt and likes to be direct with people, but steers conversations away from personal topics. likes to joke around and doesn’t take herself that seriously. but behind all this, she’s extremely stubborn and won’t shy away from conflict if she thinks you’re in the wrong (which is why she seems like a different person in the first half of book 1. UB is surprised by how like... chill and nice she is once they clear the air). a workaholic, self-reliant and secure but still pretty hard on herself, takes a lot of responsibility for the people around her.

Strengths: so dedicated. honest and trustworthy, has a strong moral compass and can always be counted on to do her absolute best. flexible and intuitive, her brain works really fast.

Weaknesses: cannot compartmentalize or separate herself from a case, throws herself so recklessly into everything (in terms of both physical danger and emotional burnout). doesn’t necessarily hold grudges but has a hard time letting go of hurt, still can’t think objectively about bobby or rebecca.

Where in the world is their Wayhaven?: somewhere on the US east coast idk what to tell you. perhaps a carolina or a virginia.

What is their personal history?: veronica was pretty social and well-liked around wayhaven growing up. she was known as just a really good kid; she was an overachiever and got along with almost anyone. in college, she felt like she was free of something and took a very work hard/play hard approach to life. always doing or going, whether it was for school or work or fun. she really enjoyed life during this time but crashed and burned pretty hard when she and bobby broke up; a lot of her plans were delayed until the plagiarism incident was resolved and she didn’t really have the heart to pursue them afterwards.

a year or so after graduating, she returned to wayhaven with the intention of taking one more year to regroup, and she has been stuck there longer than she meant to be and has kind of hit a wall when book 1 starts.

If they weren't a detective, what would their dream job be?: she was on track to become a biochemist and it was her dream job but then the main plot happened to her.

Anything else you'd like to share: i don’t really know enough to fully explain this, but no OC i love is a cop so like. i think maybe the job she took when she got back to wayhaven was a douglas-esque receptionist role for detective reele’s private office. then reele retired and small town politics + veronica’s history of useful contributions to cases in her downtime at work led to her being pressured to take up the mantle. it’s hard to explain why she’s a detective when she so deeply does not want to be one but i am Trying (or maybe she would have jumped at the chance to do something marginally closer to forensics?? who knows)

RANDOM FACTS

Zodiac sign: aries is what i assigned her when i first made her and i think it suits her! plus it’d be fun for her and M to be twins. this goes hand-in-hand with my birthday commitment issues though

Hobbies: music (she plays guitar and bass and sings a little), running, gaming unfortunately. i could also see her having been into boxing or some martial art but idk what exactly!

Likes: early morning stillness, DIY projects, t-shirts with inexplicable slogans and other weird thrift store finds

Dislikes: overly sweet food or drink, when cold weather lasts too long, being lied to or “protected” from the truth

Drink of choice: something with gin maybe. also feels a great fondness and gratitude for cheap wine.

Starbucks order: i truly know nothing about coffee. is it weird to order black coffee at starbucks

Favorite food: variations on spicy chicken soup! she eats a lot of crockpot meals for convenience and they’ve grown on her, and she has a few different recipes based on whatever she has on hand.

Favorite color: maybe like a rusty orange

Favorite music: she will listen to anything, but her favorite is probably folk rock, or sometimes stuff with soul or old school country vibes. big thief is a good example of an artist she’d be into i think! also was very into the indie music scene in her college town and still follows some of those bands.

Favorite genre (and favorite movie/book/etc): loves old, campy, unselfconsciously optimistic sci-fi. loves star trek tos. also a fan of documentaries of all kinds.

Favorite season: summer

Anything else you'd like to share: a kiss for you reading this mwah

[cmauckland]

Jade Tang-Taylor: 10 Years of CreativeMornings Auckland

In celebration of our tenth birthday this month, chapter Founder and October speaker, Jade Tang Taylor, shared some of her favourite moments and insights from a decade of CreativeMornings in Tāmaki Makaurau.  

What is a highlight or memorable moment from CreativeMornings?

SOOOO many! Let’s go with three…

1. First CreativeMornings/AKL event I ever hosted (Sep 2011) launched at Aotea Centre with original co-host Elise Sterback, and speakers; Zoe Ikin, Sam Trustum and Clem Devine, with rainbow decorated stairs and also Jacinda Ardern in attendance (who happened to be a regular CM/AKL attendee before she became Prime Minister).

2. The last CreativeMornings/AKL event I ever hosted (Nov 2016) at MOTAT, with co-host, colleague, and friend Kaan Hiini and speaker; Joyce Campbell. Admittedly, it was a bittersweet emotional experience as I was pregnant and announced to the community I would be taking a step back to make room for the new “creative project” in my life, and to welcome new energy to lead the CreativeMornings/AKL community into the future!

CreativeMornings community hands up, with Kaan & Jade on stage!

And 3) The Global CreativeMornings Summit (Aug 2016) in Austin Texas, USA, which I managed to sneak in just before I officially stepped back from the hosting responsibilities. It was an incredible experience to connect with a global like-minded community of generous creatives and chapter hosts from all over the world! I also had an opportunity to take Tina Roth Eisenberg (Founder of CreativeMornings) out for lunch in Brooklyn, New York to pick her brains on all things creative, community, business and #mumlife.

CreativeMornings Summit 2016 video

One of your favourite takeaways from CreativeMornings?

Food & Beverage takeaways: Midnight Baker Toast, Coffee Supreme & Antipodes Water, all who have been avid supporters of CreativeMornings over the years! TY 🙏

Speaker takeaways: This quote “Where does creative freedom come from?” by Kyra Clarke, beautifully illustrated by recent speaker Kate Hursthouse, which still resonates with me today and sits on a shelf in my home office as a daily reminder.

As part of a postcard/poster series created for CreativeMornings 4th birthday

One of your own highlights in the past 10 years?

Again, SOOOOO many creative highlights… Many of which I’ll share in my upcoming talk. 

That said, I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been immersed in the creative community, especially through the lens of CreativeMornings. However, my biggest and most life-changing “creative project” to date would be my feisty, independent lil human who is now four years old. And no doubt, that “project” will keep changing and challenging me creatively in a multitude of ways ;)

 Lil Phoenix attending her first CreativeMornings talk

What has changed in Auckland’s (or NZ’s) creative sector in the past 10 (or thereabout)  years?

Hmmm such an interesting question… Admittedly, I feel like I’ve unintentionally moved away from the creative, design and arts sector a little and more recently leaned into a more strategic design practice in the social, public and community sector. 

Upon reflection, from my previous roles working at a large Philanthropic organisation… There's a sense that less funding is available for the creative/arts sector, and more funding for the social sector. And of course more recently, these financial challenges are exacerbated in times of COVID-19 pandemic in the arts, theatre, events production and wider creative industry.

However, I feel that there’s a real need to bring those two sectors closer together in the future. If we’re ever to solve some of these complex “wicked” problems, we’re going to need new creative ways of working, of doing, and of being.

One thing you’d like to see in the next 10 years?

(Refer to Question 4, and please come join us at the next CreativeMornings/AKL talk!)

You can join Jade at CreativeMornings Auckland ONLINE, Friday 29 October from 7.50pm.  Registration is open here: https://creativemornings.com/talks/jade-tang-taylor 💖

[lavenderspence]

ya know what, they could only wear the FBI vest, and nothing else, and still look hot as fuck.

spencer's tummy & happy trail showing because his torso is too long to be covered properly

and hotch's sides being squeezed by the side buckles.

delicious, simply delicious.

[auror-lovie]

Moonlit Coven Event; Original Character: Biography

MINISTRY OF MAGIC DATABASE

✅ DEPT. OF MAGICAL LAW ENFORCEMENT      ✅ AUROR OFFICE           ✅ STAFF FILES           ⬜ REPORTS ARCHIVE      ⬜ IMPROPER USE OF MAGIC OFFICE      ⬜ WIZAENGAMOT      ⬜ OTHER OFFICES ⬜ DEPT. OF MAGICAL ACCIDENTS AND CATASTROPHES ⬜ DEPT. FOR THE REGULATION AND CONTROL OF MAGICAL CREATURES ⬜ DEPT. OF INTERNATIONAL MAGICAL COOPERATION ⬜ DEPT. OF MAGICAL TRANSPORTATION ⬜ DEPT. OF MAGICAL GAMES AND SPORTS ⬜ DEPT. OF MYSTERIES ⌜                                                                  ⌝                   VIEW STAFF FILES?                  ✅YES           ⬜NO ⌞                                                                  ⌟ INSERT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ************** INSERT PASSWORD ********* ACCESS GRANTED

SELECT FILE:

⬜ BALLARD, TOMMY ⬜ BARNES, STEVEN ⬜ DUNN, ELEANOR ⬜ FLEMING, CHRISTINE ✅ HOWARD, VICTORIA ⬜ LITTLE, DOREEN ⬜ MARTIN, CHRISTOPHER ⬜ PIERCE, JAVIER ⬜ SCAMANDER, THESEUS ⬜ SIMMONS, LAVERNE ⬜ TORRES, LISA ⬜ UNDERWOOD, LUTHER ⌜                                                                  ⌝       VIEW VICTORIA HOWARD’S FILE?                  ✅YES          ⬜NO ⌞                                                                  ⌟ ▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 0 % loading... ■■▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ 20% loading... ■■■■▒▒▒▒▒▒ 40% loading... ■■■■■■▒▒▒▒ 60% loading... ■■■■■■■■▒▒ 80% loading... ■■■■■■■■■■ 100% download complete...

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۞ B A S I C S ۞

“Victoria Howard. My friends call me Vi.”

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۞ Full name ۞

Victoria Mei Mendoza Howard

۞ Nickname ۞

Vi

Birdie

Victoria Mei

Mei Mei

۞ Birthday ۞

31 May

۞ Height ۞

5′2

157 cm

۞ Gender ۞

Female

۞ Ethnicity ۞

Filipino

Chinese

Japanese

British

۞ Social Class ۞

Upper Middle Class

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۞ A P P E A R A N C E ۞

“I don’t tolerate being made fun of because of my appearance.”

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۞ Skin Colour ۞

Tan

۞ Eye Colour ۞

Dark brown

۞ Hair Colour ۞

Black

۞ Hair Style ۞

Naturally straight

۞ Body Type ۞

Endomorph

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۞ P E R S O N A L I T Y ۞

“Being a bitch isn’t a personality.”

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۞ Normal mood ۞

Calm, collected. Focused and very welcoming.

۞ Temper ۞

Very patient. Though if already agitated, she will go off on the person causing the situation to get worse.

۞ Discipline ۞

Very disciplined, though that’s how she was raised. Don’t talk too much. Don’t ask for help, you’ll be a burden. Don’t hang around the wrong people. “Don’t disappoint me.”

۞  Strengths ۞

Hard working, caring- to a motherly extent. The ability to write a long essay the morning it’s due. Can throw a punch if necessary.

۞ Weaknesses ۞

Has a lot of self-doubt and can be naïve at time.

۞ Drive/dreams ۞

Acceptance. Being okay to be herself. Not needing the approval of others.

۞  Fears  ۞

Large bodies of water (ocean, pool, lakes). Disappointing her parents, especially her mother.

۞  Likes  ۞

Likes reading, writing, the occasional hang out with friends. Playing her instrument.

۞ Dislikes  ۞

Close minded people.

۞  Soft spot  ۞

Her love interest and animals.

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۞ R E L A T I O N S H I P S ۞

“I don’t have time for a relationship, Scamander.”

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۞ Father ۞

Name: William Howard

Occupation: Head of Muggle Liaison Office; Ministry of Magic

Alma Mater: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry; Ravenclaw Prefect

۞ Mother ۞

Name: Katherine Mae Mendoza Howard (nee. Mendoza)

Occupation: Healer; St. Mungo’s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries

Alma Mater: Ilvermorney School of Witchcraft an Wizardry; Thunderbird

۞ Other relatives ۞

Distant relatives in the Philippines. Last visited when Victoria was 10- doesn’t know much about them now.

Somewhat close to her father’s side of the family, but there are no cousins near her age, so she’s distant from that side as well.

۞ Rivals ۞

Academically: Theseus Scamander

Romantically: Nicole Hutchinson

۞ Friends ۞

London Life

Matthias Anderson

Theseus Scamander

Credence Barebone

Newt Scamander

Mei Rosaline

New York Life

Tina Goldstien

Queenie Goldstein

[REDACTED}

۞ Best friend ۞

Credence Barebone

۞ Love interest ۞

Theseus Scamander

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۞ P A S S - T I M E ۞

“Sorry I can’t go to Hogsmeade, I have lessons.”

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۞ Hobbies ۞

Reading, writing, spending time with friends, 

۞ Talents ۞

Can play the piano and violin.

۞ Sports ۞

Played Quidditch in her Hogwarts years. In her sixth year, she was made team captain.

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۞ L I F E   S T O R Y ۞

“Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”

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۞ Age 0-12 ۞

Victoria was born on the 31st of May at 5:03 in the morning at a hospital in New York. When she turned 6, her parents introduced her to magic. Her mother was set on sending Victoria to Ilvermorny. Around the same time, her mother had started Victoria on piano lessons.

A couple years later, her father started her on violin lessons. Around age 10, her magical qualities started to show. Then the following year, she got a letter from Hogwarts. Confused, Victoria asked her mother why she received a letter from Hogwarts and not Ilvermorny. Her mother explained that due to her father’s transfer from MACUSA to the Ministry of Magic caused the change in schools.

۞ Age 13-18 ۞

Victoria’s Hogwarts years were interesting.

She didn’t know anyone there, until she met this boy on the train. Matthias Anderson was there to help her find a compartment. That’s when she met Theseus Scamander. When it came to sorting, her situation became a Hat Stall, but the Sorting Hat chose to put her in Ravenclaw.

In second year, she tried out for Ravenclaw Quidditch Seeker and got the position. As her years in Hogwarts progressed, she was skilled in DADA and Potions. Despite her work load, she found a way to continue her violin lessons.

In fifth year, she was chosen to be Prefect. Then in seventh year, Headmaster Dippet had appointed her as Head Girl. At the end of the year, she’d gotten O’s and E’s on her NEWT exams.

۞ Age 19-Present ۞

Once graduating Hogwarts she went straight into Auror Training. One passing the program, she currently works under Torquil Travers.

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“Memento mori.”

[sing-sang-jisungie]

21 questions tag!

tagged by @littleaprilcherryblossom (thx bb)

Name: Tino

Nickname: Ti, Tins, Tina, Nono

Gender: Female

Star Sign: Scorpio ♏️

Height: 5'7 (170 cm)

Current time: 22:39

Favourite artists: Sara Bareilles, Conan Gray, Mxmtoon, Stray kids, Red Velvet, NCT

Song stuck in my head: Into the unkown- Frozen 2 OST

Last Movie I saw: Frozen 2

Last thing i googled: When is reveluv selca day (I wanna do more selca days)

Other Blogs: @ti-talks-trash (side blog) @butalostsoul (poetry acc i never use :) )

Do i get asks?: For ask games and for the once a year i get an anon

Reason for your URL: Sing sang sung by Mark Lee😂 also jisungs are attacking me everywhere :) sING SANG SOLIDARITY BROS HELL YEAH

Following: 520😳✌️ (i need to cleanse oOP)

Average sleep: 4-8 hours depending on the situation😂

Lucky Number: 🌸🌸🌸11🌸🌸🌸 (i was born 11/11 at 11 o'clock😔👌)

Currently wearing: Grey pajama shorts, my rowing training shirt and my sister's hoodie

Dream Job: A Marine Biologist (is that a word?) or maybe something in the creative space like dancing, acting or makeup? idk man

Dream Trip: I wanna go backpacking from asia to Europe!

Favourite Food: No one's doing it like the mexicans or greeks. Mexican and Greek food >>>>

Instruments: I played guitar for a while (i wanna learn again) the kazoo B) (check my tik tok for some litty covers) and i sing a lil bit

Favourite Song: Cliché - Mxmtoon or Stop - Skz <3

I tag: @1eehi @masterninjacow @brightlees @lustfulskz @justasimplefangirl @jising-jisang-jisung (if you want to <3)

[joelcoen]

thank u tina @mizzlingwinter for tagging me 💝

nicknames: i dont have one! i had a few when i was younger but i dont use them anymore

zodiac sign: aries

height: 165 cm

Hogwarts house: hufflepuff 

last thing i googled: george seurat (i was helping my sister with her french hw)

favorite music: indie & alternative rock

song stuck in my head: it’s my house by diana ross

what i follow: skam and druck blogs, film, politics

do I get asks: sometimes! been getting a few more which arent anon hate recently which is always nice

amount of sleep: like 6 if im lucky

followers: literally have no idea like 310 or something

dream job: film critic :-) 

dream trip: my dream interrail trip (netherlands/germany/denmark/sweden/norway) im hopefully gonna do next year. other than that i would love to go to new zealand, japan, canada, and parts of the usa that ive not been to (eg new england and washington state) unfortunately for me i do not like longhaul flights and struggle on a 3 hr flight to malaga

what i’m wearing: black vans t shirt and blue jeans

languages: english and a little bit of german

favorite songs: at the moment: into the red by james blake, belter by jerry cinnamon, will we talk by sam fender 

favorite food: my mums vegetarian chilli lol

random fact: my summer break has been nearly six months long and im ready for some education

lol i never know who to tag !!

[diwyllianwrites]

CHARACTER CHART:

Character’s full name: Matías Felipe Belmonte Reason or meaning of name: The meaning of the name “Matias” is: “Gift of God”. Additional information: The boy name Matias is a biblical name, a Spanish and Finnish form of Matthew, from the Greek Matthaios, found in the New Testament of the Bible, used for the Evangelist and Apostle Matthew, the author of the first Gospel. Character’s nickname: None, thus far Reason for nickname: -- Birth date: August 17

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:

Age: 38 How old does he/she appear: About the same, I’d say.  Height: 169 cm  Eye color: Brown Glasses or contacts: Has to wear glasses whilst driving Skin tone: Olive  Distinguishing marks: Has some older scars on his arms/wrist area from his teenage years of dealing with his OCD. Anxious scratching. He doesn’t really try to hide them but also doesn’t wave it around either.  Predominant features: Freckles, his chin Hair color: Black Type of hair: Thick and wavy, almost curly Hairstyle: Usually has his hair styled up one way or another Disabilities: OCD, anxiety and color blindness  Usual fashion of dress: Dapper, but in a casual sense. Wears clean and pressed shirts and dress pants. Tries not to overdo it with colors since he can’t see them.  Favorite outfit: Opposite to what he usually wears though, Matías owns a rather colorful suit that he brings out on the occasional fancy meet and greet. It’s usually for exhibits and other tidbits when he feels like it’s more necessary for him to match up with his art.  Jewelry or accessories: Wears a bracelet Pollux gave him after he moved in. 

PERSONALITY:

Good personality traits: Generous, Loyal, Patient, Creative Bad personality traits: Compulsive, Anxious, Naïve, Insecure Mood character is most often in: He’s most often in a good mood Sense of humor: Depends on who he’s with, but usually he’s on the humble side. He likes to poke fun at social standards, gender roles and sometimes do those type of jokes you’d expect from an older person. His jokes are often harmless and doesn’t come at the expense of others.  Character’s greatest joy in life: Art and his family Character’s greatest fear: Not being able to fend for said family.  Why?: Being an artist is time consuming and sometimes doesn’t pay well. He’s the one that has offered his children a home and he wants them to be able to grow up in a stable environment. His OCD often play on this fear of his, especially when it comes to his own art and the level of perfection he feels he has to meet.   What single event would most throw this character’s life into complete turmoil?: Character is most at ease when: At home in his studio, working or watching a movie with any of the kids.  Most ill at ease when: Dealing with deadlines, talking about his older brother, when his OCD act up Enraged when: It’s really hard to make Matías enraged?? He’s usually annoyed or disappointed at best, you’d have to push it damn far for that.  Depressed or sad when: Same with this  Priorities: Getting an income and making sure the kids have a good childhood.  Life philosophy: Matías generally likes to live by the golden rule, of giving what he wants given.  If granted one wish, it would be: He’d like to get rid of his OCD. It’s not as big of a hindrance as it used to be, but still gets him in trouble sometimes. Why?: Because it gets in the way of him enjoying his own work and steals a lot of time. It basically forces him to go through a ritual before and after he works on his art pieces and if he messes up or if someone interrupts he could end up trashing the whole art piece -- thus needing to start over. It’s expensive at that, art supplies don’t come cheap.  Character’s soft spot: I feel like that’s obvious by now.  Is this soft spot obvious to others?: Yes. Greatest strength: His patience and generosity towards people, he’s overall a great person to lean on if you got troubles or need help with anything.  Greatest vulnerability or weakness: However, it’s also a weakness as it’s easy to take advantage of a soft soul and his brother already proved that point.  Biggest regret: Letting his brother set up business through him, thus helping him network and possibly scam others.  Minor regret: He always lowkey regets throwing away his art work, but it cannot be helped.  Biggest accomplishment: His career! Minor accomplishment: Keeping his house tidy with five people living in it Character’s darkest secret: Matías doesn’t really have a dark secret, unless you count his brother being in jail etc.  Does anyone else know?: It was definitely in the news at the time of his arrest so I’d say a lot of people know, at least if they’re from Kelowna. 

GOALS:

Drives and motivations: Besides his family and career, Matías is highly driven towards pushing more information about color blindness and making society more accessible to those that have a harder time reading and seeing colors. He does the occasional speech and educational seminar when he has time to spare.  Immediate goals: Catch up with all his deadlines.  Long term goals: Have a stable future, watch his kids grow up, work on his OCD.  How the character plans to accomplish these goals: Hard work and dedication.  How other characters will be affected: Not much, it’s mostly a thing of his own. 

FAVORITES:

Color: Matías mostly see the world in tints of red with some green mixed between and thus he tend to appreciate his narrow color spectrum as a whole. Music: Honestly, he will play anything by Gloria Estefan and Tina Turner on repeat. Food: Can always go for a good meat stew or an avocado toast Literature: Perfume by Patrick Süskind, but usually tend to read magazines rather than books. Form of entertainment: Reads, paints, sometimes tries to further some skill he’s been trying out.  Mode of transportation: Walks whenever he can, otherwise a car

HABITS:

Hobbies: Same as with his entertainment.  Plays a musical instrument?: He doesn’t play one fully, but he has definitely tried a few out of curiosity. Flute, guitar and harmonica for some.  Plays a sport?: Nope. How he/she would spend a rainy day: Probably working in his studio or helping the kids with their homework. He also tends to do some crafting with Lillian or listens to Pollux as he rants on about astrology.  Spending habits: Stays within his budget, doesn’t buy thing he doesn’t need just for the sake of having it.  Smokes: Water pipes yes. Drinks: On the occasion, not a huge fan.  Other drugs: Only medication.  What does he/she do too much of?: Dwell and worry about petty things.  What does he/she do too little of?: Speak up and take space.  Extremely skilled at: Painting Extremely unskilled at: Decorating Nervous tics: Scratching or pulling/fiddling Usual body posture: Seems relaxed but tend to sit and stand upright, open and welcoming  Mannerisms: Calm and collected, pensive

TRAITS:

Optimist or pessimist?: Optimist Introvert or extrovert?: Ambivert  Daredevil or cautious?: Cautious, but doesn’t stray away from trying new things Logical or emotional?: Logical but can let emotions override depending on the situation  Disorderly and messy or methodical and neat?: Methodical and neat Prefers working or relaxing?: Working Confident or unsure of himself/herself?: Unsure  Animal lover?: Yes! He doesn’t have time for animals but Natalie has a pair of rats and Pollux owns a hamster he tend to help out with. 

SELF-PERCEPTION:

How he/she feels about himself/herself: Matías feels neutral when it comes to himself. He doesn’t hold hold himself to a standard of importance but neither is he riddled with self-hatred. He finds that he fills the role of support for a lot of people and quite often so enjoy it.  One word the character would use to describe self: Caring What does the character consider his/her best personality trait?: Being level headed What does the character consider his/her worst personality trait?: Being naïve How does the character think others perceive him/her: Matías thinks other people view him as someone who has his whole life in order, someone who is lucky to have a career that he loves and a big family to rely on. He’s a person with a warm aura and wise thoughts to share. Most end up fond of him and find him reliable.  What would the character most like to change about himself/herself: Besides the OCD etc I feel like Matías would like it if he gained some more courage and the ability to stand up to himself. He’s not really the type of person who wants to jump into conflicts or argue with people. Due to his childhood he prefers to stay low and out of the way of others. 

RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS:

Opinion of other people in general: He enjoys the company of others, especially those that hold similar values or ways of life.  Does the character hide his/her true opinions and emotions from others?: Yes, as mentioned he doesn’t like conflicts and prefer to paint over or avoid a subject if it’s a cause of problem. He, of course, has matters he’s vocal about but generally so he keeps it on the low and on the friendly side.  Person character most hates: He cannot stand his brother any longer.  Person character goes to for advice: Miguel  Person character feels responsible for or takes care of: His adoptive children Person character feels shy or awkward around: None, yet Person character openly admires: His best friend Silas Person character secretly admires: None, yet

[necros-writings]

Ethan

Age: 326

Orientation: Heteroromantic, Asexual

Nicknames/Aliases: E, Tinker, The Tinker King, The Working Prince

Human Description: 6 ft/~189 cm, albino, curly, very light hair, has red eyes, though they’re hardly ever seen through his incredibly dark lensed goggles, which have levers of varying sizes along the top and knobs and dials along the sides. When at home and in the workshop, he wears sweatpants (without a drawstring, cause that’s dangerous) and t-shirts. When he’s out and about, just…subsitute the sweats for jeans. If he’s gonna be working for a while, he puts on a smock with tons of small pockets.

True Form Description: 9 ft/~‪274 cm, albino, red eyes (goggles often adjusted to fit his head, so eyes not always visible), twice as thin as most humans, crow-like feet (talons included). His mouth isn’t visible until opens it at which point it is a cavernous gaping maw of irregularly shaped teeth. If he has guests, he has a robe to wear. It’s pink and very soft. And long. He has four fingers on each hand (thumb included) which are long, spindly, and very dexterous.

Relations:

Friends: John (best friend), Mason, Tina, {redacted}

Family: Rachel Landless (twin sister),

Bio: {Early life currently sealed due to spoilers} Leaving home, disguised as a human, Ethan traveled across the country he found himself in, steadily growing sicker until he collapses on a park bench. Arrested for loitering, Ethan realizes he’s close to dying and hasn’t really done much with the remainder of his life. The police officer in charge of him, having taken him to a hospital, learns of his approaching death and talks to him about something that may help him: a warehouse full of the greatest inventions, one of which could definitely help him. So the officer lets him go and he seeks out the warehouse, eventually finding it in a desert. Long story (which involved a lot of begging and one embarrassing task) short, the warehouse turns out to be sentient and, eventually, agrees to help and takes him. The warehouse can’t cure him, but it staves off his death, in return for him becoming the caretaker of it. After a few years of this, Ethan is approached to become the next Master of Inventors, following the disappearance of the last one. In this role, he’s tasked with helping inventors gather resources, both monetary and material, and assisting with networking.

The artwork was done by my amazing and wonderful friend @kawaii-rookie ! Please go give her a follow!

[kristified]

21 Questions

Rules: answer 21 questions and tag 21 people you want to know better

Nicknames: Tina, mom, mother (those last two are from @kingclown5000)

Zodiac: Aries

Height: 5′7″ (~170 cm for the metric fans i guess)

Hogwarts House: Hufflepuff. I’m pretty chill in rl

Last Thing I Googled: Animal shelters near me (i love looking at pictures of cats so muchhhhh)

Favorite Musicians: Chase Holfelder, Imagine Dragons, Taylor Swift, backstreet boys, INFINITE, Lukas Graham, John Williams

Song Stuck in My Head: 1000 Years

Following: a TON of people gosh i think i joined tumblr in 2012 or something??? if i find people that post interesting things i’ll usually follow them

Followers: a ragtag bunch of awesome winners idk most of you guys but i love you!!!

Do You Get Asks: very occasionally. i am shocked that people want to talk to me

Amount of Sleep: never enough. i need more hours in a day

Lucky Number: 77

What Are You Wearing: oversized brown shirt + black shorts. ultimate cozy pajama wear for lounging around the house

Dream Job: physician (2 more years to go!!!!)

Dream Trip: transatlantic train trip + visiting sweden/finland

Instruments: cello, i attempt to sing sometimes with the radio while i’m driving. thank god i have the windows rolled up

Languages: english, korean (speaking only), gremlin

Favorite Songs Currently: uhghgghhh i don’t want to list like 100+ songs that i constantly cycle through my playlist but this is one i really like:

Whethan - Savage feat. Flux Pavilion & MAX (Leowi Remix) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AHQ0fjyktk&list=LL1ujzTEDa3MaT4TJ2lGTNvg&index=38&t=0s

Random Fact: i think i’ve done like 50+ paint-by-numbers in my life so far but i’m always happy to do another one!

Aesthetic: sleeping in bed, in between wakefulness and dreaming while listening to the rain falling outside. cats purring softly and total peace with the world <3

Clubs I Support/Teams I Post About: real madrid mostly. for hockey, washington capitals, flyers, leafs, and sometimes sharks i guess

@kingclown5000 look i finally did it !!!!