#tomoe dono

[hassiegfrieddoneanythingwrong]

Sure. I was more angry that the writers are conflict-avoidant when it comes to Kriemhild and passed over not one, but two large, potential character arcs that Siegfried could play a minor part in rather than the only, major part. Only one I easily understood because Byrnhildr is from Sigurd's legend, so she's not the Queen of Iceland and it would be silly to linger on Kriemhild's conflict with her.

Mind you, I'd still like to see an interlude on it, much as I'd like to go over Gudrun and Sigurd, but let's not kid ourselves here. The FGO writers nowadays don't seem like they ever want to bring it up given Sigurd's line on it.

Remember when I said I wanted a Enkidu-like interlude for Kriemhild? In that interlude, Enkidu spared nothing for Ishtar and went straight into catty dialogue with her. There was no delicately dancing around their hostile relationship nor any retcons regarding what was already said before in FGO regarding Ishtar and Enkidu.

Kriemhild, on the other hand, gets two lame excuses that cut off parts of the Nibelungelied she could possibly grow from: Brynhild's conflict with her and the long time she spent with Attila and the Huns.

I wasn't talking about the event entirely as it was a breath of fresh air from the last two events where she spent time with Siegfried. That's expected. No. I was talking about the small part between her and Altera where she said that she couldn't remember her time with Altera and the Huns - which contradicts Byrnhildr saying she smells Siegfried's scent on Altera. Which hints at Altera having spent time with Kriemhild. That little aside soured the rest of the event as it not only confirmed the writers don't want to dedicate time to fleshing out Kriemhild beyond her Fate-only conflict with Siegfried (thanks Higa), but that they're content in using any out to avoid going over Altera's time as Etzel/Attila. Want to know what I wanted when saving a pity for Kriemhild? Character expansions for both Siegfried and Altera on top of Kriemhild herself. Guess I wished on a monkey's paw. I'm now sure her kids with Altera are also retconned out of existence. Not too sure about Gunther II, though.

Oh yeah, want to know the best part? In the same cop-out dialogue, the writer of this event said there's another version of Kriemhild that remembers her time with Altera instead of casting away the memories as not important (even though Kriemhild's tactics in Traum say otherwise). I remember another servant version promised by the writers that never came out: rider Caesar. Yeah, it's been years and he still hasn't shown up. Sorry Cleo. Odds are, that version of Kriemhild won't show up either. And it's been nearly a year since the last batch of interludes too.

So yeah, that's what I meant about her being Siegfried's shipping attachment. It seems the writers only want to focus on their romance part of the Nibelungelied and not go over Kriemhild's personal development as a character herself. One issue I do have when it comes to couples in this game, regardless of who's being shipped.

But I suppose this comes with the territory of loving the character from the source material first before getting their Fate version. You start getting disappointed when the writing doesn't meet what you expect.

Anyways, I hope this explains it. And thanks for not immediately assuming I hate Kriemhild herself just because I have issues with how she's written.

OOOOOOOOOOHHHH, yeah that makes more sense now. As much as I would also love to see more focus on both Kriemhild and Siegfried (especially on the former), as well as possibly for Altera, the sad fact is that it will possibly never happen.

Kriemhild forgetting why she politically married Altera is like as if Artoria forgot why she abandoned her humanity to be a good king, or Gilgamesh seeking out the herb of immortality, or why Yu Mei-ren/Akuta Hinako initially wanting to summon her beloved Xiang Yu. It makes no sense on any level for her to forget it. Perhaps this'll be ignored and actual focus on them if Kriemhild gets an interlude, but I sadly don't have high hopes (or even a medium level of hope).

And for Altera, none of the writers seem to be interested in fleshing her out in FGO. All of them seem content enough that everything interesting about her is just locked behind another game. Like, her second interlude is the only one that's actually about anything while her first and third interludes are more vague memories before and after she became the leader of the Huns. There's a small (and I mean small) possibility that there probably could be an Extella collab at some point in the future, with a guest writer who is really damn passionate about the character(s) similar to what happened with Samurai Remnant, but again I wouldn't hope for it.

TLDR the only way to deal with the giant, tangled, unfocused mess that is the situation between Siegfried, Kriemhild, Altera and potentially anyone else is to Cope™️.

Or write fix-it fics, either way.

[deleznablex]

duda existencial es si los asks que me llegan pidiendo biyuya realmente son de palestinos o de bots

[kaibutsushidousha]

As the No.1 Nagiko fan, do you have a list handy of all of her nicknames? Or non-nicknames, if anybody else got the Seimei treatment.

From debut

Fujimaru: Chan-Mas

Murasaki: Kaorucchi

Osakabehime: Kabe

Suzuka: Paisen

Medb: Medbcchi

Blackbeard: Kurohy

Georgius: Geogeo

From Paradise Lake

Nobunaga: Nobbu

Okita: Jayjay

Archer: Emi-yan

Kouyou: You-san

Odysseus: Odssan

From Heian

Kintoki: Kin-chan

Michinaga: Micchi

Seimei: Seimei-dono

From her first Interlude

Mandricardo: Ricacchi

Jane: Janjan

Mephistopheles: Mepphy

From Caren's Valentine

Cu (default and Alter): Lainnlainn

Ko-Gil: Corgi-kun

Kama: Kama-cho (means something close to "attention whore", which is why you can often find it translated as Krama Queen)

From Treasure Island

Bartholomew: Battho-chan

Majin: Altacchi

Rengoku: Rengo-chan

Goredolf: Goff-kun

Caenis: Cae-nyan changed to Cae-myon by request

Columbus: RotR (from Rider of the Resistance)

Achilles: Akky

Anastasia: Siacchi

Douman: Mambo-chan

da Vinci: Daviko

Tomoe: Moemoe or Moecchi

Corday: Cor-rin

Himiko: Mikonyan

Nemo: Nemonemo

Kiichi: Kiicchan

From her second interlude

Babbage: Babba-yan

Raikou: Riko-pin

From Kama's second interlude

Parvati: Parurun

Habetrot: Habe-nyan

From Bazett's Valentine's

Semiramis: Semi-rin

X Alter: Etsuko

Nero: Nerocchi

From Turtle Island

Con: Concon

From Eight Dog Chronicles

Izou: Daoka

From Arctic Summer World

Thrud: Thr-rin

Hildr: Hil-rin

Ortlinde: Or-rin

Lady Avalon: Lebanon

Gareth: Gare-pippi

Erice: Erissa

Yan Qing: Shinsin-san

Asclepius: Pius-kun

From Mystic Eyes Symphony

Eric the Bloodaxe: E-yan

From Nagasaki

Waver: Mellocchi-sensei, often shortened as Mello-sen

Hibiki: Hibikichi

Chikagi: Chika-chii

Smartphone: Martpho-yan

Kiyohime: Kiyohii

Otohime: Otohii

Umisachihiko: Sachii

Isora: Isobei

Siebold: Dr. Bolbol

From the 9th anniversary's real-life escape room

Amakusa: Makky

Ryouma: Mossan

Mash: Kouhai-chan

[theblindninja]

Akimoto Sayaka as Tomoe Gozen from TV drama "Kamakura Dono no 13 Nin" by NHK, Japan. Also Known As: The 13 Lords of the Shogun and 13 People From Kamakura

[redsamuraiii]

My Favorite Japanese Period Dramas Female Warriors. They fought different types of battles in different ways.

Anna Sawai - Mariko Toda (Shogun) Moeka Hoshi - Fuji Usami (Shogun) Fumi Nikaido - Ochiba no Kata (Shogun) Meisa Kuroki - Takeko Nakano (Yae no Sakura) Haruka Ayase - Yae Niijima (Yae no Sakura) Seino Nana - Kyo Kai (Kingdom 2) Masami Nagasawa - Yang Duan (Kingdom 1) Tao Tsuchiya - Misao Makimachi (Rurouni Kenshin 2) Ko Shibasaki - Ii Naotora (Ii Naotora The Ladywarlord) Eiko Koike - Tomoe Gozen (Yoshitsune) Higa Manami - Kiku hime (Tenchijin Heart of a Samurai) Yuko Takeuchi- Yodo Dono (Sanada Maru)

[verdantcrimson]

Gourmand Fragrance / Wagashi Revolution - 1

(Unproofread)

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Nazuna: Ah, it's Keito-chin and Kuro-chin! What are you up to, standing around here and chatting?

Keito: Hello Nito. Kiryu and I were just talking about the upcoming Chocolat Fes.

Kuro: Apparently they're gonna be holdin' it at ES this year too. Wouldn't hurt to be prepared.

Nazuna: I get it. These days it's been pretty hectic at ES because of the Chocolat Fes.

Nazuna: Since you guys are discussing it, that must mean AKATSUKI has plans to participate, right?

Keito: Yes, something like that. We won't be doing anything large-scale though. We have big plans lined up for after Chocolat Fes.

Keito: Additionally, I heard that Kanzaki is going to participate in the Yumenosaki Chocolat Fes.

Keito: If he were to participate in the ES event on top of all that, it would be exhaustive.

Keito: On that note, what is Ra*bits planning to do? Most of your members are enrolled in the academy after all.

Nazuna: Ah, Tomo-chin and the others are going to be participating in the Yumenosaki Chocolat Fes too.

Kuro: Haha, I'm glad that those guys are gettin' along well like usual.

Nazuna: Yup~ ♪ But well, I don't want to push an unreasonable load onto Tomo-chin and the others.

Nazuna: So basically, just like AKATSUKI, Ra*bits won't be doing anything too huge on the ES side.

Kuro: I see. So I guess that us graduated lot are gonna be able to spend this years Chocolat Fes peacefully.

Keito: It feels odd, being able to relax at this time of year.

Nazuna: Ahaha, right~? All I remember is being super busy making chocolate.

Keito: …Making chocolate, huh? I can't say I have any memory of doing that myself.

Nazuna: Huh? Really?

Keito: During my time at the academy, being a member of the Student Council meant that I was more involved in the operational aspect of Chocolat Fes.

Keito: So in my case, all I remember is being perpetually busy dealing with all the trouble that would crop up at the academy.

Nazuna: Hmm? But didn't AKATSUKI perform? There were rumors about it…

Keito: I erased that part from my memories…

Kuro: Haha, cause danna must've been pretty embarrassed. Back then, AKATSUKI gave a sexy performance that was pretty far out from our usual.

Kuro: Danna did the 'Bakyuun~' thing completely seriously and was writhin' in agony after the live show.

Nazuna: What do you mean!? I'd want to see that!

Keito: Don't say anything unnecessary, Kiryu! Seriously, you're just incorrigible…

Kuro: My bad. Well, danna was right when he said he was mostly busy with his lessons and planning.

Kuro: He was so busy that we ended up outsourcin' our chocolate to a vendor.

Keito: Yes. Though, I've always wanted to make my own chocolate at least once.

Kuro: In that case, why don't ya try it this year? Ya said it just now, that you'd be able to take things easy this year after all.

Nazuna: What Kuro-chin said. If you don't know how to make them, I can help too. ♪

Keito: ... Right. This could be a good opportunity to learn. Firstly, I'll have to buy a recipe book—

Souma: HASUMI-DONO! Is Hasumi-dono here!?

Nazuna: Owah!? You surprised me! What's wrong, Souma-chin? Mitsuru-chin, you too?

Mitsuru: Nii-chan! It's a good thing you're here too! I needed to ask you something really badly!

Kuro: What's gotten into ya, Kanzaki, Tenma?

Souma & Mitsuru: Why is it that wagashi are not included in 'Barentainsu'!? / Why aren't wagashi a part of Valentines!?

Kuro & Nazuna: … What?

Keito: Sigh… It turns out that it wasn't anything as pressing as I had anticipated.

Keito: First of all, both of you need to calm down. If you make such a ruckus, it'll disturb everyone else in the office.

Souma: Oh, that is true. That was rather inconsiderate. Do forgive me.

Mitsuru: I'm sorry. But I felt super bad for the wagashi and I wanna help them as fast as I can!

Keito: I really have no idea what you're on about. What happened and why? You need to explain things properly.

Souma: Yes. Actually, a few days prior, the owner of the wagashi shop that the Kanzaki clan favors confided to us.

Souma: Since the main character of 'Barentainsu' is undoubtedly 'chocoraito', it is inevitable that the sales of wagashi declines during this period.

Nazuna: Now that you mention it, when you think of Valentines, the image of traditional sweets like those hardly comes to mind.

Souma: The decline in sales is in itself not an issue, as the shop owner is able to make a recovery in profit during other periods of time.

Souma: However, they expressed a sadness that wagashi could not be the main attraction of 'Barentainsu'

Nazuna: I get it now. So Mitsuru-chin heard about it from Souma-chin?

Mitsuru: Mhm. I felt real sad when I heard about it from Souchan-Senpai.

Mitsuru: I mean, wagashi are yummy, but they aren't the main focus of Valentines day, right? I feel so sorry for them…

Kuro: I see. So you're thinkin' somethin' like, "those poor sweets", huh?

Mitsuru: But I dunno know how I would even make wagashi into the main attraction…

Mitsuru: That's why I told Souchan-Senpai to ask Nii-chan and Hasumi-Senpai for help.

Souma: Indeed. I immediately determined that Hasumi-dono, who has led us of AKATSUKI through many a tribulation, would surely be able to bestow an appropriate plan to us.

Keito: I'm honored that you think so highly of me, but I'm not reliable when it comes to culinary matters.

Keito: Since Kiryu usually cooks, he would probably have some good ideas…

Kuro: I'm kinda in the same boat here. I have some experience makin' sweets, but I only know how to bake simple confectionaries.

Kuro: Actually, wouldn't you know more about this than us, Kanzaki? You're probably better at makin' sweets than me.

Souma: Hmm. However, I haven't a clue as to what sort of Wagashi would be suitable to be the main 'Barentainsu' attraction.

Souma: Therefore, I determined that the most dependable person would be Hasumi-dono, who has both insight and a deep understanding of such things…

Keito: I would like to do something about this too, but…

Mitsuru: What do you think, Nii-chan? If you know a good way to do it, please tell us!

Nazuna: M-me? It's not like I'm a good cook either, though.

Nazuna: I'm sorry Mitsuru-chin. I can't help you out…

Mitsuru: No, it's okay. I know I asked you to do something hard.

Souma: Umu. My apologies to you as well, Hasumi-dono, Kiryu-dono. I so abruptly asked for advice on an unreasonable matter and inconvenienced you.

Souma: We shall excuse ourselves now. Hmm? What seems to be the matter?

Mitsuru: Uu, I still wanna make wagashi the main character of Valentines day somehow…

Keito & Nazuna: ……

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Translation Notes

Wagashi are Traditional Japanese sweets. I'll be honest, I just didn't want to type out the whole phrase over and over again.

[nvrcmplt]

"Mitsuhige-dono!! Come join me, the more the merrier and there's plenty of sake still." Cheeks and the very tips of her ears ablaze, Tomoe clearly had enjoyed some of it already. Not that she needed much to get to this state.

With the bottle betwixt her slender fingers she was ready to pour for him.

Being late wasn't his plan, but a few old friends needed a hand in travelling across a crossing, and he wasn't to let them linger on their own with cane and shopping bags. A quick return to his original plan for the night had him laughing upon the sight of Tomoe thoroughly enjoying herself. As he adjusted his sock upon removing shoes and trading for slippers to enter the establishment and settle at her side. Cushion beneath his rear and hands washed with heated towel provided, he took up his cup to raise with a low bow of his head. "I'm glad you didn't wait for me, the road was busy on the way." He charmed with a smile, awaiting his first cup to be poured to take to the lips and swallow down in a health sip.

Oh, it was a delightful sweetness, too. A wonderful brew, that he placed aside to take her bottle and return the gesture with a smile. "Did you order food already?" He was happy to do that in her place since she was flushed, but it was a welcomed sight for sure. "Let's have a good night, Tomoe-kun."

[mauriciowjr]

Minha morada

Minha morada se encontra vazia

Às paredes com cicatrizes

Minha base se foi, sustentava todo esse espaço e hoje essa morada se encontra prestes a desabar, sustentada pelas escoras de pessoas importantes pra mim, "você vai ficar bem", "Vai passar com o tempo" e me sustento a essas palavras e o amor por essas pessoas.

Mas o peso dessa morada me sufoca, não quero sustentar nada, eu quero desabar. No momento eu sou uma daquelas casas de palafita pronta pra desmoronar, mas o que a mantém de pé é o seu pouco espírito de sobrevivência de quem a habita.

Os dias passam e tento pregar algumas tábuas, zelo pelo lugar e cuido de mim. Às vezes convido pessoas pra entrar nesse lugar que chamo de lar, mas não espero que fiquem e nem quero. A base sólida desse lugar se foi e no momento eu tento ser essa base e espero um dia ser uma base tão sólida para abrigar quem queira realmente ficar.

07:03 da manhã, tomo um café e rego minha samambaia, sim eu tenho uma samambaia agora e ao vê-la pendura recebendo os primeiros raios de sol me faz pensar que eu tenho que sustentar esse fardo e crescer dia a pós dia.

Todos os dias penso em você, como o cão pensa em seu dono, como as abelhas pensam nas flores e como os filósofos pensam em suas indagações. Meu cérebro está manchado com seu nome, tanto quanto alguém que morou aqui e me trouxe conforto quanto alguém que me destruiu completamente como um;

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[gainprincess]

THUD. THUD. THUD.

"..."

The heavy footfalls of Tomoe Gozen are not unusual within Chaldea. They're not very common at this time of day, since Tomoe is usually inside of the Rec Room at this hour, but they are still not unusual.

She is making her way to the summoning chambers, fully clad in her armor. It still fits well enough around her obese frame, and it feels more proper than her summer attire for what she assumes is an incredibly serious event. Many people have been talking about her this weekend, and she is VERY concerned that something bad will happen to her.

Thud. Thud. Thud....

"...Gh."

She has arrived. The summoning chambers are unassuming, but nonetheless intimidating. Especially since Master is busy preparing something for Mash, therefore leaving the one in charge...

"Hiiiii, Archer!~ Are you excited for some summoning?~"

BB is the one most experienced with Chaldea's summoning system after the Master themself, and thus has been granted this singular responsibility (only when the Master is gone, and only under the supervision of DX and Xiang Yu). She actually also volunteered this idea, so she was given the chance to oversee it herself in addition.

"Unfortunately, BB-dono...No. No, I am not. I am rather on edge, thanks to all this secrecy...Is Tomoe in trouble?"

Tomoe fidgets from side to side as she stares at the summoning circle, the inert Round Table, the Crossroads of Heroes...It's beautiful, in a way.

Terrifying, in another.

"Wh- No, you're not in trouble, who told you that?! I just want you to be here for our next Servant summoning! It's a special one! Jeez, people are fucking terrible at communication here...."

"A-Ah...! I can certainly do that! Yes, let us summon away!"

Tomoe's smile is gentle, as her nerves are assuaged. Surely it must not be so bad, if it is something as simple as that!

As BB fires up the Summoning Circle, she thinks on who could've warranted her being there. Maybe someone dangerous? One of those detestable Genji? No, if it were, they wouldn't have called someone so quick to rage to guard.

The lights swirl, and Tomoe shifts her weight from one hip to another in thought.

The lights flash a brilliant rainbow, and Tomoe shields her eyes with a gauntleted hand as the overwhelming birghtness subsumes the room.

SHWWWIING!

The telltale sound of a Servant's appearance blasts into the oni woman's ears, and she slowly lowers her hand to take a look at the new Servant.

"...Servant. Saber."

"....!"

Armored sandals, like those of a warlord. Of a man who fights alongside his men, for the sake of his ambitions.

"I have come in response to your summons."

A blade that is all-too-familiar to the woman, with a hilt that resembles the very sun. Wielded by him in many battles, where the blade blazed with the force of a million men.

"As your Servant, I pledge myself to your cause, so long as it is righteous."

Pure-white armor, with a large winged shoulder-piece. An insignia over the middle, exactly like her own. (They had them fashioned together.) A padded blue tunic with sun logos emblazoned along it, signifying his title. She suggested that to him. What a silly idea, but he, like always, took her seriously.

"I am the Warlord of the Rising Sun, and the Bearer of Infinite Faith."

"...!"

Tchk.

His mask and helmet are removed in a single motion, as those gloved hands reach for them simultaneously. Pulled away in moments, leaving Tomoe to gaze in awe at a sight she has not seen for centuries.

"My True Name is Kiso-no-Yoshinaka. As a member of the Minamoto Clan, I swear my allegiance to my new Master....and, of course."

"I am overjoyed to see you once more...My dearest Tomoe."

"A-A-Ahh...Y-Y-Y-Y...Y-Y-Yos...Yoshin....Yoshinaka-s-s-sama....?! I...I...Ohhhh....!"

WHUD, SLAM.

"T-Tomoe?! Are you alright?!"

Tomoe's body, currently face-first on the ground, is practically steaming with how overheated she's become, leaving a very amused BB and a very concerned Yoshinaka alone with her as the curtain falls.

An eventful first moment in Chaldea...but surely not the last of them.

[escritordecontos]

Há quase 15 anos...

ACORDEI com uma ressaquinha, resultado de duas ou três doses de uísque enquanto cozinhava e de quase uma garrafa de vinho, um português, Cigarra, o nome não é inspirador para um vinho, no entanto, é bom. Já tive ressacas homéricas, nos idos dos 90 e também começo dos 2000, até nos primeiros anos de Curitiba, quando minha vida noturna era ativa, isso pelos anos 2006 até 2012, o ano que o mundo não acabou, não sei se foi um bom negócio, penso que talvez se tivesse acontecido o tão desejado apocalipse já teria se passado uma década e talvez o planeta estivesse em estado melhor. O fim não será um evento boom e acabou, não, a morte será lenta, o aquecimento global não será uma chuva de fogo e enxofre, o planeta não explodirá, em vez disso será como cozinhar rãs vivas, todo mundo sabe como faz, até as vadias básicas, e as malandragens de "todes" as pessoas farão o planeta se tornar o lugar infernal que os filmes futuristas retratam, superpopulações e pobreza, mega cidades que tomam o planeta todo, falta de água ou se há água é imprópria para o uso, o fim será lento, assim como lenta está sendo essa ressaquinha, enquanto escrevo tomo café, bem forte, sempre tomo forte. Forte, com grãos moídos na hora, a cafeteira italiana é uma das melhores invenções para se fazer café. Café filtrado é para as vadias básicas. Lá fora o dia está cinzento, escuro, friozinho, previsão de chuva, amanhã também repete esse típico clima curitibano, houve um ano que Curitiba teve menos dias de Sol que Milão, também uma cidade cinzenta. Interessante como a memória nos traz recordações, não sei por que lembrei de C, C era dono do restaurante que tinha na frente do meu prédio quando me mudei em 2007, acho que ele ficou com o restaurantes uns 3 anos, na época ele tinha 26 anos por aí, acho que dá para jogar a margem de erro para menos, talvez tivesse 24, mas não mais que 26, era um tipo super interessante, qualquer bicha malandra pegaria, o tipo que faz as vadias básicas se tornarem malandras, ninguém resiste. Eu almoçava todos os dias no restaurante e em geral nos sábados ia mais tarde quase perto das 14h e quase sempre de ressaca, naquele tempo eu sai sexta, sábado e às vezes domingo e até no meio de semana, quarta e quinta, não sempre, mas saia também no meio de semana, aos finais de semana era certo, sexta e sábado não falhava. Num sábado com o restaurante vazio e a equipe cuidando já da limpeza para fechar eu convidei ele para uma cerveja no meu apê, e ele topou! A cena ficou tatuada na minha memória, eu sentado à mesa na sala e ele em pé apoiado na bancada com uma Heineken aberta e um cigarro aceso que ele tragava e devolvia para o cinzeiro que estava sobre a bancada. Ele também estava de ressaca, já havia falado. Apoiado na bancada com o corpo meio largado, de repente ele enfiou a mão dentro do jeans que envolvia aquele corpo bem definido, sarado, ele malhava, tinha músculos firmes e bem marcados, no jeans justo ficava evidente o volume bem acomodado e tal, mas naquele momento ele enfiou o mão e deixou lá, bebendo a cerveja e conversando, tragando vez ou outra o cigarro que já deveria ser o terceiro ou quarto, a cerveja também não era a primeira, a mão lá, de vez em quando eu fazia o cara-crachá, descia meu olhar para ver o que a mão fazia enfiada dentro da calça. Ele ficou um bom tempo com a mão lá, enfiada, metida dentro da cueca, dedos envolvendo o pau e talvez até o saco, entre pentelhos, dava uma mexida de vez em quando. De repente ele fez um movimento interno para ajeitar e tirou a mão, então dei uma conferida para ver se havia alguma evidência de excitação, o pau marcava 3 horas ou 9 horas, para ele estava do lado direito, para mim que olhava estava a minha esquerda, duro, bem marcado no jeans. E ele conversando normalmente, eu no cara-crachá sem parar, parecendo uma boneca endemoniada que revira os olhos, ele acendeu mais um cigarro, deu um tragada e soltou a fumaça para cima, em seguida baixou a cabeça e olhou para o pau duro, olhou para mim e disse -- agora é com você...

[chaosfactory]

* @lunters ♡ hyeji + tomoe, first thread !

Bang Hyeji tinha perdido tudo, família, status, propriedades materiais e até o amor, um pouco do próprio e o restante com seu relacionamento fajuto com Jaebum; não que fosse uma coitada, detestava ser taxada como tal, inclusive, mas tinha chegado no fundo do poço, porque aquele cenário não era natural em sua vida, cresceu em berço de ouro, tinha tudo do bom e do melhor, mas uma loucura juvenil botou tudo a perder e agora, seu berço de ouro nada adiantava, porque na vida noturna, apenas sua beleza era levada em consideração. Não tinha vergonha do emprego, pelo menos, não mais, tinha muito tempo já e aprendeu que quando estava como Jade, não tinha medo ou vergonha de nada, era conhecida como a francesa sem vergonha do pedaço, e nem estamos falando no sentido sexual, ela era desinibida mesmo, cara de pau quando queria um cliente e isso gerava briga com outras colegas, mas nada que uma conversa não mudasse. Não tinha amizades verdadeiras, fora o dono do bordel, porque ele a deixava no comando dos próprios lucros, ah é, tinha algumas meninas que gostava aqui e ali, até se afeiçoava por algumas e dentre elas, estava uma das poucas japonesas do estabelecimento, ela era legal e interessante, de alguma forma, a coreana tinha se afeiçoado mais por ela do que pelas outras. O pagamento foi colocado sobre a cama, a garota encarou as notas e sorriu, o rapaz que estava consigo até ganhou um beijinho na bochecha pela generosidade, tinha ganhado um extra! — Muito obrigada, mon cher. Você é sempre tão gentil. — Foi sua última frase antes do mesmo sair pela porta, foi rápida em se vestir e recolher as notas, contando uma a uma com calma, precisava ter noção de seus lucros. Antes mesmo que pudesse encostar a porta, após estar vestida de novo, avistou a pessoa que tomava seus pensamentos, queria mesmo conversar com a garota e ela estava, justamente, passando por aquele corredor. — Tomoe-ah! Era você mesmo que queria ver, está ocupada? O chefe disse que queria conversar comigo ou me enganei?

[saudosos]

Parece um bom equipamento! E já tem as pilhas reservas quando ficar sem energia!

Não, não sou intolerante a lactose, tomo leite comum sem problemas. É o sabor do leite de amêndoas que me deixa enjoado 😵‍💫

Uma musicista! E toca violão! Por anos tentei aprender a tocar este belo instrumento, mas talento musical não foi uma benção em minha vida… por esse motivo, admiro muito quem sabe tocar qualquer instrumento, do mais simples ao mais complexo em habilidades. Apaixonado por som de piano - um de meus compositores favoritos é o Ludovico Einaudi.

A Avril é tudo que mencionas! Nem todas as músicas agradam ao meu paladar, mas vou dar uma chance. Alice já adicionei. Quais outras me recomenda?

Tirei o dia off. Então estou descansando como um lord, de pés para cima e aproveitando o dia chuvoso com um chá de frutas vermelhas. Mais cedo eu fui ao mercado e comprei as coisas de que precisava. Mas mudei o que vou preparar para hoje ou amanhã. Estou faminto por um bolo de cenoura com chocolate! Uma receita simples, mas que tem sabor de infância!

Sim me lembrei do que ia perguntar. Você gosta de bichinhos? Esses da fotografia são os meus “filhos”! O branco se chama Mr Darcy e a outra é minha pequena Chloe!

Espero que esteja bem! Com o Natal se aproximando, deve estar cada dia mais frio, está se cuidando? Se protegendo da baixa temperatura? Deve estar uma delícia por aí…

Os nomes são uma alusão à obra “Orgulho e preconceito”, ou estou completamente equivocada? Amo animais, sou completamente apaixonada pelos mesmos, inclusive já tive um coelho também… Bem, o escondi por cerca de uma semana numa cama improvisada embaixo da cama de meu tio, mas minha mãe acabou por descobrir e me fez devolver o meu até então coelhinho ao antigo dono dele o qual era o vizinho de minha saudosa avó . Ambos estávamos na época do ensino fundamental… Os seus “filhos” são umas fofuras! Uma colega minha, também tem um coelhinho…

A minha saudosa avó , também era apaixonada por piano. Seu sonho era que eu aprendesse a tocar. Bem, nunca é tarde…

Sobre minha querida Lavigne, ouça complicated, é a trilha sonora de minha vida! Conheci a Avril pessoalmente, quando fui ao seu concerto há alguns anos. Quando ouvi os primeiros acordes dessa música, as lágrimas deixaram rastros por sobre a minha face. Com os primeiros acordes, o meu coração já erra algumas batidas.

Lord? É sempre bom se sentir assim, não é mesmo? E o Lord, não vai matar a vontade do bolo de cenoura? Uma das comidas nostálgicas que me remete à minha infância, são bolinhos de chuva. Bolinhos de chuva, feitos por minha saudosa avó… Alguma vez já experimentaste?

Bem, esse equipamento era o que eu precisava para parar de pedir a terceiros que abrissem a minha garrafa de vinho, por eu não ter força … Como alguém não tem força para sacar manualmente uma rolha de uma garrafa de vinho??? Enfim…

Um aperto de mãos com luvas, nobre cavalheiro, agora Lord.

[turangalila]

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739) Salmo Cinquantesimo a Tre. Alto, Tenore, e Basso. Con Violette. Miserere mei Deus, &c. (vv 10-15) O d'immensa pietà, (S.650) Estro poetico-armonico. Parafrasi sopra li secondi venticinque salmi. Tomo ottavo. [Venice: Domenico Lovisa, 1726]

Salmo XXXXX

Versetto 10 - (soli) Torci la faccia tua da’ falli miei E le mie iniquità tutte cancella.

Versetto 11 - (soli) Forma un cor che sia puro entro’l mio petto Iddio pietoso, e rinnovar ti degna Nelle viscere mie retto uno spirto.

Versetto 12 Non scacciarmi, Signor, dalla divina Presenza tua, né mi privar del Santo Spirto, di tua pietà sì raro dono.

Versetto 13 Rendi quel gaudio a me, che dalla speme Di salute promessa ha la sorgente; E nel retto operar dammi fortezza Con tuo spirto di forza e ogn’or mi reggi.

Versetto 14 - (tenore) All’or io mostrerò le sante vie di tua clemenza agl’empi, e questi allora Sul diritto sentier che a te conduce, Torneranno seguendo i passi miei.

Versetto 15 - (soli e coro) Clemente Iddio di mia salute autore Deh mi monda da quello, ond’io son reo, Sangue innocente, e allor la tua bontade Risuonerà sul labbro mio festoso.

[Girolamo Ascanio Giustiniani (1697-1749) after Psalm L]

_ Benedetto Marcello, – Der 50. Psalm - Aus "Estro Poetico-Armonico" (Venezia 1726). Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. René Jacobs (1980, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi – 1C 065-99 899)

[aeoki]

Autumn Forest - Chapter 3

Location: Yumenosaki Grower Barn Characters: Shinobu, Chiaki & Nazuna

Chiaki: Alright, looks like Marron is drawn to the heat of my burning heart ☆

Shinobu: Did it like you because you’re like an animal, Leader-dono…?

Chiaki: Ha ha ha, I suppose humans are animals in the broader sense! That means me and the squirrel are one of the same kind! I’m a squirrel!

Nazuna: …Chiaki-chin, what’re you saying? Are you okay?

Shinobu: I-I’m jealous! I want to be a squirrel too ~de gozaru!

Nazuna: He just took that at face value!?

Look~! Look how you’ve influenced Shinobun, Chiaki-chin! Shinobun, wake up, humans can’t be squirrels!

Shinobu: Uuu, but I’m kinda jealous so I wouldn’t mind being one…

Chiaki: Nito, how can you give up from the very beginning!? If you’re a man, embrace your ambitions. All dreams can come true! You might be able to turn into a squirrel too.

Nazuna: Oh, geez~ Just keep quiet for a bit, Chiaki-chin. You’re just confusing things.

Chiaki: Hmph. That’s not very nice. Takamine and Nagumo have also started telling me to “shut it” recently.

Shinobu: I haven’t said anything like that ~de gozaru. There are times when I think it would’ve been better if you didn’t say anything more, though.

Chiaki: I have a tendency to say whatever’s on my mind. Forgive me ☆

Nazuna: The first-years in “RYUUSEITAI” sure have it rough…

Oh, what’s up, Anzu? Ahh, you’re right – we’ve gone off on a tangent. Sorry, sorry.

Shinobu: T-That’s right! Why does Marron like Leader-dono that much…?

Nazuna: Hmm. Is it because Chiaki-chin’s the type of person that animals tend to like~? Sometimes those sorts of people exist.

Tomo-chin is an example of that~

Chiaki: I don’t think so? I was looking for a cat the other day but it kept running away from me.

Nazuna: Then does it only apply to squirrels? But why…?

Chiaki: ………… Is this guy…

Nazuna: Did you get a good idea?

Chiaki: Is this guy a squirrel of justice? They pop up in anime for girls, right? Like the mascot-looking characters.

Is that what this guy is? Did he want to be the mascot for “RYUUSEITAI” and that’s why he got close to me?

Nazuna: I regret asking you seriously! Think about this for real, Chiaki-chin.

Chiaki: Hmph. I’m always serious.

Does Marron want to join “RYUUSEITAI”? Is it going to be Ryuusei Brown? There, there ☆

Shinobu: I’m so jealous you can pet Marron, Leader-dono! How can I get it to like me too?

I want to be friends with Marron for Yuuta-kun and Hinata-kun’s sakes too since they’re the ones who left Marron to me ~de gozaru!

Chiaki: That’s the spirit! Let me hug you ☆

…Woah!? What’s wrong, Anzu? What do you mean by “That’s it!”? That was loud!

Nazuna: Y-Yew shcared me. Anzu, djon’t shuddenly swhout like dwat!

*Breathes in, breathes out…* So, what do you mean?

Hmm, I see. We should put aside figuring out why Marron likes Chiaki-chin and make it so that Chiaki-chin’s scent goes over to Shinobun?

If Marron realises it’s Chiaki-chin’s scent, then it might feel safe, huh…

That does sound like a good idea ♪ Squirrels have good noses.

Chiaki: Oh, so squirrels are sensitive to smell, huh. Then I’ll hug Sengoku and have my scent transfer over to him – I’m good at hugging people! *Huuuug* ☆

Shinobu: Ugh… I-I can’t breathe, Leader-dono. Please loosen your grip ~de gozaru…

Chiaki: Oh, sorry, my bad. That was too powerful of a hug, huh.

How about it, Marron? Sengoku is my good friend~ He’s not your enemy at all~

Shinobu: Y-Yeah~ I’m not a scary ninja at all. I want to be good friends with you, Marron~

Nazuna: Ohh. Marron’s slowly moving towards Shinobun.

Shinobu: Whaa, it’s in the palm of my hand ~de gozaru! And it’s not wary of me! It’s so fluffy ♪

Nazuna: Good for you, Shinobun~♪ Alrighty, now’s your chance to give it a snack. Here, give it this.

Shinobu: Thank you, Nito-dono ♪ Look, it’s a snack.

Ahh, it actually ate it properly this time! I’m so happy ~de gozaru!

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[redsamuraiii]

Female Warriors from Taiga Dramas

Haruka Ayase as Yae Niijima in Yae No Sakura (2013) (A musket-woman who defends Aizuwakamatsu during Boshin War)

Meisa Kuroki as Takeko Nakano in Yae No Sakura (2013) (A naginata martial artist who defends Aizuwamatsu during Boshin War)

Ko Shibasaki as Ii Naotora in Ii Naotora The Lady Warlord (2017) (A female daimyo defending her clan during Sengoku Jidai)

Yūko Takeuchi as Yodo-dono in Sanada Maru (2016) (A concubine who defends Osaka Castle during Sengoku Jidai)

Eiko Koike as Tomoe Gozen in Taira no Kiyomori (2012) (A female Samurai who serves the Minamoto Clan in Genpei War)

Higa Manami as Kikuhime in Tenchijin (2009) (A highborn lady of the Takeda Clan during Sengoku Jidai)

Kyoko Fukada as Yodo-dono in Tenchijin (2009) (A concubine who defends Osaka Castle during Sengoku Jidai)

Naomi Zaizen as Lady Yae in Heaven and Earth (1990) (A concubine who fights for Takeda Shingen during Sengoku Jidai)

Masami Nagasawa as Hatsune in Tenchijin (2009) (A ninja who serves Oda Nobunaga during Sengoku Jidai)

[ganhosdoelefante]

London, 27 de Maio do Ano 1 - Segunda - Doc - 25 anos.

06:00 - Acordo e corro. 07:00 - Tomo banho e me arrumo. 07:45 - Tomamos café em casa:

08:30 - Trabalho.

12:30 - Thomas traz burrito para todos.

13:20 - Voltamos ao trabalho. 17:00 - Saio. 17:10 - Campanha Force: Ipsen Ltd

Tomo um café com os donos e batemos papo, no final.

18:40 - Saio de lá, 19:00 - Chego, tomo banho e fico confy. 19:30 - Preparo um jantar para Carl. 20:00 - Ele chega e jantamos.

21:10 - Dormimos (L).