#would recommend. oughh

[flugame-mp3]

they should NOT let you listen to hozier on your period when u have a significant other. i listened to uiscefhuaraithe and thought about them and nearly cried (i last saw them genuinely about 20 minutes ago and i spent all day hanging out with them and staring at them lovingly)

[thatone-highlighter]

I AM ALSO BEING SOO AUTISTIC ABOUT ANOTHER PLACE BY BASTILLE

SO REAL BESTIE I LOVE BEING SOOOOO AUTISTIC ABOUT ANOTHER PLACE

Hooughhhh its The Most Streartney+ In The Basement Song Ever FR

[crocuta1]

AT LONG LAST

I HAVE BEEN FED!!!

I AM NOT DEAD. Just severely inactive online, but I'm alive!!!!!! !! ! ,,!i,think

anyway.. .... , before y'all eat me alive for the lack of updates on the Splatoon x Dunmeshi crossover (specifically Callie and Acht), let me offer you ......😈,, uh, whatever this is . I've been brewing a continuation of this comic too, so stay tuned :P

(This comic is referencing this post, please go check it out for context before reading it ,!!!!)

[xikyuu]

ok so im listening to the heathers musical (highly recommend btw) and i get to dead girl walking reprise right

and the lyrics have given me some ideas for a dallas au

ok so. im thinking right. about a dallas villain au. hear me out

not necessarily that hes working for his father or something, but more like what if in a quest for regenge he becomes so enamored with the idea of making his father and everyone in charge pay for what they’ve done, that he disregards the lives of innocent people in the way?

obv thats very out of character for canon dallas, he would never go through with something if he knew innocent ppl were gonna get hurt (at least in my opinion. could be wrong)

but, in this hypothetical au, what if he was a lot like jd? only cares about the people close to him (jd with veronica, dallas with the other revolutionaries), and is willing to hurt anyone who hurt them?

i think in this song veronica would be. aw hell i forgot their name and i cant go to the tag or ill lose the ask but. the green haired person that dallas had a thing with. yk the one

im just spitballing here and im kind of in a rush, i just had this idea and i thought it would be interesting lol. lmk if it sucks

also go listen to yo girl, meant to be yours, and dead girl walking reprise in that order asap!! (those r my songs of the day!!)

stares at you neurodivergently. i wake up to this in my inbox, im eating good today MOTHERFUCKERRSSS!!

no youre so right its not canon dallas but thats what makes villain dallas interesting like oughh

amd yeah depending on the arc and time in the story veroncia would most likely be alibi if its before alibi dies at the beginning of the wilds arc or asmo/juno during the rebellion arc (when the copperheads and old members of solanace come back to the walled kingdom). i would say it fits w juno and asmo bc he already had to loose alibi and skip and is now holding on very VERY tightly but instead of dallas running until he basically kills himself, he has the “sacrifices are needed for the common good” mentality or whatever.

and im making my lunch and eating breakfast os i will listen to those somgs!! rn!!

[omophagic-beast]

🔮 and 🌱!

hi thank u!!

🔮 One of my favorite memories playing a game by someone else.

oughh ok ok so, my friend and I were playing Our Time on Earth by Alex Roberts which is a fantastic epistolary game about being aliens who are visiting earth and telling eachother about your experiences on this weird little planet. I also highly recommend the Party Of One episode about it which is what got me to play the game.

BUT ANYWAYS my friend and I decided to play this game and amidst all the lovely marveling at the weirdness of humans we slowly started to essentially incorporate fuck-ups? Like all those little cultural things that you would get wrong if you had no context for them. Anyways tdlr we started using <3 as a butt instead of a heart. It was really cute and fun and still makes me smile.

🌱 An unreleased/not-yet-crowdfunding game I’m looking forward to.

WILDERFEAST

I WANT TO EAT MONSTERS. I WANT TO DO A DUNGEON MESHI. I AM ALSO AUTISTIC AND CAN BE TRUSTED WITH ECOLOGICAL WORLD BUILDING. LET ME IIIIIINNN.

Ask me more things, and dont be afraid to ask something that has already been asked!!

[angelsdean]

Girl, what have you done?! That cover for SOTW is gorgeous!! I would definitely rent this movie (did I get it right that I can have it for 5 days?) and watch it with you or one of my friends) Thank you so so much, now your comment about young misha the other day makes sense 😀 I just finished reading July 20th (the kiss and the epigraph ❤️💔 The kiss is heartbreaking and beautiful, it's funny how Dean didn't know how to react but still kissed Cas first, and the epigraph is just beautiful) and still didn't have time to read the prequel. Send you hugs and lots of love! 🫂❤️

Also somehow it reminded me of Brokeback mountain (cause it's one of the most famous gay movies?) which I still haven't watched too😀 (I love that it was released the same year as Supernatural btw)

(copied and pasted your second ask here too)

Hii thank you so much💖 So happy to hear you enjoyed my cover, I had so much fun making it. I love SOTW so much, it's such a beautiful story, it plays like a movie in my mind and I wish it were one we could all watch together. I put the "5 day rental" specifically because I was like, if I were renting this movie I'd want to have it for as long as possible to rewatch it over and over haha.

Oughh their first kiss scene<3 Dean being the one to go for it after being it his head about it and thinking Cas would kiss him and how he'd have to reject him is just sooooo !!! Dean wanted him so bad, loves him so much 😭

And the prequel is really sweet, I definitely recommend reading it when you get a chance.

As for the Brokeback Mountain comment, I absolutely drew inspo from the film's cover / poster when designing the SOTW cover image! It's such an iconic movie and I already knew I wanted to use that specific shot of young Jensen looking down from the video where he rides a horse. And it just fit the vibe so well of the Brokeback cover. I just needed to find an appropriate Misha image, which was hard haha (and even harder for the 'manip' movie scenes on the back!). But in the end it all came together well, I think.

[natsmagi]

i was typing this in the notes to an ask but it gogt waaaay too long lol sorry. prefacing it with you know i love your artwork & i have nothing against what you choose to draw. also possibly worded weird cus i didnt write it in the sense of talking only to you alone

there is certainly this conflict between artists as random individuals and artists as a collective when it comes to how to approach this issue… as a hobbyist you can draw whatever you like but also when you have trends like a lack of fatness thats going to be disheartening too. i think the answer is getting more people into making art (& like general societal change of course since its an issue baked into bigotry.)

because as much as i agree with the sentiment of "there is significant under representation of fat women" (or characters in general) at the same time fandom is a hobby space and i dislike the notion of badgering individual artists to draw any particular thing especially when the source material does not have that thing. if you are looking for artwork of fat women thats great but i would not ever recommend something like enstars that has 1. no fat characters and 2. no women, barring a few exceptions. i think expecting to find fanart of fat women from a source entirely composed of thin men is unrealistic, even with the relative popularity of femstars.

plus there are other complications such as the typical modern fandom f/f scene sometimes being very strict and even vicious at times with their standards of what's enough diversity or what content is appropriate. ive heard a lot of anecdotes about people who WERE contributing to these things but whom were still harassed or got threats from other users over it not being good enough, and that's just not conducive to creating the environment or diversity you want. nobody is going to want to be in a fandom space where they have to walk on eggshells all the time. and i bring this up because of how you were clearly harassed by randos. accusing you of misogyny or shaming other womens' bodies as being "unrealistic" is not the way to go

the only reasonable solution i can think of to this is, again, to just encourage more artists to start drawing in the first place, or even better start contributing yourself. individuals should have the freedom to draw what they like without getting flamed for it AND people should be able to see themselves represented in artwork. i would like to see some more fat characters too, this is definitely something ive thought about before myself

(personally all the fat people i draw are ocs or portraits of people i know that i dont want to post online but maybe if i get some inspiration i will draw the long-sought chubby mugi myself. i am not super interested in femstars though so whether or not itd actually be fem mugi is up in the air. but all the talking here about this topic has had me thinking about following my own advice and putting what i want to see into the world.)

OUGHH THESE ARE ALL GOOD POINTS!! and i agree! the main thing we should be doing is ENCOURAGING people to add more diversity, not harassing them into it! people who only draw for fun arent really obligated to draw anything outside of their comfort zone, which again is why i think its better to simply uplift the idea of trying out new things and new appearances that you dont often draw

theres also SO MUCH room for more femstars artists too! and like ive said before if you wanna see something done right you gotta do it yourself. and i kind of like that. i like that everyone gets to craft their own little femstars variant of the enstars cast, and you can make them look however you want! and honestly? you SHOULD! seeing personal touches to designs always brings me joy, so even if you dont feel very confident in your art, if you have a specific vision for a character that you want brought to life please go ahead and draw it!! (or if you really dont want to you can always commission someone)

i also wanna highlight one of ur last points too bc yea. its unfortunate but often times whenever i see someone try adding diversity to their art for the first time they end up getting flamed because its not an accurate depiction of what they were trying to represent. and that really sucks! obviously we should strive to have accurate representation, but if its an artist that hasnt tried their hand on it before, ESPECIALLY a beginner artist, we shouldnt flame them for it. rather we should educate them on what went wrong and how they can improve for the future. these are people who actually WANT and are TRYING to add diversity to their art, but because in animanga circles theres a lack of education on how to draw more diverse features of really any kind. which is why trying to educate is far better than shaming. because if you shame these artists theyre gonna be too scared to try again, giving us less diversity once more

so yes basically what im saying is i want us all to encourage diversity and to help each other out by sharing resources and tips when it comes to drawing it!! one person is Obviously not gonna be able to do every single thing, which is why i want more people to pick up the pen and bring life to their visions!! also i really want more femstars food pelase pick up the pen i am a starved orphan and only femstars yuri can satiate me!!!!!!!!!

[my-ancient-marss]

my music top 20

inspired by my own ask to @daniel-profeta​ (i did get around to listening to your list. i have a few new additions to my playlist) which got me thinking about the songs that mean the most to me. i decided to do a top 20 with 5 honorable mentions because i originally aimed for doing 10 but that was wayy too hard. warning: lengthy explanations incoming. TOP 5 1. Ancient Mars - The Zolas > this song changed my life forever in just 3 verses of the most heavenly, cosmically wonderous, comforting yet haunting instrumentals and vocals i have ever heard in my entire life. this will forever be @the-genderfluid-antichrist​ and i's stargazing song and i have the most wonderful memories attatched to it. this is peak music to me, it's a floating, out of body experience that i can't recommend enough. if you serenade me with this i will marry you on the spot. 2. Time Machine - Autoheart > that chorus makes my brain burst with the most amazing colors. just no words, amazing music. autoheart's lead singer has the most beautiful voice. i just wanna interpretive dance. 3. Little Talks - Of Monsters and Men > my earliest favorite song, i haven't heard anything else that comes close to it. if anyone wants to dance around the light of a campfire in the woods and go on daring adventures with me in a magical land to this song, hit me up. 4. Scare Me - Ludo > the most fun song in the whole world, halloween rock edition. like it's hard not to enjoy yourself while listening to this. 5. Do Me Like That - Penguin Prison > THE song of good vibes. kind of 80's vibes.

middle 15

6. I Swear To God The Devil Made Me Do It - The Front Bottoms 7. It Was A Sin - The Revivalists > oughh. oughhghh. how he slowly unravels over the course of the song into the crescendo....... .. m:) 8. Personal Space Invader - AJJ > i love love love the instrumentals and the wholesome message of the last verse telling you to be a kind human then BOOM funky trumpet bwom bwom 9. RUNAWAY - half alive > i hold my life out in front of me / dreams of who i want to be / i'm seeing every empty page / i find that everything i am is / everything i should be / i don't need to run away 10. Restless Legs - Keuning 11. Fog - The Ophelias > if people had theme songs, this would be mine 12. All the Time - The Kooks 13. L'aérotrain - Exsonvaldes 14. Thunder Clatter - Wild Cub 15. Starting Again - Day Wave 16. What Do You Say When I'm Not There - Baio 17. People and Their Bits - Shoe > i love the passionate guitar like i haven't heard anything like it 18. Tummy in the Blood - The Yellow Dress 19. Let's Stay High Forever - YOLK > fun fact about this song, it only has 1650 listens on spotify which is a literal crime. it's the coziest, most peaceful piece i have ever heard and is insanely underrated. 20. Molecules - Atlas Genius honorable mentions: 21. Constellation - Molto Bene > another 'if you serenade me with this song i marry you no questions' 22. Ophelia - The Lumineers 23. Chasing Twisters - Delta Rae 24. Goodbye - Who Is Fancy 25. Is There Somewhere - Halsey bonus: 26. Ding Dong Scrambled Eggs - Cataldo this is all very up in the air and nebulous, i bet this will change in the next few months but this is where my taste is right now :) i'm not gonna pretend to know anything about music, i just love talking about/sharing songs with people who are also passionate about music, so if you listen to my list, please tell me! and tell me which was ur fav ;)

[mwagneto]

hello, azért jöttem, hogy promózzam bécset ❤️ ausztria egészéről nem tudok nyilatkozni, de ha városban szeretnél élni bécs egy jó opció. jó a közlekedés, mindenhova eljutsz villamossal/metróval (i fucking love places where i don't need a car ✨️), ha beszéled a nyelvet tudsz munkát találni, a lakhatás kicsit trükkösebb az energiaválság óta, de így is megoldható (sokat tudsz spórolni azzal, ha egy külsőbb kerületbe költözöl, vagy tudsz pályázni állami wohngemeinde-ra). meg mellékesen az egyetemi oktatás ingyenes, ha szeretnél esetleg még egy diplomát szerezni. cons: az osztrák dialektus(ok) borzalmas(ak) (de a svájci németek még kegyetlenebbül beszélnek, egyik szaktársamat csak úgy tudom megérteni, ha hochdeutschul kommunikál), de idővel meg lehet szokni. meg kicseszettül szeles, főleg télen.

én szeretek itt lenni, would recommend 💖 de amúgy sok sikert, akárhova is mész végül. here's to us reducing the country's population 🎉

OUGHH JAHH bécs is opció am csak az a fő baj hogy bécsbe sz*leim konkrétan ilyen havi szinten járnak szóval nagyon nagy a valószínűsége hogy látnom kéne őket ami minél kevesebbszer történik meg annál jobb, de amúgy én szeretem az osztrák németet szerintem kva vicces😆😆 mint a német csak magyar akcentussal LMFAO de amúgy jaaa gondolkozom azon is, ha más nem legalább erasmusra vagy valami, anything to not be HEEERE

[zemfruit]

Oughh the sports bras from h&m (the ones that look like tight tops/binders) are soo fucking comfortableeee. I constantly keep forgetting I have them on. 10/10 would recommend

[twentyfivemiceinatrenchcoat]

hello to mousey!! (may I call you that? I hope you don't mind). I just wanted to say ur brain is so beautiful and I'm studying it for research. you've literally changed how I perceived gojo (which was unfortunately mainly based off what I saw in the fandom) though he's still mainly light-hearted silly guy in my heart. But now, oughh... thank u so so very much, I'm happy I get to understand characters more, I kinda feel like I relate to him too but I'm still the average person hahah ... On another note I'm scared of going down the jjk rabbit hole bc I've heard not a lot of happy things happen to many of the characters TᵕT so maybe I'll stay in my corner... but still thank u, stay amazing ur so cool !!! and sorry for the paragraph 🙏

ANON 🥹🥹🥹 ofc you can call me mousey!!!! that’s so cute!!!!!!! AND PLSSS NEVER APOLOGIZE FOR PARAGRAPH ASKS I LOVE THEM SM

i’m honoured that you think my brain is worth studying…… i’ll ask kenny to dissect me and put it under a microscope just for you <333 ANDDD I’M SO HAPPY I COULD CHANGE YOUR VIEW OF GOJO 🥹🥹 hopefully in a good way!!! i totally get you, i relate to him a lot too in certain ways….. his loneliness/isolation is really human!!!!

AND… well 😭😭 personally i really love the manga. the current arc has been lacking in certain ways though….. and the characters definitely suffer a lot………… BUT I WOULD STILL RECOMMEND READING IT!!!! it’s so good!!!!!!!! waiting for the anime is always an option too :3

[jikatuka]

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please familiarize yourself with the posts of some current scammers while they are still under these usernames: atomicollectorlady, greattriumphlady, thoughtfulpersonpersona, cleversuitsoul, al-rasher, mellowpaperluminary, supportdeeanaah, furiousinternetenemy, happydefendorhologram, scentedsublimenightmare, stevenmm, zaynabu, karldrogo2, gaziianaliifatmaah, gloriousdestinycollector

i really recommend looking at their pinned posts in order to better recognize scams, not just using this list as a blocklist, because once they are terminated they each will immediately remake their scams under a new username

oughh im so sorry😭 but thank you very much Anon!!!

[argumentl]

The Freedom of Expression - Ep 19, Shogi player Fujii Souta continues with a streak of the baseball equivalent of no hitters.

K: This is Dir en grey's Kaoru, starting this week's installment of The Freedom of Expression. Joe san, Tasai san, welcome....So, how's it going recently?

T: I'm watching Youtube quite a lot.

K: Oh, really?

T: Yeah. Quite a lot.

K: Have you found something you like?

T: Well, I'm watching various things, one of them was Dir's unofficial footage from when you were young. It came up as 'Recommend for you', and I thought..'Oh, they're young!'.

K, J: Hahaha.

J: Isn't that obvious?

K: Well, yeh, haha. Like when everything was really disordered?

T: It was kinda disorderly like that, everyone was getting excited. But you were probably all really young.

J: By getting excited you mean like, gathering in a circle and going 'Oughh!!'

T: Yeh, I saw something like that. I thought 'Wow, they're doing this kind of thing!?'.

K: Well, we still do that, even now.

T: Ah?

K: Yeah.

T: Oh, really? And then, there was one with the band members backstage doing something I really like..Um, don't you all play with remote control toys? Sometimes?

K: Uh uh uh

T: I really love that. That kind of fun chattering.

J: I don't understand this thing at all, what you are raving about, Tasai san, haha. Really?

T: Its like, usually, behind the scenes..

K: Its the bits you don't see.

T: Yeah.

J: Ahh.

T: Isn't is quite rare for people in bands to be into remote control toys?

K: I don't know whether we're 'into' them... *laughs*

J: Hahaha

T: That bit stuck with me strangely, it looked like fun. And I also like remote control toys.

K: Oh, you like them too?

T: Yeah. And, normally, you don't see those kind of stage performers doing that.

J: But, the Dir members don't play with remote control toys do you?

K: No, well at that time..

J: You used to?

T: They did, kinda.

J: Who did? Was it you Kaoru?

K: It was a present we recieved off a fan.

J: Ahh, I see, the kind of thing you can build and stuff?

T: Yeh, yeh, yeh, thats what they did. It looked really good.

J: Well, recently you havn't been able to play any live shows, but, Kaoru, how do you spend your time backstage before playing a show these days?

K: Hm, how do I spend my time?..I don't really do anything especially.

J: Relatively normally?

K: Mmm, yeah.

J: I covered a Dir en grey live show once with Rolling Stone magazine. Where was it again?

K: Osaka

J: Oh, was it Osaka? Well, certainly, just as the show was about to start you all gathered in a circle..

T: Ahh, really?

J: That is really cool, right?

T: Yeah, its good.

J: Should we do that here? Next time before we start recording?

J, T: Hahaha

T: Should we yell?

K: Haha, that would be so lame. A little bit difficult, haha.

J: No no no

T: It would be quite tough, haha.

J: Whhy can't we? I wanna try it! Just once, only once I wanna try.

T: We're not gonna.

J: We're not?

T: No.

Kami: Can I join in?

J: Oh, he's here! What is it, Kami?

Kami: Um, can I join in your circle?

J: Can Kami join in the circle too?

Kami: Yeah.

K: He can join, but he can't really put his hand in the middle can he?

J: You could just use your voice, right Kami?

Kami: Yeah, just my voice.

K: But the timing would probably be..

J: A bit off?

K: Yeh, I don't think he'd be in time.

J: You're right. But Kami..

Kami: It might seem a bit flat with only my voice.

K: You know, back then, our make up and stuff used to take such a long time to do, we had to arrive at the venue in the morning.

J: Ahh.

K: So we had time to spare. So we used to have fun like that quite a bit. But now, we tend to arrive at the last minute, well, I mean with just enough time to do what needs doing, so we don't really have a lot of spare time.

J: I see.

T: Well, including remote control toys, I have quite a lot of hobbies, things I like. And one of those hobbies is Shogi (Japanese Chess).

J: Oh, you like Shogi?

T: Yes, and today I'd like to go with a news story concerning Shogi....If you mention Shogi at the moment...Joe, do you know about this?

J: Of course! Fujii Souta san, right?

T: Yeah. Well Fujii Souta, who ranks at 7th dan, recently began his championship title match.  Its named the 'Keisei Title'. So, the first game  started at the Shibuya Shogi Hall on the 8th of July, and 7th dan ranking Fujii won this first game.

J: Its brilliant isn't it?

T: Yes, so he won the game in 157 moves, but he himself responded with, 'It was a really narrow margin, and I didn't have much time, so towards the end, I felt as if I was playing without knowing what to do'. But to Shogi fans,  even though he said that, they think he was reading into every move untill the end. It took about 30 moves at the end. I mean, in Shogi, continuing with 50 vs 50 gets really tough. There is always this pulling from each side...For example, if you lose one pawn in the piece toss, if you are playing a pro, they will  extend thier lead from there, and you will lose. So you have to make sure you continue at a decent pace for how ever many hours. I thought the way he won in the end was really cool. The current title holder, Watanabe was close to victory at about 120 moves. He put Fujii in check. From the viewers perspective, White looks cool making check, right?

K: Its looks as if its closing in?

T: Yeah, it looks as if its closing in, but this check was a little tired. Still, if Fujii had made one mistake, Watanabe might have won. He's a pro though, so he didn't make a mistake. This went on for thirty odd moves, with Fujii preventing check perfectly each time, and eventually he won in the end. Its incredible.

J: It is, yeah.

T: He's 17 years old!

K: Right.

J: Sevent..?

K: Seventeen.

T: What were we doing at 17 years old?

K: Haha, at 17?

J: Only lewd/dirty stuff.

K: Hahaha.

J: Im serious, really!

T: Really? *laughing* What does that mean?

J: Well, I'm still the same now. But I was about ten times worse back then.

K: Haha.

T: So, within this story there is the thing about Fujii san's winning meal..

J: Ah, yes yes yes. I just heard about this on Monday, but I was doing a live broadcast on InterFM, and a listener...ah, I think it was relayed on Ameba, you could listen on the radio and watch on Ameba. It was just about the time for them (the shogi players) to have lunch, and apparently Watanabe san ate Unaju (grilled eel on rice in a lacquered box).

T: Yes, it cost 3600yen.

J: Yeh, and then Fujii Souta san ordered a Katsu curry from Hosojimaya. And Hosojimaya is my favourite noodle restaurant.

T: Ehh?!

J: Really! I mean, its a noodle restaurant, but everyone who goes there almost always orders  Half curry with chinese noodles.

T: What is that?

J: Well, a half sized curry and rice, with a bowl of chinese noodles. Thier curry together with chinese noodles tastes soo good!

K: You're really excited about this, aren't you?

J: Last week I was...???*1 I'm old, I get easily excited, I'm getting so excited with corona waining a bit now. But it really is delicious! And this place is about a 1 min walk from the Shogi Hall...Hosojimaya. So, whenever I go, I often meet shogi players, and I once met and shook hands with the former Shogi Master, Moriuchi san.

T: Moriuchi san...you shook hands with him?!

J: Yes.

T: Moriuchi san is a really great guy, isn't he?

J: He's like nobility.

T: Yeh, yeh, yeh.

J: He was dressed magnificently, almost vintage looking, as a shogi player. Similarly, people like Sato san, and players from the era of Habu Yoshiharu, players who are less emphasised...they saw him too, and were like, 'Ah! Moriuchi san!', and shook his hand. There are alwsys tonnes of shogi players in this restaurant. But it must have been tough for Hosojimaya..

K: After the news got out?

J: Because the next day after this news was out, TV reporters turned up at thier door. And, then I went there the day after too , but Im a regular customer, so they welcomed me in. I ordered my usual half curry with chinese noodles for 1250 yen, but for me they never take the small change from me, they let me have it for 1000 yen.

T: Ehh, you are a real regular!

K: Are you allowed to say that?

J: Yeh, I think its probably ok? *laughs*

K: Hahaha.

J: Ah, but the restaurant asked me if 1000 yen was ok, I said of course!...well, i don't know about the price and stuff now though...There might be some people who go there after watching this, but they shouldn't ask for 250yen off, just because I got it. But it really is delicious. Kaoru, do you having any kind of 'winning meal'?

K: Winning meal?

J: Like an important thing you have to eat before playing a live show or something?

K: No, I don't.

J: Or something you eat while you are recording?

K: No..

T: Haha

K: When we do a live show, we have a buffet provided.

J: Oh, right yeh, at a live show.

K: But, actually in Tokyo, we often get bentos. Like from Kiyoken, steamed dumpings..or sometimes Torikyu.

J, T: Ehh?

T: That sounds nice.

K: Also, Kinbe.

T: Oh, Kinbe, yeh.

J: What was that?

K: Kinbe.

T: Its quite famous..

J: Oh, fish?

K: Yes

J: Oh, yeh yeh yeh.

K: You can see it at train stations and stuff.

J: Like at ???*2?

K: Yeh yeh yeh. That makes me quite happy.

J: It raises the tension, right?

T: Yeah.

J: Ah, I see. Well, its important isn't it?

T: That steamed dumping bento sounds really good..

K: Haha

J: Yeah.

K: We often get those in Kawasaki or Yokohama and stuff.

J: Steamed dumping bentos?

K: Yeah.

J: Ahh, yeh, food is really important.

K:I wanna go to this place (Hosojimaya). Won't it be busy though?

J: I think it'll probably be ok. Its quite far from the station, its not the type of place loads of people go. Should we go?

K: Oh, yes please.

J: Really though, this place's Half curry with chinese noodles! Hosojimaya's half curry with chinese noodles!

T: Are you in league with them?

K: It sounds like you have an arrangement with them or something?

J: Haha, no, I don't.

K: You do!

J: Saying I have an agreement in exchange for 250yen off is not like one of those scandals at Dentsu! Forgive me! Its a cute arrangement, right?!

T: *laughing* Its cute.

K: But this person (Fujii) likes Katsu Curry?

J: Yeah, Katsu Curry. If it was something like ramen, it might impart fate and make the game longer, right?

K, T: Mm, yeah.

J: Noodles would do that...but the Katsu curry is also really delicious. Anyway, Kaoru, do you like Shogi?

K: I had a shogi set in my family home, I used to play.

J: Oh, you can play?

K: Well, I don't know about now...I'm not that good at it. I only used to play with my dad. Also, they have shogi pages in the sports newspapers don't they?

J: Yes

K: I used to try and copy that and play on my own.

T: Ehh?

J: Right, well next time...I can also play shogi..let's have a tournament with the three of us.

K: No, I'm not really that good at it.

T: Hahaha

J: For once, I feel like I could win. Tasai san, do you play well?

T: I would play seriously.

K: Hahaha

T: But if it became a fight between us..

K: Yeah..

J: Well yeah..

T: I would go for it.

K: I wonder if Kami can play?

J: Kami, can you play Shogi? What do you think?

K: I can play Yama kuzushi (an easier game which uses Shogi board and pieces).

T: Hehehe

K: Ahh

Kami: Or Mawari Shogi and stuff (again, a kids' game which uses shogi pieces). Im good at those games. I would beat Fujii Souta at those. Yama kuzushi shogi and mawari shogi.

J: I see.

Kami: Also, Hasami shogi.

J: Oh, Hasami shogi. I played that when I was little. So, Kami, if we do a 'The Freedom of Expression' Shogi tournament, please take part.

Kami: Yes, I will.

J: And the winner can get a Katsu curry from Hosojimaya.

K: Oh yeah.

T: Oh, that sounds good.

J: I think its a good plan.

Kami: I've been checking out the reviews of Hosojimaya online since earlier. On Tabelog (restaurant review site).

J: On Tabelog?

K: Hahaha

T: I thought he was being quiet!

J: It looks good though, right?

Kami: Yeah, it looks really good.

J: But curry in noodle restaurants is really great, isn't it?

K: Ahh, yeah.

J: Right?! Its kinda..

T: Sweet

J: Yeah, sweet, and it is soo good in this half curry with chinese noodles set.

T: Do they have Katsudon too?

J: Yeah, they do.

Kami: I really wanna eat there.

J: You do?

Kami: Yes, I really want to.

T: Me too.

K: Ok, shall we go?

J: Lets go! All of us.

K: Yeah.

T: Joe, you arrange it for us.

J: Ok.

K: Well, lets finish this episode here. Please subscribe. Thank you very much.

J, T, Kami: Thank you.

*1, 2 Couldn't catch

P.S. I'm not a Shogi player.

[hechiima]

Oughh finished - it was such a good read. Love stories about weird little girls doing things because someones gotta do them! It reminded me a lot of Neverwhere (which makes sense b/c Mieville thanks gaiman in the acknowledgements)/Tiffany Aching. Love Deeba's weird little family and the concepts in the book wete fantastic. Brokkenbroll was one of my favorite ideas like some giant goth dude controlling an army of broken umbrellas is just so neat. It was a little heavy handed in it's messaging (environmentalism and shoot cops) but it is a kids book so that's sorta to be expected. Absolutely would recommend though. 💖

Trying to get back into reading; first book I've picked up in a while! I love Mieville's stuff, though I've never read any of his children's novels so I'm really interested in how this'll go. So far it's got big Neverwhere/Alice in Wonderland but kinda grimier vibes which is fun 💖