#once again i probably have no right to talk about other people's translations since i'm not an active translator myself and i don't have

[celiciaa]

GILBERT VON OBSIDIAN EVENT STORY....

SWEET.

Together with the prince.

translations are not 100% accurate. expect mistakes.

MINORS DNI.

Emma: I want my big brother to love me!

The little rabbit's cheeks turned slightly red and her smile widened as she declared innocently.

(No, no…she’s just a child.)

Gilbert: Are you referring to another big brother?

Emma: Yeah.

Gilbert: Does that brother have anything to do with what happened earlier?

Emma: He is.

(No way, Emma's first love….)

There was only one thing in mind.

Gilbert: I understand. You’re talking about big brother Akatsuki, right?

The owner of the bookstore where Emma works has known her since she was a child.

At around this age, Emma should know.

Emma: No.

(I was wrong.)

Emma: But I heard it from big brother Akatsuki.

Emma: There was a boy in a certain place who never gave up on people in need.

Emma: Like the crying children and grandmothers in trouble….

Emma: Or an older sister who is fighting and an older brother who is tired….

Emma: That boy is smart, and he always helps in all kinds of ways.

(….)

Emma: Everyone laughs when that boy is around.

Emma: Whether he was angry, crying, sad, or frustrated….

Emma: Everyone laughs and forgets all the bad stuff.

Emma: I want to be like that big brother.

Gilbert: Why?

Emma: Because it makes me happy when people laugh.

Emma: I'm trying so hard to be like him….

Emma: …I'm doing my best…

Emma gripped the hem of her dress again and looked closely at the place where the man had disappeared.

(You wanted him to laugh, regardless of whether he was a villain or not. ...There's probably no logic to it.)

(Being able to feel the smiles of others as if they were your happiness is a certain talent.)

(The little rabbit originally had that talent…)

(After hearing Akatsuki's story, I came to consider that a boy who no longer exists anywhere became an ideal.)

I was overcome by an indescribable emotion, and my smile almost crumbled.

(…No wonder, the little rabbit reminded me of my past self.)

(I thought we were alike, but…)

(I guess because of me, you have learned the "bad" way to put others before yourself.)

Gilbert: Hey, little rabbit. Would you like to meet that boy?

Emma: Gil, do you know him!?

Emma's eyes lit up, and I could feel the strength of her passion.

Gilbert: But he might not be the same big brother you think he is, you know?

Gilbert: People change. That child may become someone completely different from what you longed for.

Gilbert: He may become the kind of adult who ignores people in need and does not reach out to them.

(….You must have been very disappointed in me for not thinking anything of the fight between the traffickers/smugglers, aren’t you?)

Gilbert: Do you still want to see him?

Emma: I want to!

Emma: After all, big brother Akatsuki said so.

Emma folds her arms cutely and raises her eyebrows.

Perhaps she is imitating Akatsuki.

Emma: "People are like roses."

Emma: "Roses may wither, bloom, or bud depending on the season."…

Emma: "The roots remain the same no matter what."

Gilbert: ….

Emma: That’s why I'm sure big brother hasn't changed at all.

Emma: Because his roots will always remain the same.

("Father" even talked about that to the little Emma.)

I felt like I learned about Emma's background as she grew up as Rhodolite's Belle.

Emma: Even so…

Emma: Maybe I don't want to see him just yet.

Gilbert: Huh, you looked so eager to see him earlier.

Emma: Because, you know, I'm still not as good as my big brother.

Emma: I want everyone to laugh, but sometimes I can't…

Emma: It would be best to meet my big brother once I am able to do things properly.

Emma: …I want to love my big brother as much as he loves me.

Emma: So don't tell anyone...Gil.

Finally, Emma lowers her voice and puts a small finger in front of her lips.

(This child's cuteness is now a deadly weapon. She’s dangerous. ...I need to notify the castle immediately of a no-contact order.)

Even though I was touched by her gestures, my mouth couldn’t help but relax.

(Maybe I'm just having a convenient dream….)

(If this is the little rabbit's first love, I've heard good things.)

Gilbert: Hehe, got it. Whenever you want to see him, just let me know, okay?

Emma: Yes!

With the little rabbit smiling again, we walk around the town again.

We ate lots of delicious food, bought "sparkles", and played with the playground equipment at the park in town….

In the meantime, the sky changed color and the night, favored by the wicked, arrived.

Roderich: Lord Gilbert.

As Emma was sleeping soundly on the bed, which was too big for a small child, I was soothing her body,

Roderich entered without a sound and kneeled.

Gilbert: Did you find it?

Roderich: As you command.

Gilbert: That's good. I'm sure you investigated his additional charges as well?

Roderich: Yes.

I received the document that was handed to me and looked through it.

There were all sorts of dirty deeds that the little rabbit wouldn't be able to see.

(Aah, this is no good.)

(I never intended to keep him alive in the first place, but there is so much corruption and deception.)

Gilbert: Roderich, let’s switch places.

I let go of Emma and I stood up.

Roderich: No, I'll handle it myself——

Gilbert: This time it's okay because it includes personal information.

I put on the jacket I had taken off and checked the gun I always carry, apart from my cane.

When I loaded a bullet into an empty chamber and put it in my pocket,

I turned to Roderich, who was puzzled about what to do with little Emma.

Gilbert: But you know what will happen if the little rabbit gets more attached to you, don't you?

Roderich: I'll try not to wake her up.

Gilbert: Yeah, just be careful, okay?

Gilbert: ….I’m sorry, Emma.

I walked over to her without making a sound and stroked her bangs lightly.

Emma's expression was calm as if she was dreaming about something.

Gilbert: You said that the roots remain the same, but that's not true.

Gilbert: The roots of flowers rot if they're in the wrong environment.

Gilbert: …But I will never let your roots rot. // But your roots will never rot.

Gilbert: May you remain a beautiful woman at heart….

Gilbert: And I’ll do what I must.

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[azurecrystalz]

[Translation] Scout! Romantic? Date / Love and Hate Quantified Chapter 8

Content Warning: Mentions of a pairing with an ambiguous age gap

A few minutes later

Tatsumi: Now, let's begin the filming once again.

Mayoi: Hiii! I'll be in your care!

Tatsumi: Yes, and I in yours. Anzu-san--I believe--was able to communicate with the producers of "Ai-stars" and get them to switch the pairings.

Tatsumi: Now, the pairings will be "Kazehaya Tatsumi and Ayase Mayoi" as well as "HiMERU and Oukawa Kohaku". Let's all do our best to act as "characters in a dating simulator"~

Mayoi: Even if it's just a little, I'll give it my best...!

Kohaku: Just so you know. Anzu-han is gonna be off to the side somewhere filming with some special equipment. So just act natural and don't be too uptight about the camera being around. That's probably the "correct answer too. If you try acting, it's just gonna feel forced, so you're better off just doing as you normally do. That's how me and Love-han got the "OK" yesterday too, we just talked like normal. I don't really get any of the reasoning behind it, but what the "Producers" say goes I guess.

HiMERU: --If "Ai-stars" is meant to be a dating simulator between men and women, then wouldn't it be more efficient to create a pairing with Anzu-san? HiMERU was also unfamiliar with "men whispering sweet nothings to each other", so he wasn't able to act well without enough information. Though if a pairing with Anzu-san was created, there would at least be a specific way to act. There's multiple examples to follow from existing books and movies.

Kohaku: See, that's what I said, but it turns out Anzu-han isn't comfortable with it. She doesn't like the idea of "Producers" misusing their power against idols or something.

HiMERU: That's the exact premise of "Ai-stars" though.

HiMERU: --Well, forcing people into doing something they don't want to is no good. Idols are oftentimes made to do jobs they don't like with smiles on their faces, and Anzu-san is no idol.

Tatsumi: Yes. Though I must feel grateful since she's doing so much to help us despite this not being her issue ro begin with. Anzu-san is truly a wonderful "Producer". Seeing as we're indebted to her--we as idols should complete this task with all we have. But first, we should spend time together and with our respective pairings since that was the instructions we received first. Best of luck, HiMERU-san.

HiMERU: Haa. Tatsumi hanging around aimlessly is annoying, but HiMERU is bent on completing the job thoroughly.

Tatsumi: Yes. I respect that part of you greatly--I always have.

HiMERU: .........

Tatsumi: Alright, Mayoi-san! Let us begin this fun date! I'm not really familiar with dating, but we should spend time as if we're a married couple[1] having fun in a safe way correct?

Mayoi: A married couple...?! I-it can't be, I'm completely in shock!

Tatsumi: Ah! Please look, there they're selling clothes and accessories that would look wonderful on you Mayoi-san~

Mayoi: Hiii, a cross....?!

Tatsumi: You don't like it?

Mayoi: I don't I doooooon't, hiiii...! I'll melt, I'll melt and be turned into a heap of muuuuud?!

Kohaku: Kokoko~ Those two over there seem pretty chummy don't they? I suppose we'd have to act our part in a chummy scene too, but I'm not too keen with that kinda thing. I meant to ask Love-han about it yesterday since he seemed to know a bunch about that kinda thing, but we got the "OK" while we were distracted talking about other things...I really just don't get it. And so, I'm not really sure what to do. HiMERU-han, maybe you could tell me? HiMERU-han you know I'd help you out in anyway I can right? Do you need to hold hands? Hey, hey?

[Oukawa Kohaku / Relationship: Friend? / Status: Calm / Affinity: 44]

HiMERU: What's with that question mark?!

Kohaku: What are you on about?! Just what is going on with you lately, HiMERU-han? Maybe you should take a break?

HiMERU: --No. HiMERU and Tatsumi are the main focuses of this activity, so we can't possibly leave.

Kohaku: If you say so...

HiMERU: Seeing as you and the others came all the way here, Oukawa, getting this done today needs to be ensured no matter the cost. --So please don't worry, HiMERU is a professional.

Kohaku: Wait, wasn't it because the professionals were rusty that we had to come out here?[2]

[Oukawa Kohaku / ↓↓ Affinity Decreased ↓↓]

HiMERU: (Ggggh! How absurd! This is inconceivable! HiMERU was just talking like he usually does, and yet Oukawa's Affinity keeps doing down! Wait. Actually, why is Oukawa's Affinity so low to begin with? According to HiMERU's calculations it should be at the very least 90!)

Kohaku: Ufufu. Seems like this is really running you through the dirt, HiMERU-han. Kokoko~ Maybe this isn't the best time to say so, but I'm kind of glad because you really don't show when you're having trouble at all, HiMERU-han. You definitely don't show emotions like anger or envy either.

HiMERU: ....Because HiMERU is an idol. The best and the most perfect in the world.

Kohaku: Yeah. Maybe so, but "Crazy:B" aren't really proper idols. Take Niki-han, he's always thinking about food like a kid or animal--and then there's Rinne-han, who's always got something to be pissed at, but he swallows it and calmly puts a plan together. He's like a steam engine that's got a roaring flame in him, and that's what keeps him going. We've only been able to come this far being tugged along by a guy like him.

HiMERU: --Just what are you trying to say, Oukawa?

Kohaku: Basically, our leader Rinne-han would never ignore the fire that's in us. If anything, he'd actually just fuel it even more.

HiMERU: ......

Kohaku: I've always been angry too. At the annoyances of day to day life. At this unfair world. At my family's disturbing business. At the smiles of my parents and sisters, that always felt forced. Everything I hated I wanted to get rid of.

Kohaku: Rinne-han, and "Crazy:B", accepted such an ugly side of me. I was allowed to be angry and to kick and scream like a spoiled brat. All those people that say "don't be an eyesore, don't be shameful" and force our heads down, they're our enemies. Niki-han's taught me a thing or two lately too. We can be more like him and follow our desires more. Yeah, his way of living is the "correct" answer for "Crazy:B". It's part of the reason why Rinne-han loves him so much--and accepts him.

HiMERU: No, Amagi seems to be the hardest on Shiina.

Kohaku: Kokoko~ That just means Rinne-han's not afraid to be himself too, right? He just lives however he wants without a care.

Kohaku: I want to live that way too...though I can't force you to do that, HiMERU-han. I don't even know what type of person you are, what you like or hate. I still don't know a thing about you yet, HiMERU-han.

HiMERU: Oukawa, "I"--

[1]: Yes, Tatsumi does in fact use the word for "married people" here KHFDS Mayoi does so right after as well. [2]: This reads more like Kohaku is muttering this under his breath.

Good fucking bye I hate this story actually

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[cirilla-fiona-riannon]

Kicho's Main Story Chapter 8 Premium

These translations are not intended as a replacement for the game. Please support cybird by buying their stories. SPOILERS under the cut. Expect mistakes.

Slightly suggestive?

???: "Mai?"

Mai: "Kicho!"

Just as I was about to look for him, I heard his voice and was surprised to see him walking toward me, looking somewhat impatient.

Kicho: "How are you feeling?"

Mai: "What?"

Kicho: "You fainted in front of the trading post. What was wrong with you?"

He gently reached his arm and touched my forehead as if he were handling something fragile.

At that moment, when our warmth overlapped, his hazel-green eyes shook with anxiety.

(I can't believe he's worried about me.)

Kicho: "You don't look like you have a fever, but you look pale."

Kicho: "Before I ask why you came here, let's move to a different location."

Mai: "Um, I'm fine. I could even ride a horse without any problem."

Kicho: "I'm not okay with it."

Mai: "Waah!?"

He suddenly carried me, and I shook my head, feeling my cheeks heat up.

Mai: "Um, I can walk by myself."

Kicho: "I don't trust your words, no matter what you say."

Kicho: "Stay quiet. I'll decide what to do."

When we reached a hut built on the edge of the harbor, he put me down, but his arms remained behind my back.

Mai: "Um..."

My heart skipped a beat as he looked into my face from a close distance, and when I didn't look away, he hugged me.

(I'm so nervous, I feel like I can't breathe)

Kicho: "I'm sorry I didn't notice your condition. It's probably because you've been so busy."

Mai: "That's not it. I don't really have a clue as to why."

Kicho: "No, it's my lack of supervision. I've given you a hard time."

Kicho: "It's good to see you again like this."

Mai: "Kicho..."

I nuzzled my face into his chest, loving the slight warmth.

(He's happy to see me again.)

(I'm also happy to talk to him like this again.)

Kicho: "So why are you here? Mitsuhide should've taken you with him."

Kicho: "Or have you decided to cut ties with the Oda and become a member of our side?"

Mai: "No, it's not that."

Mai: "I don't know how Mitsuhide feels about it since I ran out here on my own."

Mai: "I wanted to talk to you again, as myself, not from either side.”

Kicho: "Talk?"

Mai: "I saw one riot after another all around here."

Mai: "Many people took up arms, towns were burning, precious lives were taken one after another, and even young children were crying as they carried the sins that will never be forgiven."

Mai: "Is this really what you wanted to accomplish?"

Kicho: "That’s right."

As he replied, he released the arm around my back.

We faced each other head-on, staring into each other's eyes, his cold eyes stripped of emotion.

(His words are full of lies.)

(He's pushing it all in and keeping a lid on it so he doesn't fall to his knees if he gets in too deep.)

(Because when you're an adult, you can't cry over the most random of things.)

Mai: "Please. Please stop the riots."

Mai: "Whatever it takes, don't do this."

Kicho: "Convincing me is futile. We have to fight constantly to keep the value of life."

Kicho: "And the townspeople also took my hand themselves."

Mai: "So what happens to those who didn't take it?"

Mai: "Those who chose peace instead of force can only flee helplessly."

Mai: "Even those who didn't take your hand must have been those who desperately tried to live."

Kicho: "You're right. What I did to them is pretty harsh."

Kicho: "But that is the turbulent world. If you don't fight, your life will be destroyed."

Kicho: "Once you understand the reality, you will eventually take up arms to change your future."

Kicho: "As this is repeated, so is the future that Japan will face."

Mai: "Please stop!"

Just listening to the words he spoke hurt my heart so much that I had to shout to interrupt him.

Mai: "I'm here now to talk to you as me."

Mai: "So you too, please talk to me as you."

Mai: "Please stop this now before you get hurt anymore."

Kicho: "..........."

I grabbed his wrist tightly to make sure he wouldn't go anywhere.

Kicho: "Let go of me."

Mai: "I don't want to."

Kicho: "I'll show you no mercy if you interfere with my path."

Mai: "I don’t care!"

Kicho: "I see. Then..."

Mai: "Kyaah!?"

He grabbed my other wrist and pushed me against the wall.

Before I could even react, I felt a pain in my neck as he pressed his lips against it.

Mai: "Ah!"

Kicho: "I'll make it so bad that you'll want to leave me yourself."

(----!)

I quickly twisted myself, perhaps out of defensive instinct, but I was no match for his strength, and he caught my other hand and held it down.

Then, he bit my earlobe and traced it with the tip of his tongue.

Mai: "Sto...ngh..."

I yelped, and his eyebrows twitched.

Kicho: "You have a very sweet voice."

Mai: "............"

He pointed it out, and I almost hated myself for it.

Instead of being disgusted by the stimulation he was giving me, I felt a sweet sensation trying to take over my head.

Still, I bit my lip to keep my voice from escaping.

Kicho: "That's futile resistance."

Kicho: "Well, that's okay. Even you have a limit to your resistance."

Mai: "Nn!"

He held my wrists together, making it impossible for me to resist, and then slid his hand down to my obi.

Kicho: "If I expose you here, you'll want to leave me alone."

Kicho: "Or will you still make sweet noises if I do that to you?"

(I hate it.)

(I can't believe he's touching me in a situation like this, with me feeling like this.)

I'm sure that the more I think about the person in front of me, the more he gets confused with emptiness.

Mai: "Kicho, please stop."

Mai: "I don't want to walk away from you."

Mai: "I just want to..."

I couldn't say anything anymore as I felt a twinge in the back of my nose.

Kicho: "............"

Kicho: "It can't be helped. Wait here."

He released my wrists and called his men outside.

Kicho: "Move Mai into the ship."

Subordinate 1: "Yes, sir."

Mai: "Wait! I'm not yet done talking!"

Kicho: "I can't let you shake my cause."

Kicho: "The future will get destroyed, but I'll take your desire to live in this time."

Mai: "Kicho!"

I tried to keep him from leaving, but two of his men prevented me, and he left the cabin without even looking back.

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[hunieday]

Izumi Iori - Drama Collection ~Spring~ RabbitChat translation

Please note that I am not a professional translator and I'm only doing this to share the side materials to those who cannot access it, if you notice any mistakes please let me know nicely. Enjoy!

Izumi Iori: Yuki-san, thank you for your hard work. Can I have a few minutes of your time right now?

Yuki: It's rare to get a Rabbit chat from you, Iori-kun. What happened?

Yuki: Did you want to see a picture of Momo stuffing his cheeks with some delicious rice?

Izumi Iori: No, there are several people stuffing their cheeks with delicious rice in this house, that’ll do for now.

Izumi Iori: I heard from Osaka-san that he and Kujo-san will hold the viewing party for the drama we played in at Yuki-san’s house, so I thought I'd say a few words.

Izumi Iori: I apologize for the inconvenience, but thank you for your time today.

 Yuki: I see, IDOLiSH7 are also invited. Riku-kun, Nagi-kun and Tamaki-kun at least.

Izumi Iori: Well, yes. That’s how it is.

Yuki: It's not often that I get to work with your group, so I thought I’d invite them to talk over dinner.

Yuki: I told Sougo-kun as well, feel free to come empty-handed.

Izumi Iori: Come…empty-handed?

Yuki: Empty-handed, casual.

Izumi Iori: I'm sorry, but considering Osaka-san’s demeanor, I don’t think that’s possible.

Izumi Iori: "Yuki-san himself went out of his way to give us, his juniors, an opportunity to discuss the film," he said, and when he showed us the rabbit chat, he was holding his phone with both hands as if it were a heavenly blessing.

Yuki:

Yuki: I just wanted to see you guys eating good food, but I'll add "give feedback about the drama properly" to my resume for the day.

Yuki: What are you doing, Iori-kun?

Izumi Iori: What do you mean?

Yuki: Since you are rabbit chatting with me.

Izumi Iori: Ah, right now I’m sitting in a chair in my room, sipping a café au lait, phone in hand.

Yuki: Momo would be lying on the bed saying “I've been rabbit chatting with Yuki-san. What should I do 😣😣?”, he was flapping his legs while talking to me.

Yuki: You’re way more natural about it.

Izumi Iori: Yes, I’m having an afternoon snack while enjoying a rabbit chat with the Absolute Kings after all.

Yuki: That’s great. I feel like I'm being told that a rabbit chat with me is worth more than any snack.

Iori: Of course I think it is.

Izumi Iori: In a way, thanks to Re:vale's personality, I am able to have a casual Rabbit chat with you…

Yuki: Can I screenshot this and send it to Momo?

Izumi Iori: Why is that!?

Yuki: Because it makes us happy.

Izumi Iori: Oh no, is it because I'm the first one who’s said that…

Yuki: I'm happy because it's you. It is true that we, Re:vale, are the Absolute Kings, but it's Momo who's been running and working for the sake of a better idol industry and a comfortable environment for the juniors.

Yuki: If Iori-kun, the usually cool junior, said that to you, you'd probably roll over and flap your legs in delight as well.

Izumi Iori: Is that so?

Yuki: Oh, I'm traveling for work now, so I might have made the mistake of swinging my legs while sitting. cute

Izumi Iori: I see.

Izumi Iori: I was reminded once again that the two of you really are the same in your private lives.

Yuki: I'm glad you admire us.

Izumi Iori: Don’t worry, we admire you so we can surpass you.

Yuki: You're so cute.

Yuki: I like that kind of thing about Iori-kun.

Izumi Iori: Well then, we like Re:vale for letting us talk like this.

Yuki: wait a minute

Izumi Iori: yes

Yuki: Iori-kun, aren't you too cool for a cute guy?

Izumi Iori: I disagree, I'm not cute.

Yuki: You were cute when you called me "Sensei".

Izumi Iori: That was for the drama!? I mean, the relationship wasn't even what you would call cute, was it?

Yuki: That’s right. We were collaborators, working together to find the criminal who killed each other's loved ones.

Yuki: But I don't think "collaborator" is the right word to use. I think we had developed a bond that was unique to the two of us.

Izumi Iori: A bond between just the two of them? There was no scene that clearly shows it, but it could be interpreted that way.

Izumi Iori: For him, who was lonely, the teacher was the only person in the world who cared about him.

Yuki: Yes. I think that scene where he took care of someone with great care, as if he was overlaying the image of a deceased close friend, was a source of support for his performance.

Izumi Iori: It’s nice, I like those kinds of stories. I still have less acting experience than Yuki-san, so this will be a good learning opportunity for me in the future.

Izumi Iori: I think Osaka-san would be pleased to discuss the drama with you. Maybe Kujo-san, as well.

Yuki: Yes. At first, I was only planning to eat and play mini games while watching the drama.

Izumi Iori: I'm not half as scared of the mini-games as they say I am now.

Yuki: As expected, your eyes are sharp

Izumi Iori: Oh

Izumi Iori: I'm sorry

Izumi Iori: The two people who tend to do something wrong, have done something wrong, so I'm gonna go deal with it.

Yuki: They've messed up.

Izumi Iori: They mistook potato starch for pancake flour and mixed it with eggs.

Yuki: I think that could make a delicious tempura batter ^^

Izumi Iori: We don't want to make that. I will ask you for more details about the mini-game later.

Yuki:

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[1863-project]

What *are* bullet trains, really? I know that the hype around them is how fast they are, but how do they work? Is there anything specific that makes them faster or is it just thanks to the more streamlined design?

I'm going to do my best to put this in layman's terms, so feel free to let me know if anything is confusing!

The term Shinkansen literally translates into "new main line" or "new trunk line." The project was originally discussed in the 1930s, but World War II more or less put it on hold for some time. In the earliest days of the project, the design of the trainsets did lead them to be referred to as "dangan ressha," which does actually translate to "bullet train." One of the major people spearheading the project was Hideo Shima, who was also responsible for the D51 and C62 steam locomotives, both beloved in Japan to this day. His greatest champion was Shinji Sogou, who knew the Shinkansen needed to be standard gauge to operate at higher speeds. Despite opposition, Sogou convinced politicians to back the plans for what would become the Tokaido Shinkansen. When it got too expensive, both Shima and Sogou resigned, but today they're regarded far more favorably, because the line was absurdly successful right out of the gate. Before the Shinkansen, it took over six hours to get between Tokyo and Osaka. The new train, launched in 1964 just in time for the Olympics, did the same trip in four hours, and was doing it in three hours and ten minutes one year later.

This post isn't really meant to talk about history, though, it's about how these things work, so let's get down to it.

The key to their success: the Shinkansen uses EMUs, electric multiple units.

If you live in an urban area, you've probably seen an EMU before if your city has mass transit. The NYC Subway, for one example, uses EMUs. There are no set locomotives on the Shinkansen, just cars with cabs; as you've probably seen, the ones where engineers drive from have those lovely streamlined snouts. This actually reduces the weight of the trainset, as they don't need to keep a power source on board - all their power is transmitted from the electrical wires above via pantographs. The pantograph is the little arm that reaches up from the train to touch the wires. Here's a Pennsylvania Railroad GG1 with a pantograph up for comparison:

(image source; this GG1 is Blackjack and she lives at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, PA)

The modern pantographs on the Shinkansen trainsets are a lot sleeker and quieter. Here's how it looks on the E6:

(image source)

The Shinkansen cars also have a larger loading gauge than most rolling stock. This means trains can have 5-across seating instead of the 4-across seating most passenger trains do, which in turn means you can move the same amount of passengers with a shorter, and therefore lighter, trainset.

They also benefit from traction - all wheel axles are powered, because the Shinkansen are EMUs. More motored axles means higher acceleration, which means the Shinkansen can stop more frequently and immediately pick up the pace right away once it's time to get moving again. Because of this, Shinkansen lines have more stops in proportion to their lengths than other high-speed rail systems do, since they can accelerate back up to top speed faster.

The current fastest Shinkansen model is my favorite, the E5 and its sister, the H5.

(image source)

The E5 and the H5 can hit around 200 mph at their maximum when they're allowed to stretch their legs, and they have the most gorgeous streamlining, with sleek snouts and really cool paint jobs. I have a few models of the E5 in my room in my apartment.

They'll be surpassed in speed when the SCMaglev officially opens - but that's an entirely different form of technology from the Shinkansen. That thing is going to be incredible.

Importantly, the Shinkansen lines are kept completely separate from slower lines.

This way, they don't cross with narrow gauge trains, other passenger trains, or freight trains, which enables them to run at higher speeds without having to slow down or stop to let other trains through. This also allows them to maintain those speeds safely. If you're American, you're probably aware of how this limits Amtrak speeds - they have to share the rails with the freight companies, and even on the Northeast Corridor, where the Acela runs, there are only a few pockets where the trains can really whip because of this. This is actually a crucial element to making high-speed rail successful and safe.

I hope this is what you had in mind, anon!

#replies #I like trains

[satancopilotsmytardis]

Second chapter of current! Fuck yeah! (I'm writing this as I read and just putting my thoughts down, so some questions I bring up might be answered later in the chapter)

Dabi is so anxious. I mean, there's a good reason for that, but y'know. Nobody explained shit to him, just told him not to worry about it.

They are still disgustingly in love I see.

I understand why Dabi is so unsettled by everyone carrying weapons. As someone who grew up in Europe, where weapons are heavily monitored, thinking about going somewhere where everyone carries them openly sets me on edge, too.

Sire lore!! You know, I think Dabi would make for a very interesting siren. Not in this story, but in general. Hmmm.

Dabiii :(. I'm sure Tomura is happy to answer any and all questions you have.

Oooh chocolate! I really like how you portray the language barrier and how everyone is trying to work around it. As well as how some words don't exist in one language or the other!

Somehow, I don't think everyone eats that much each day.

Please, please explain eating to Dabi. The poor guy. Tomura, you know he is worried. And I know this is all normal for you, but for fucks sake.

I don't know if it's more funny or tragic that Dabi assumes they're guppies. He's trying so, so hard to deal with everything, but he's just missing so much information. He really wants to adapt, and understand. Honestly, I'm surprised Shigaraki isn't asking him more questions.

Shigaraki wants Dabi to be part of his world and sure, I can understand that. He doesn't want his mate to go hungry, but we haven't seen him really try to understand Dabi's culture in turn. Sure, he wants to know, but he doesn't ask about it, even with Toga there to translate. Might come in the future, but yeah.

Magne! Lol, finally someone who tells the others off for literally explaining nothing. Well, not nothing, but y'know. And she's right. Tomura does ask very few personal questions.

Oooh this is good. Explaining about culture for both of them! I was wondering how things in Hollow Reef are goong.

Nice touch that Magne is a clownfish, btw, since with real clownfish the biggest of the group changes gender.

Oh. Since Toga is, technically, a hunter, Dabi makes sure to eat less than her. Or maybe he wants to see how much is eaten on average. Probably a bit of both.

Oh boy! Dabi sure is going through it. But hey, they finally talk about it! About time.

"scared?" "Not of you" oh my god. They are sickeningly sweet. No wonder Tomura wants to tell Dabi that he loves him. They're both so down bad. Oh my god.

Ah, yes. Arena fights and challenges that end with one person dead and eaten. That sure is a way to resolve conflict. Especially since I'm sure Shigaraki totally has the option to refuse a challenge, as prince :)

(that was sarcasm. The eggs I understand. It's a solid system. But we still don't know the rules about fights, so idk about that)

Ah yes, death threats. Pretty sure Spinner only won because they were on land and Shig was distracted, but imagining him just getting pushed into the water and later coming oit again, dripping wet and seething, is very funny.

Oooh, I can't wait for the magic reveal. I think your magic system here is really cool! With all the little details and stuff. Since Rei has told Dabi about sirens, maybe that was just people who couldn't control their gifts? I do think Dabi will end up having one, btw, though I'm not sure which one. Could be it only works above water, if it has to do with fire? But it would be really cool if he could create/control/maintain fire underwater. I wonder if the hunters learn how to use magic?

Disgustingly sweet. Spinner agrees, lol.

I wonder how Dabi plans on hiding his necklace once he has to go back to Hollow Reef. He won't leave it on the island, or maybe he will? But he can't wear it. Too much risk of it being taken away.

Oooh, the finally have the mate talk!!

Learning how to express all that sexual stuff sure is going to be an experience, lol. Dabi's oral fixation is true in every universe. Shigaraki is being responsible and wants to talk first but it's hard when both he and Dabi are so desperate.

Poor Toga has to teach Shigaraki dirty talk in another language. Do it for the chocolate!

Party time! This is where the sneak-peek you gave us is from, right? Nice.

Poor Dabi has a hangover. Good thing Shigaraki is there to take care of him. Dabi just spitting out his whole stomach when he vomits and Shigaraki being caught so off guard by it.

Using a party so there is less to talk about the next meeting is very much unprofessional. Like yeah, that might work, but that doesn't mean issues will actually be resolved.

The meeting sure is something. I'm sure Shigaraki just didn't think of it when inviting Dabi to join them, but the ritual to see if someone is fit to join the sirens is brutal. Good that the kid made it and Dabi didn't have to watch him die? Magical awakening or something, I don't know.

Of fucking course Overhaul causes trouble. I understand why you want to make fried shrimp now. And of course a challenge can't be avoided. Knew there was something up with that law. Like, I'm sure that Dabi will win, simply because Overhaul is too much of a bitch to be able to beat him, but he is at a disadvantage here. I wonder if that fight might activate Dabi's magic? Actually making fried shrimp out of Overhaul would be funny as fuck. (And also tasty)

Oh, too bad. I wanted to see Dabi fight, but I understand he isn't ready yet. Shigaraki will make Overhaul regret ever challenging his mate :)

Oh boy! Dabi sure feels guilty for putting his mate in that position!

Oof, imagine your dad died and you eat him (you know, to pay respect) and suddenly a guard shows up because your king/prince wants a bite too. Kinda fucked up, not gonna lie.

Ah, I suspected eating others is somehow tied up with the magic. I love hearing more about all of this, though "following the natural order of things" is not as good of an argument as you make it out to be.

"I want you to be strong." Dabi has spend so much time forcing himself to be small, he would never want anyone else to starve themselves for his sake.

Overhaul is blocking his own vision with how much sand he's throwing around. And of course his magic causes trouble. Can't wait for Shigaraki to rip his arms off.

Oooh poison! Nice!

Dabi is a shark, after all. And there is a lot of blood in the water :)

Shigaraki holding onto Overhaul's arms because those are his now, dammit.

Dabi is trying so, so hard to adapt and take care of his mate. He just wants to not be small, he just want friends, and family, and to properly live.

Welp. At least Overhaul tastes good, even if he has no other use.

Dabi isn't used to going days without eating anymore. And he's a shark. It's no wonder he's hungry. Especially with so much blood in the water.

Yay! Cannibalism! Shigaraki just wants what's best for him, and he's so worried he fucked up. Oh, they're so sweet to each other in the most deranged way possible.

So much for making sure Shigaraki eats, lol. I mean, he sure eats out, but somehow I don't think that's what Spinner meant.

Oh, Spimner is so mad. And Dabi is being protective of his mate <3. He's letting his instincts take over more.

Oooh! Dabi developed his magic, since he ate "actual meat". We already know it strengthens it, so it wouldn't surprise me if that, combined with him giving in to his instincts more, is what did it. Now, is his magic healing or is he a sorcerer like Spinner?

(also, i'm pretty sure his touch was healing, no matter how funny the thought of healing cum is. Maybe even his tears, since Shigaraki licked those up too?)

Hm, if Dabi didn't heal Shigaraki, it was probably Overhaul's meat, somehow. Sped up the healing process for both of them.

It will be interesting, when Dabi comes back to Hollow Reef (because he promised Natsuo) and while everyone else is weaker coming out of the coma, he will be stronger. And bigger. That might cause problems.

Oops, All for One is home. Surely that will all go over well. Him walking in on them making oit is very funny, though. Welp, it was nice knowing you Dabi.

Hm. I'm interested to see how this version of All for One is like. I don't trust how friendly he acts.

Ooooh, Compress' magic is so interesting! I like how it now also includes other aspects outside of physically shrinking things.

Interesting that Tomura formed the court. I mean, it makes sense, especially considering canon, but still. Monarchies never work well, having a court helps that. Hmm. I'm surprised All for One allowed such a big change.

Hm. It's so hard to tell All for One's intentions. He's obviously talking down Hollow Reef on purpose, trying to use that to make sure Dabi is loyal to Graveforge, but still. He seems to want Tomura to succeed. And unlike canon, this version of AfO isn't as old.

Still, he's making me uneasy. I am, on the other hand, looking forward to what Dabi chooses to do with his life.

Dabi: "Tomura is so sweet. He's obviously a romantic." Almost everyone else: "With you maybe."

Him having the eggs might cause problems. I hope Dabi doesn't get found out :(. He should have hidden them at the island, that would have been safer.

Hopefully nobody asks Natsuo about the lie. Oh god, that would bring up so many questions. I mean, Natsuo knows that Dabi went away, but I don't know how he'd react to Dabi having eggs with him.

Dabi, you can't judge Shouto for his taste in partners. You are literally mated to a prince you met two months ago who you have seen rip the arms off of someone.

Oof, if Hollow Reef is eating their dead because they don't have enough food and then pretend that it's Graveforge who are the only savage ones, damn. That's fucked up. At least in Graveforge people know they'll be eaten.

Damn. Shigaraki can really just destroy magic. So cool. I really really love how you translated their quirks into magic while also switching things up to fit better into the universe.

Eri! Oh shit. I mean, she'll make it, but damn. Poor kid.

Ah, Natsuo will be pretty worried to hear about Dabi's mate. Especially if he figures out what he has been eating.

Woops, Dabi immediately blurts it out. At least he doesn't have to keep that secret from Natsuo anymore?

Oh, this conversation is painful. Very, very painful. Dabi just wants to stay where he is happy and keep his family safe at the same time. But I completely understand where Natsuo is coming from. Because while Dabi was the same, in the beginning, this is different. Natsuo never had to be small. Not like Dabi. And the beginning was hard for Dabi too. This is a lot at once. And, I mean, from Natsuo's perspective it does kind of sound like Dabi joined a cult.

I knew it! The bigger hunters eat the dead to gain access to magic. Oh damn, how much of that did Enji hear??? Oof, I hope Dabi's magic activates before the week is over, because I don't know if he'll survive otherwise. And even if he does, it won't be good for anyone involved. Obviously Enji didn't hear about Dabi's mate, because otherwise he just put himself into a lot of danger willingly.

Oooh, this story is so good! I love love love the worldbuilding.

I am feral and chewing on this ask, oh man yeah holy fuck is so much happening and I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! God, this makes me so excited to work on the next chapter! Thank you so much!!! 🖤🖤🖤

#tanco speaks #ask #asks

[shiningwonderland]

Syo Kurusu (Repeat)

Translator: Terry (twitter: turtlemudge)

Proofreader: Raz (twitter: agnadance)

November: Se Bisogna

The holiday after the school festival has ended, and regular classes have begun again. 

After school, everyone's very busy preparing for the graduation audition. 

Syo-kun and I are preparing too. We decided to come to the recording studio to practice our song. 

Haruka Nanami: Is Kaoru-kun still staying in your dorm room? 

Syo Kurusu: Yeah. I keep telling to go home, but he won't listen. 

Syo-kun's younger twin brother, Kaoru-kun, really wants Syo-kun to move back home.

He refuses to leave without him. True to his word,  he's stayed in the dorms ever since the school festival. 

Haruka Nanami: He's not even going to school, then? 

Syo Kurusu: That's right. … He's pretty bright, though. Did you know that Saotome Academy has a sister school? 

Haruka Nanami: Uh… yeah. It's, um, a really elite prep school, right? With experts in a lot of different fields? 

Syo Kurusu: Yeah, he's… well, he's enrolled in their medical course. It's a nine year course.

He originally meant to apply here with me, but he had a fever on the day of the audition, and he wasn't able to come. 

Then, he took the test there as a fallback option, and he managed to pass…. He said that if he couldn't become an idol with me, then he wanted to be a doctor. 

He's made that choice, so he should stick with it. I don't get what he thinks he's doing…. Geez, he's such a worrywart….

Haruka Nanami: Aren't your parents worried…? 

Syo Kurusu: Well, yeah, probably, but they basically let us do what we want. They taught us to be responsible for ourselves and our choices. 

They'd get super mad if we caused trouble for other people, but other than that they gave us free rein. 

Haruka Nanami: Come to think of it, I've never asked about your parents. What do they do? 

Syo Kurusu: Oh, have I not told you yet? My mom's an orchestra conductor. She's always going overseas for concerts and the like.

It was because of her that I started learning the violin. 

My father does hair styling and makeup for Shining Agency. He seems to get along pretty well with Shining. 

Oh, but I'm not here because of favoritism. I got into Shining Academy on my own merit, not by taking advantage of connections or anything like that! 

Haruka Nanami: Yeah, I know that. You're singing is… really cool, after all. 

Syo Kurusu: … just my singing...? 

Haruka Nanami: No, not just that. I think everything about you is cool, Syo-kun. 

Syo Kurusu: Everything? … Come on, that's a bit of an exaggeration even for you…. 

Haruka Nanami: No, it's not! You're kind and cool and….

Syo Kurusu: A-anyway! We go to sister schools, and my father's an acquaintance of Shining. 

But my dad doesn't seem worried about the situation, so…. Actually, I wonder if Kaoru sweet-talked him into being okay with it. 

He's usually a crybaby and a total pushover, but he gets stubborn over the weirdest things… and I can't say I agree with his methods, either. 

He has serious tunnel vision. It's a pain in the ass.

Select the phrase!

心配なんだね He's worried about you, right?  (+10 Love, +5 Music)

Syo Kurusu: Yeah, that might be what's going on. But even if it is, he's overdoing it. 

Haruka Nanami: You know…. I think I may understand how Kaoru-kun feels. 

Syo Kurusu: What, are you taking his side now? 

Haruka Nanami: … I mean, you do push yourself too far sometimes. 

Syo Kurusu: Are you saying it's a bad thing to work hard? 

Haruka Nanami: No, not exactly…. It just feels like if I take my eyes off you for too long, you might just keep going till you collapse. 

Syo Kurusu: It's a man's job to go beyond his limits! When should I be trying my best, if not now?

Haruka Nanami: … You have a point, but…. But, I want you to take breaks sometimes, too. I want you to lean on me when you need to. 

I know I may not be of much use to you, but I'd still like you to be able to count on me. Even if all you need is someone to vent to every once in a while. Okay? 

Syo Kurusu: Don't be ridiculous. You want me to come whining to you? What kind of man would do a thing like that?! 

Haruka Nanami: … Am I really… that useless to you…? 

Syo Kurusu: Ahh, come on!! Don't look at me like that! I already rely on you plenty, okay? 

Haruka Nanami: Huh…? 

Syo Kurusu: I can't sing without you, after all. I mean, you also make my songs....

Syo-kun grips my shoulder firmly, looking me straight in the eye. 

Syo Kurusu: Because you're here… I can go full speed ahead, knowing you'll stop me if I take things too far. 

This way, I can focus on fighting my hardest. I can sing my heart out, knowing that I can trust you to have my back. 

Haruka Nanami: Syo-kun…. 

Syo Kurusu: … So please, don't look at me like that…. 

The hand that had been gripping my shoulder moves to my back, running gently through my hair....

And then Syo-kun pats me gently on the back. Once, twice. 

Almost like he's comforting a small child. 

Syo Kurusu: … I'm going to be fine…. 

While I'm letting myself be comforted by Syo-kun's words, I suddenly realize how little distance is left between us. Before I know it, my face is turning red. 

Syo Kurusu: Sorry… I just… uh…. When Kaoru was little, I… I used to do that when he was about to start crying, and it usually cheered him up… so…. 

Oh, so he's trying to cheer me up because I looked worried. 

Haruka Nanami: I understand. Thank you.

大好きなんだね It's because he loves you, right? (+5 Love, +5 Music)

Haruka Nanami: You're his big brother, after all. 

Syo Kurusu: Yeah, I should be happy about that, I know.... I mean, I love him too, he is my twin and everything. 

Still, it's time for him to start learning to stand on his own. We can't be together forever. 

Syo-kun gazes at the microphone with conviction. 

Syo Kurusu: You have to be able to chase your dream on your own, after all. 

Haruka Nanami: You're not alone, Syo-kun. 

I grip the hem of Syo-kun's uniform tightly. 

Syo Kurusu: Hm? 

Syo-kun turns, looking straight at me. 

Haruka Nanami: I'm right here. I'm you're partner, so I'll always be with you. 

I… don't want Syo-kun to talk like he's all alone. 

Syo Kurusu: Oh, yeah. You're right. Thanks, Haruka!! 

Syo-kun pats me on the head. 

Even if all I can do is make things a tiny bit easier for him… 

… I want to stay by his side and support him, no matter what. 

I want us to keep working together. Forever, come what may….

お兄ちゃん子なんだね Has he always been a bit of a tag-along? (+5 Music) 

Syo Kurusu: Kinda. Well, either way, I wish he'd give me a bit more breathing room. 

Haruka Nanami: But if he did, wouldn't you feel a bit lonely…? 

Syo Kurusu: Not really. I have you now, after all. 

Haruka Nanami: … Syo-kun…. 

Syo Kurusu: Just kidding…. I mean, it's not just you, I've got loads of friends here…. But I'm most comfortable around you, I guess….

Anyway! We're supposed to be practicing, right? So let's practice!

I used to think that Kaoru-kun would return home after two or three days, but…

… even a week later, he's still there, and it doesn't seem like he plans to leave anytime soon. 

Kaoru Kurusu: Ah! Welcome back, Syo-chan~. I've been waiting~. I'm so hungry…. 

Syo Kurusu: Kaoru… seriously…. You can't keep doing this. 

The term's already started. Don't come crying to me if you can't catch up with the curriculum!! 

Kaoru Kurusu: It's fine. I'm plenty clever!! Besides, I've stayed in touch with the teachers and everything! They know I'm in the dorms here…. 

I told them my brother had a medical emergency and I'm staying with him for a little while. They were very understanding. 

Syo Kurusu: It still counts as you missing class though, right? 

Kaoru Kurusu: As long as I turn in make-up reports, it'll be fine. My school doesn't really care what I do, as long as I keep my test grades up. 

Syo Kurusu: Ugh, it figures that Saotome Academy's sister school would be like that…. There's limits to letting students slack off…. 

Seriously though, you can't study properly here, can you? Go home! 

Kaoru Kurusu: Look… I'm worried about you, Syo-chan. I'm sure that the second I leave, you'll go back to overworking yourself. 

Syo Kurusu: That was just bad timing! I'm not going to do that again. I promise. 

Kaoru Kurusu: But… that was just for the school festival. You're only going to practice harder from now on, right? 

Syo Kurusu: Are you saying you can't trust me?

Kaoru Kurusu: I mean… your version of "fine" is pretty messed up. 

If I don't stop you, who will? I'm the only one who does. 

Syo Kurusu: I can't believe you… what do I have to do to convince you to leave? … Are you just gonna drop everything every time I collapse or whatever? 

Kaoru Kurusu: I'm not "dropping" anything…. 

Syo Kurusu: Look, at the very least, this is going to have a bad effect on your life if you keep it up. … I'm the one who's worried about you. 

Kaoru Kurusu: … Then… if it isn't me, who's going to take my place…? 

Syo Kurusu: Your place? 

Kaoru Kurusu: Yeah. For instance, if you were to get a girlfriend, and she promised to look after you, I'd be okay with going home…. 

Kaoru-kun returns Syo-kun's glare with a challenging expression, as if he wants to say, "I'd like to see you try." 

Syo Kurusu: A girlfriend…

Select the phrase!

うちは恋愛禁…… That's not allowed here…. (+5 Music)

Syo Kurusu: Aaaaaahh!!

Syo-kun panics and covers my mouth with his hand. 

Then he lowers his voice.

Syo Kurusu: Don't be stupid! If we tell him that, then he'll know I couldn't get a girlfriend even if I wanted to….

He whispers desperately into my ear.

Haruka Nanami: Ah… I see….

Kaoru Kurusu: … Is something wrong? 

Syo Kurusu: Uh, oh, nothing. So… a girlfriend, huh? If I have a girlfriend you'll get off my back?

Kaoru Kurusu: If you really get a girlfriend, then yeah. 

Come to think of it, I've never asked…. Syo-kun is handsome and charming, so maybe… he does have a girlfriend…. 

Girls and boys at this school aren't allowed to date each other, so I don't think he's dating anyone here, but maybe he's had a girlfriend since middle school, or something like that…. 

But if that were the case, then Kaoru-kun would probably know her…. I wonder...?

彼女……？A girlfriend…? (+10 Love) 

Kaoru Kurusu: Yeah. Someone that cares about Syo-kun as much as I do, or even more than me. If he has someone by his side who'll protect him, that's good enough for me. 

Syo Kurusu: Hm… a girlfriend, huh…?

彼女でないとダメですか？Does it have to be a girlfriend?  (+5 Love)

Kaoru Kurusu: What do you mean? 

Haruka Nanami: There are a lot of people who care about Syo-kun and worry a lot about him…. 

I would think you've realized this already by living here, but Shinomiya-san cares about Syo-kun a great deal. 

Kaoru Kurusu: I mean, I did kind of get that idea, but that guy seems pretty delicate, too…. I'm pretty sure Syo-kun's stronger than he is. 

Syo Kurusu: I mean, with his glasses on, maybe…. 

Kaoru Kurusu: Glasses…? 

Syo Kurusu: Oh, uh, nothing. Anyway, if I get a girlfriend, that'll satisfy you, is that right? 

Kaoru Kurusu: Yeah. But it has to be a real girlfriend. A friend doesn't count.

The next day, when Syo-kun and I go to school, we ask Ichinose-san and Jinguji-san for advice on what to do about Kaoru-kun. 

Syo Kurusu: … So, basically, he doesn't want to go home. At all. 

But I don't have a girlfriend. Or anyone I could make my girlfriend, for that matter. 

Tokiya Ichinose: It's taboo for an idol to have a lover in the first place. And besides, getting one is not the sort of thing you can just pull off on a whim. 

Ren Jinguji: … That's not exactly true. All you need is passion and good timing. But regardless, you don't actually need a real girlfriend for this anyway… or am I wrong? 

Tokiya Ichinose: Ren… what exactly are you getting at? 

Ren Jinguji: It's quite simple, really. All he needs to do is convince his brother that he has a girlfriend, right? In that case, the Lady can pretend she's Shorty's lover. 

Syo Kurusu: Huh?! Whaaaat?!?

Haruka Nanami: Um, uhhh….?!? M-me, S-Syo-kun's…? 

I glance over to Syo-kun. He seems upset, and won't look in my direction. 

Ren Jinguji: Well, I'm not sure if Shorty's good enough boyfriend material to suit the Lady....

Syo Kurusu: Watch it!! What are you implying?! 

Ren Jinguji: You're about ten centimeters off from a good balance between you two, or am I wrong?  

Tokiya Ichinose: Ren…. It's asking a bit much to demand he change a physical trait. There's nothing to be done on that front. 

Syo Kurusu: Dammit!! Quit making fun of me…! A man can be more than meets the eye! It's the heart that's important. You hear me?! The heart!!

Select the phrase!

は、はいっ！O-of course! (+5 Love) 

Syo Kurusu: You said it!! 

Ren Jinguji: Hmmm. Well, in that case, everything's fine. You two shouldn't have any problem pretending to be lovers, right?

見た目も少しは大切かと…… I think appearance is a little important, too.... (+5 Love, +5 Music) 

Syo Kurusu: Really?! I guess that means short guys are no good, huh…? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, um… that's not quite what I meant…. More that, appearance can be part of a person's individuality. It can be part of what makes them attractive, or…. 

Anyway, I figure that idols need to craft an appearance that their fans can come to love, if that makes sense?  

B-but, Syo-kun, you're already… really handsome…. 

You have a great fashion sense, and your eyes are really clear and bright, and you're just so great…. 

Syo Kurusu: Oh, I see… well, of course! I'm a future BIG IDOL, after all!! 

Ren Jinguji: Well then, that settles it. All you and the Lady have to do is pretend to be lovers.

今のままでもかっこいいです You're already handsome just the way you are. (+20 Love) 

Syo Kurusu: Huh?! Handsome—!?! ...I-I mean, yes. Of course I'm handsome. That much is obvious. 

Tokiya Ichinose: Actually, it seems as though you have profound doubts on that front, judging by your reaction. 

Ren Jinguji: He's used to being called "cute," but I bet he hasn't been called "handsome" all that often. 

Jinguji-san shrugs, smirking. 

Syo Kurusu: That's not true…. 

Syo-kun begins to sulk, pouting a little.

Tokiya Ichinose: I, at least, have never heard such a thing directed at him. 

As Ichinose-san speaks, Syo-kun gets more and more upset. 

Syo Kurusu: Argh…. 

Ren Jinguji: Well, how about it, Lady? 

Wouldn't you be overjoyed to take a handsome man like Shorty as a lover? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah… uh… I mean… it'd be an honor. But… I don't think I'd really be a suitable choice? A cuter girl would be…. 

Syo Kurusu: Nah… you'd be fine. Or actually, I'd rather it be you. If it was some other girl, there'd be more risk of it getting out. 

Ren Jinguji: Well then, that's that. All the Lady and Shorty need to do is pretend to be lovers.

Tokiya Ichinose: … That's true. There's the rule against romance, but I don't think you need to make too big of a scene of things. As long as you only pretend in front of Kaoru-kun, it should be fine. 

Syo Kurusu: Ah… but, well…. I don't really know the basics of how to act to seem like we're… like that? 

Ren Jinguji: Well, that's easy. Just do this…. Lady… 

Jinguji-san wraps his arm around me, placing his hand on the small of my back and drawing me towards him. 

Um… w-what is he…? 

Jinguji-san puts a hand beneath my chin, forcing me to raise my face to his.

He gazes at me with passion in his eyes. 

Haruka Nanami: Y-yes? 

Ren Jinguji: I love you. 

Haruka Nanami: !!! U-um, um-um-um-um….

Ren Jinguji: Come now, Lady. Your line here is "I'm yours, Syo-kun." Then, all you need to do is let those pretty eyes drift closed. Okay, give it a go, Shorty. 

Syo Kurusu: H… How am I supposed to do something that embarrassing?!?!

Haruka Nanami: G-good point…. 

Syo Kurusu: I—I have to take one step at a time… but anyway, things like that are best kept private, y'know...? 

Like… when it's just the two of us…. 

Syo-kun looks at me with a pleading expression. I… I can't say I have any experience in such things, but it does seem like the sort of thing you shouldn't do in front of other people. 

Haruka Nanami: Ah… Um, w-well. It… doesn't seem like something you should do wherever, all the time… so….

Ren Jinguji: Really? I do it all the time. I don't hold back with someone who's dear to me.

Tokiya Ichinose: Please practice a little self-restraint before it can become a problem. If it does, it'll already be too late. 

Ren Jinguji: Aw, come on, it'll be fine. No one's gonna catch me. Who do you think you're talking to? 

Tokiya Ichinose: Sigh… I can't believe you…. Regardless, Ren's behavior doesn't suit the two of you.

Syo-kun and I nod deeply, agreeing with Ichinose-san's advice. 

Tokiya Ichinose: You're both fairly late bloomers, after all. If you want to get over your embarrassment, you'll need to follow the proper procedures…. Let's see…. 

Holding each other's gaze first, then holding hands, then an arm around the shoulders, then full embrace. A kiss on the forehead, and then a kiss on the lips. And then….  Why are you looking at me like that? 

Syo Kurusu: No, it's just… how do I put this…? Listing it all out like that is somehow even more embarrassing…. 

Haruka Nanami: If we follow those steps, will our performance improve? 

Tokiya Ichinose: … I wonder. Perhaps not, but…. Well, for now, how about you start by holding hands and looking into each other's eyes? 

Syo Kurusu: … Holding hands…? 

Haruka Nanami: And looking into…. 

I glance at Syo-kun, but…. I get embarrassed the second our eyes meet. We both end up looking away. 

But if we want to convince Kaoru-kun, we'll have to try harder…. 

Syo Kurusu: I'm… gonna take your hand…. Ready? 

Haruka Nanami: Y-yes…. 

Trying our best not to look at each other, we extend our hands. 

*Bump!*

The instant our fingers brush, I retract my hand in a flash. 

Syo Kurusu: Uh… okay… so that happened. I'm gonna try again….

Haruka Nanami: I'm so sorry. I'll do it right this time. 

Syo Kurusu: No, it's fine. It's not worth freaking out over….

I think holding hands wouldn't be so difficult to manage normally, but doing so intentionally makes it incredibly embarrassing. 

It's not as though Syo-kun has never held my hand before….

But being so aware of it… not to mention doing it in front of other people….

Ren Jinguji: … Are they seriously acting like this about just holding hands? 

Tokiya Ichinose: I'm unsure if it's their clumsiness or some other factor, but I'm starting to feel embarrassed just watching this. 

Syo Kurusu: Look…. We can go at whatever pace is comfortable for you…. 

Haruka Nanami: … All right. 

After trying over and over, Syo-kun and I manage to get as far as holding hands. 

I'm a little nervous to be touching Syo-kun so directly, but he wraps his hand around mine gently, without exerting too much pressure. 

Then, after school, Kaoru-kun comes to watch us rehearse in the recording room. 

Syo Kurusu: … Haruka…. Here goes nothing. 

Haruka Nanami: … Okay. 

Syo-kun grips my hand tightly. … He's so strong…. 

Even though he seemed so embarrassed up till now, in the moment of truth Syo-kun readily takes the lead. He… really is cool, and handsome. 

Syo Kurusu: K-Kaoru!! 

Kaoru Kurusu: What's up, Syo-chan? Why are you making that scary face? Aren't you going to practice? 

Syo Kurusu: I've kept quiet about this until now, but…. We're dating!!!

So you don't have to worry. Go home already. 

Kaoru Kurusu: Really!? You're really, truly dating? You're going out with her??? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, well… I mean…. 

Select the phrase!

たぶん…… Probably…. (+5 Music) 

Kaoru Kurusu: What? What does that mean? 

Syo Kurusu: "Probably"? Really? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, s-sorry, that came out wrong. We're dating. Um… seriously…. 

As I start to get flustered, Syo-kun wraps a gentle arm around my shoulders. 

Syo Kurusu: … It's okay. Calm down, I'll handle this. 

He murmurs reassuringly to me, keeping his voice low. 

Syo-kun….

Syo Kurusu: She may not look it, but she's incredibly dedicated. I've put my trust in her. So even if you aren't around all the time, I'll be okay. 

Haruka Nanami: T-that's right!! P-please leave Syo-kun to me….

Kaoru Kurusu: Hmm…. Somehow, I can't quite believe you.

は、はい 。 Y-yes, I am. (+10 Love, +5 Music) 

Haruka Nanami: Um… please t-trust me to look after Syo-kun. I'll be by his side always. I won't take my eyes off him for a moment!! 

Syo Kurusu: She… gets a little worked up sometimes. And she has made mistakes before, but…. Overall, she's pretty great. 

She's no good at lying, and she has a bad habit of taking on anything anybody asks…. But I've never so much as seen her get annoyed. 

Besides… she writes amazing music. I'm sure that if I have her at my side, I can become a better performer than ever. 

Haruka Nanami: … Syo-kun…. 

Is that really what he thinks of me…? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, um! I may not be the most reliable person in the world, but…. I promise I'll look after Syo-kun properly! 

Syo Kurusu: "Look after"...? What am I, the class pet...? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, no! That's not what I meant….

Syo Kurusu: Well, whatever. Anyway, she's my girlfriend. … Does that make you feel better? 

With his arm still wrapped around me, Syo-kun turns to Kaoru with a bright, satisfied smile.  

Kaoru Kurusu: You can't convince me that easily. There's something fishy about this. Are you really his girlfriend?

大好きです！I love it! (+20 Love, +5 Music)

Syo Kurusu: Silly. What's "it," here? What are you trying to say? 

Haruka Nanami: Ah, g-good point…. 

Syo Kurusu: Besides, I'd like you to let me say it first. 

Kaoru!! I'm in love with this girl. 

Syo-kun wraps a gentle arm around my shoulders. 

Haruka Nanami: U-um…. I-I'm… in love… with Syo-kun.

It's the truth!! I really love him…. So!! 

Kaoru Kurusu: I don't buy it. You said you were partners when we first met, right? When did you start dating? There's something fishy about all this.

Kaoru-kun looks us over suspiciously. 

M-maybe this was enough? Or maybe we've been caught.

Judging by the way his arm tightens around my shoulders.... Syo-kun might be feeling nervous, too. 

Kaoru Kurusu: Anybody can just say something like that. … I want proof. 

Syo Kurusu: Proof? 

Kaoru Kurusu: Yeah. If you kiss her in front of me, I'll believe you. If you're dating, that should be easy enough, right? 

Syo Kurusu: ….

Haruka Nanami: ….

Suddenly being told to kiss… when we're not even dating in the first place…. What should we…? 

Kaoru Kurusu: Can't, huh? Well, then… I don't believe you. 

Syo Kurusu: We can! … Of course we can, that's easy. 

Haruka Nanami: Eh…? 

S—Syo-kun, what are you…? 

Syo Kurusu: Haruka!! Ready…? 

Um… I….

It would be my first kiss…. But, if it's Syo-kun….

Syo-kun embraces me tightly enough that he squeezes me a bit. 

Haruka Nanami: Ah….

Syo Kurusu: We'll… take it one step at a time…. 

Syo-kun murmurs this in my ear, speaking too quietly for Kaoru-kun to hear it. 

I relax, letting Syo-kun do what he wants. I'm sure he'll…. 

Still embracing me, Syo-kun gently strokes my hair. 

Somehow, even though my heart is still racing, I feel myself starting to relax. 

The hand that had been gripping me tightly loosens, and Syo-kun watches me with a kind look in his eyes. 

This time, as he leans in towards me, my eyes slide shut on their own. 

*Kiss*

… Instead of kissing me on the lips, he kisses my forehead…. 

… Oh, I understand. He's following Ichinose-san's sequence. 

Gazing at each other, holding hands, an arm around the shoulders, a full embrace, a forehead kiss, and then a kiss on the lips. And so.... 

Since he did the forehead kiss, next is....

I open my eyes, and this time, Syo-kun closes his. 

… A kiss on the lips….

Steeling myself, I close my eyes as well. 

Syo Kurusu: Mm….

Syo-kun stops just in front of my lips, at the last possible second, kissing the air. And yet, he's so close that our lips may have touched a little…. 

The thought makes my face go a brilliant red.

Syo Kurusu: There! That good enough for you? 

Pulling away in a flash, Syo-kun turns triumphantly to Kaoru-kun. 

Kaoru Kurusu: No way…. I can't believe you kissed her in front of someone else…. Not to mention while attending a school that forbids romance….

Syo Kurusu: Eh…? You knew about…? 

Kaoru Kurusu: Yeah, I knew. I said it because I never thought you'd do it. You're so dedicated, Syo-chan. I never thought you'd break a school rule. 

I thought you'd never get a girlfriend under those circumstances—that's why I said it. And yet…. 

… Do you want to stay at this school that badly? Do you want to become an idol even if puts too much strain on your body? Even if it kills you?!

Syo Kurusu: Yeah. … It's... my dream.  

Syo-kun looks Kaoru-kun straight in the eye as he says this. 

Kaoru Kurusu: You've… made up your mind already, huh? … Sigh…. There's no point in trying to argue with you. Nothing I can say will stop you now. 

I get it. I'll go home. … But if you collapse again, I'm absolutely forcing you to come back with me. 

Syo Kurusu: I won't. I won't let it happen again. 

And so, Kaoru-kun goes home. 

Syo Kurusu: Waaaaaahh. T-that was so embarrassing…. I can't even. I'm gonna die of embarrassment. 

Syo-kun crouches down, clutching his head in his hands. 

Haruka Nanami: Um, a-are you okay? Does something hurt? 

Syo Kurusu: Of course not!! I'm never doing that again! I can't believe I did that in public!

… Speaking of which… I'm really sorry. That… kinda came outta nowhere….

Haruka Nanami: N-no…. I did wonder what you were going to do when Kaoru-kun told you to kiss me, but…. 

But you rose to the occasion, Syo-kun. It's just, I got so nervous…. I thought you were about to kiss me for real. 

Syo Kurusu: Don't be silly. I'd never be able to kiss you in a situation like that. … I haven't even confessed to you yet or anything…. 

Ah…. Dangit….

Haruka Nanami: Huh??? 

Syo Kurusu: You really don't notice much, do you. But, well, I don't hate that about you…. 

Syo-kun reaches out and brushes my bangs out of my face, examining me with a serious expression. 

Syo Kurusu: I'll… tell you properly someday. How I feel about you…. 

Syo-kun mutters something under his breath, but his voice is so quiet that I can't quite make out what it is he's saying.

Haruka Nanami: Syo-kun…?  

The next moment….

The principal suddenly appears out of an ornamental plant in the corner of the recording room. 

Shining Saotome: It's a good thing you stopped there. If you really became lovers, I'd have you expelled. 

Syo Kurusu: Waaaugh!!

Haruka Nanami: P-Principal….

Just how long has he been watching us...? 

Syo-kun and I exchange a startled glance. And then, when we glance back to the spot where the principal appeared…

… He's already vanished. 

Syo Kurusu: … What the heck was that? 

Haruka Nanami: How much do you think he saw? 

Syo Kurusu: Who knows…? Still, that was close…. If I'd kissed you for real, we might've both been expelled….

Select the phrase!

そうですね Yeah, true. (+5 Music) 

Syo Kurusu: Does this mean he might be watching us anytime, anywhere…? 

The principal, it seems, is no ordinary man.

でも…… But... (+20 Love, +5 Music) 

Haruka Nanami: It's not as though we were doing anything inappropriate, so I think if we'd explained the situation, he would have understood. 

So I'm sure it would have been fine!! 

When I say this, brimming with confidence, Syo-kun gives me a pained smile. 

Huh? Did I say something weird?

……うん … Yeah. (+10 Love, +5 Music) 

Haruka Nanami: But…. I suppose that kiss was… you know…. Kind of like something in a play…? 

There was a reason for it…. I thought it'd be fine to…. Uhm, that is, I mean….

If there's ever a problem like this again, please let me know. If there's something I can do to help, no matter what it is, I'll do it. 

When Syo-kun hears me say this, he chuckles. 

Syo Kurusu: Thanks. If it does, I'll let you know. I'm counting on you. 

He pats my shoulder.

Regardless, it seems that Kaoru-kun has accepted the situation for now. 

I may not be Syo-kun's girlfriend, but I care for him a great deal. 

When I spoke to Kaoru-kun, I wasn't lying. I'll stay by Syo-kun's side and support him, always. 

I am his partner, after all. 

And yet… something about remembering the moment when I thought he was about to kiss me makes my face burn and my heart race….

I wonder if that effect will have worn off by tomorrow. 

MINI-GAME

Ryuya Hyuga: It's been a while since we had one, so it's time for a pop quiz! Textbooks closed, everyone!

If your grade's too low, you're getting a week of make-up lessons!! Try your best to get a perfect score!! 

The format's the same as before, but you've studied a lot so should know a lot more by now! The questions will be more difficult this time. Brace yourselves! 

Choose the answer you think is best from the options provided! All right, time to get started. Begin! 

S-RANK

Syo Kurusu: Whoa… you really know your stuff, huh. Even I don't know if I could—uh, wait, no, of course I know all that stuff… o-obviously. 

Haruka Nanami: … Syo-kun, you didn't get a bad grade on the test, did you? 

When I thoughtlessly ask this question, Syo-kun turns bright red and looks away. 

I'm afraid I hurt his feelings. … What should I do…? 

Haruka Nanami: Um… would it be okay if we studied together next time? 

And so, I get to see Syo-kun smiling again while we study together. 

… I'm glad I was able to smooth things over with him. 

Chapter End

#utapri #syo repeat #syo kurusu

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twenty questions for fic writers

tagged to do the do by @prince-of-elsinore, ty ty for thinking of me

How many works do you have on ao3?

211 (and elsewhere, maybe a dozen we don't talk about, bc they suck, on livejournal; maybe a couple dozen short pieces here on tumblr that have never migrated to ao3)

What's your total ao3 word count?

1,515,103

What fandoms do you write for?

Almost all Supernatural, but also some video game fandoms (FF, DA, maybe BG3 soon), MCU, etc. usual suspects.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

1. oh so good, oh so fine -- 993 kudos 2. there will be better days -- 846 kudos 3. see things so much clearer -- 621 kudos 4. into the flood again -- 602 kudos 5. side two, track one -- 558 kudos maybe someday we'll break 1000, lol

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Absolutely I do, and would find it rude not to. I know other people have all kinds of reasons they don't respond but I don't have any of those reasons, especially since I'm pathetically grateful every time someone bothers to say they liked something, lol. If anyone's even a tiny bit encouraged to become a repeat reader by the writer responding, I want to encourage that as much as possible. Plus, every once in a while, you can get a dece conversation going in the comments! Find a like-minded fan! That's worth any effort to compose a few sentences of thanks. The only comments I don't respond to are emoji strings or cut-and-paste 'another kudos here' comments, because they're not actually comments. (I appreciate the thought, but... I don't want them.)

What is a fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

I have had some beta friends who would argue about this one, lol. I guess the saddest is probably the hollow summer, since the whole plot is kind of hurt/no comfort. I don't believe in a successful boy king, let's say that.

What's the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

again, probably depends on how you define 'happy'. glory days is probably the most cheerful; for me, the happy comes better with more experience behind it, so the thirty-third yard would maybe be my personal choice.

Do you get hate on fics?

nope; worst I ever got was some twerp who actually responded to someone else's comment, bitching that I didn't put the right peepee in the right poopyhole. But only one of those, ever, and safely ignored. idk, I don't attract that much.

Do you write smut?

...yes.

Do you write crossovers? What's the craziest one you've written?

only one, and it only sort of counts -- i heard love was blind, which is Cordell Walker/Dean Winchester, but of course the point is that Dean's getting the body of his brother by other means. I like crossovers but I usually want there to be a point beyond 'let's mash these two faves together and see what happens'; I'm more inclined toward doing a whole-universe fusion, e.g. fully placing characters with what you can salvage of their key backstory elements into a universe not their own... which I guess would also count as a crossover, wouldn't it. so I also did that with putting the Winchesters into the Dragon Age 2 plot, in whatever we were before. definitely 'crazier' than the first one here, lol.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

I think that's the kind of thing that happens on WattPad. Who cares.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

yes, a few.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

I tried; it didn't work. Both people need to be contributing to the writing for it to really count as 'co-written'; nevertheless it's stuck with both author names on ao3 because I don't think there's a way to change that.

What's your all-time favorite ship?

I think from context this should be clear. Although will also forever hold many small candles for the little guys.

What's a wip you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?

the aforementioned "co-written" fic, which was meant to be a huge series. The first fic is finished because I brute-forced my way through it, but there was a full five-season arc we were going to try to get through. Alas. The first one is decent, though, and works as a complete fic on its own: In a Cursed Hour.

What are your writing strengths?

voice, pacing, naturalism; characterization, though that can be argued in a fan-space

What are your writing weaknesses?

plot -- I find it intensely boring. Avoidance of plot then tends to flatten stories into similar non-arcs; I don't mind that, but it's a skill to exercise.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?

I'll only do Spanish, and that's only because I studied it for eight years. Even then it's usually the wrong choice, unless it's a fully blended multilingual story (which most are not, and in the wrong hands it comes off as absurd); better to convey through the POV character either understanding it or not, and dealing with it in narrative instead of straight dialogue. Although a word or two here or there is nbd, clearly.

First fandom you wrote for?

Final Fantasy VIII

Favorite fic you've written?

well, questions, you got me, because I don't believe in favorites. at this moment in terms of writing skill I think the best might be asceticism, but in terms of one that sits in my head and fully just is canon, lol, it might be there will be better days, mentioned above. the only heaven fic I need. I guess that says something.

kind of interesting to look at the stats, if also stressful. let's get some other writers to be interested/stressed -- uhh @redmyeyes, @phynali, @hellhoundsprey, @stillwaterseas, @whiskeycherrypie

some shots in the dark :)

#i kinda like this small text thing #i mean i need to get out my old lady readers but #keeps it tidy #writing meme

[royalwriteroftheuniverse]

Clint you and Bucky Stuck in a quinnjet during the holidays (ill think of a better name)

@hawkeyes-queen requested a specific holiday one with Clint and reader and Bucky. I tried to include everything you asked for. It's my first time writing for Clint so yea... I hope you like it.

Comments and reblogs welcome no reposting no publishing no translating.

Fluffy slight mention of loss of family/parents and injury. And a dead squirrel- don't ask. 18+ just in case but yea thats about it .

"Were you able to get through? "

"Yea" Clint sighs. "At least Nat is there."

"At least you don't have to wear that ugly sweater."

"Hey my kids made that sweater. And its ugly that's the whole point."

I was the of the only people outside of the avengers who knew clint had a family. They took pity on me, well rather his wife apprently after they had found out I basically didn't have a family Just because of life. Outside of other training I had approached him to learn about the bow and arrow.

"You wanna try Steve again?"

"No, besides Bucky is. Why do you keep asking me about Steve?"

"Because he kept asking me about you"

I confided in Clint a lot I felt like I could trust him and a lot of people I couldn't. So I'd gone to him for advice for a few things. Ok a bunch and his wife for girl stuff that Nat didn't know about.. He said he was more than happy to be my ipso facto family especially given the fact I had taken to the bow like a fish to water asomething that almost no other avenger incicutive agents had done. And also almost immediately hit the target. Which is exactly why he requested me for the mission. It was supposed to be in and out and he wanted another eye in the sky precision with a weapon that didn't cause noise.

"He likes you"

"No he likes that I just don't rely on hand to hand and guns." Thats only why I got so high so fast- talent and an Avenger likes you I'm not ashamed of it either. I'm taking every opportunity and as I see it I impressed him.

"Sure and he just stares at your ass because he's worried about your posture." Bucky chimes in walking over.

"That makes no sense Bucky. "

"That's exactly my point."

"You talk to Steve?"

"Yea says Hi so why didn't you want to talk to him."

"I did I tried to call." Getting defensive why I don't know

"He said you hung up"

"It was the signal- God I hate Tony so much right now."

"Why I thought you didn't like Steve?

"Because I want to be back home. Wallowing in my loser life" I gritted through my teeth

"We're not going to find you on a bridge are we"

"And give Tony the satisfaction of having to call him an angel no thanks"

"What are you two talking about?"

"It's a wonderful Life"

"So why are you concerned about her on a bridge?"

"No, It's a movie there a man on the bridge he was going to jump but an angel shows him how bad people's life would be in he didn't exist."

"So what were your Christmas traditions?" Clint asks.

It was something you never discussed with Clint he thought it was a sad subject for you something you never opened up about but once you said your birthday was never celebrated he had backed off... and made sure you had a nice one.

But since everyone was miserable here he thought he'd ask. He wasn't exactly going to ask Bucky as his last 70 years of being a brainwashed soilder probably included killing people probably didn't include presents and caroling

"Nothing."

"Nothing? No traditions not even opening up a present on Christmas even or getting a picture with Santa?"

"Nope. My parents weren't one for Christmas"

"Why" Bucky asked. Usually even if family didn't do birthday they usually didn't skip Christmas

"I'm Jewish" you shrugged.

"And now I understand." Clint answered and we all laughed a bit.

"If you ever want to come over and light candeles one day or 8...." it was something Buxky didn't speak about wither but now that he knew.....

You looked at Bucky and he smiled.

Clint was lost and lost in thought about the situation that was pressing and has been for a few weeks. More than a few.

"Buck you hungrey?" Clint nudges his head to the side

"Uh yea I am"

"Let's go get some rations"

"Don't worry about asking me boys I can get there myself even though you're going and didn't bother to even ask."

"Oh good" Clint replied "cause I don't care."

You rolled your eyes and then closed them. You weren't hungrey just appreciating the cold floor to sooth your muscles.

"Ok we gotta get those two together." Clint was over this song and dance. And what better time besides Christmas or Hanukkah for that matter. Ok Valentines day but thats a backup.

"Something tells me there's no dance halls I can send her and Steve to." Buck was used to the 40s still and was out of practice and Steve was still well Steve. If the serum enhances everything it definitely had to effect his shyness in women

"Uh no. How was Steve with Mistletoe?"

:readmore:

"You're kidding right. "

"Well I have an idea."

"Steve is comming to get us right"

"Yea he hasn't really celebrated holiday anything since well yea he volunteered."

Buck remembered he tried to get Steve to join in on his family celebrations after he lost his mother but he never took it. But bucky loved the holiday season. He'd always try and get his sister a little hair comb or necklace. He loved seeing her smile. No one had a lot of money during the depression, so it was usually one present for each, but thats what made the holidays special him and his family knew how to make the most out of the least. His sister always did the same. When she was little it had started with drawn pictures- what do you want from a kid. But it was on old homework assignment Bucky had. It had Bucky protecting her and a second one with thier mom and dad and maybe Bucky doing whatever he was into that year and then when She gotten older she was more creative. She had found a hat being thrown out for the tear in it. But she had cleaned it and was able to stick up the hole by embroidering a B with strings she found. Bucky loved that hat. She was young when she made it it wasnt a masterpiece but he had held onto it. He made a mental note to finally take it back from the Smithsonian. He missed it.

He missed Sarah Rogers bakeries too. Steve drew everyone pictures. Often it was portraits. And expertly done. He could've made money if he wanted to. He should have been able to.

"So I say we turn little miss scrooge there into a giant Mistletoe." Clint's eyes gleamed with mischief

"What?" Bucky still hasn't seen the sprint in stupid ugly outfits.

"Use her jacket And decorate her. It's on the chair and by the time Steve gets here it'l be looking like a Mistletoe tree and shell be forced to wear it and you just push Steve into her and he kisses her. Even on the cheek its a start."

Bucky just stands there blinking "Or we could trap them in a small supply closet and I won't let them out until I hear kissing but I guess yours is more festive."

Bucky runs outside to get tree branches and some berries and leaves that resemble Mistletoe and you lay there taking a nap.

The two of them are laughing thier asses off using tape to tape things on your jacket as you sleep. They also decided to add little d

Festive notes like branches they almost put a dead squirrel on there but rabies... they were definitely loosing thier minds.

Steve had called over the intercom link

That he was close to rescuing the three agents from the broken down quintet.

You still layed there peacefully with your eyes closed. Bucky kept looking at your chest to make sure you were actually breathing you were so still. You reminded him of his sister at times. Especially lying there. There was one time his sister did the same, but was lying in Steve's arms hurt. Sbe skinned your knee once because some mean kids pushed her so while Bucky pummeled them Steve comfort her. But Bucky was close enough to hear what was being said. Steve said people were being mean saying she were too weak to play ball with the boys. And Steve held her when she were crying and said "They say the same thing to me"

"But you still play ball"

"Because I'm not weak and you aren't either. Sometimes things like ball take practice and other times people are better than other but everyone can play."

Bucky remembered that so clearly for some reason. Maybe because it was around the holidays and she had given Steve, whom whe called Stevie a kiss under mistletoe that year, which Bucky saw and for a split second he was seriously considering pummeling his best friend to a pulp

It made Bucky a little homesick and a bit blue. He decided he was going to go visit his parents and sisters and then go to something for some kids. To make em smile and maybe spar with Steve to try and pummel him to a pulp.

Bucky nudged you to wake up with his foot and you let out a scream that was heard throughout the jet and over the comm.

"What happened whats going on?"

"I don't- I think uh um." Clint turned around spooked as well. His stomach dropped as he froze for a moment.

"Whose hurt"

"Rodgers theres three of us does Bucky scream like that?"

"Shit what happened"

"Language," Clint let out a chuckle to cover the worry in his voice.

"I'm serious Barton"

"I dont know she's been asleep most of the time"

"Most of the - great ok only 6 hours then. No one thought to check on her?"

"Bucky went to pick her up but the minute he put his hands on her."

"Ow ownow ow don't don't touch me please just don't" you pleaded.

The two men didn't realize how much you had injured yourself on the mission

"What hurts?"

"My toes"

"Your toes?"

"Your toes?" Clint echoed

"Yea they're the only thing that doesn't hurt. "

"Did you fall?" Bucky was trying to put the peices together while Clint was talking to Steve about landing sites and what needed to go now or could wait until later since you were obviously hurt and neither

"Sorta"

"How do you sort of fall?"

"A tree branch broke my fall" not an entire lie just it was a very small thin Charlie brown tree branch and by fall ur foot fell on the ground...when you stepped on said ground...

"Why didn't you say something"

"Adrenaline... shock... trying to ignore it and as still as possible and it worked until someone touched me."

"The cargo bay door opened and Steve instantly found your laying form on the floor"

Leaning down to your level

"Hey so we gotta get you gotta here and into the quinnJet"

"I'm in a quinn jet"

"One the works"

"Mnnn no Steve"

"Hey I got you," he said in a soft voice. "I'll be gentle, I promise." He gave you a small smile.

You groaned in pain. At being slightly lifted

"See not too bad I'll take you to the other quinnjet Buck get her a blanket will ya."

Bucky felt so bad there he and Clint were having fun while you were miserable. Thier ideas of setting you two up fell to the waist side completely forgotten.

"It's pretty cold out ok?"

You looked up at him with widened innocent doe eyes

"Ok" you responded in a smallish voice

And boy was he NOT kidding it was freezing you were really regretting this right now.

Steve went to place you down on the biobed

"No no no no." Please don't just dont make me move

"Sweetheart we gotta know whats wrong." Steve was ever so gentle even with his voice.

"I'll be ok until we get back to the tower just don't let go please Steve I'm fine I just I'll be fine enough to get home please.I know I will please?"

The tears filled your eyes. "Trust me. Were a team right we need to trust eachother"

Steve gave in. But to be fair he sorta gave in the minute you wanted to stay in his arms. The tears were a tipping point.

He held you ever so gently and stroaking your hair on the ride home.

"Why didn't you say something to them."

"I was sleeping Steve"

" I heard you scream I-"

"I'll be ok Can I sleep. "

"It's an 6 hour flight honey I really want to get you-"

"No Steve trust me that's not an issue. Just hold me"

"Ok"

He placed a soft kiss on your head.

"Get some rest you hungry though?"

"No just tired."

"Have some water a bite of a protein bar. Please."

"Come on you're kidding it can't hurt its like be 12 hours without food or water you want to be stuck in the infirmary over the holidays?" Clint provoked you. He knew you didn't. You had a practiced the perfect gingerbread house to load it up.

Bucky had helped give you some water and a protein drink as Steve held you.

Bucky and Clint were talking about the snow storm and navigation when they happened to see the reflection of Steve kissing your head in the mirror

"Did you?"

"Are they? "

"He's probably just trying to comfort her that's all it is you know how she is she loves hugs." Barton was regreatting his plan and already resigned to not going to be able to handle when Lila was a teenager

"He can handle with women who are hurt," Bucky's head cocked. "He's always been soft like that."

And so you slept in his arms most of the flight you were tired and Steve was always cozy and his heart beat had the perfect rhythm like a soothing clock. He was also humming I'll be home for Christmas even though he knew you were Jewish its not like there's a romantic Hanukkah song out there.

Around 3 hours in Bucky walked back to you and Steve as Clint was at the controls though the bad snow storm.

"Hey how's she doing."

"Terrified to be moved Buck how come you didn't notice?"

"Well I we - He knows her better."

"She said nothing and just laid there I thought it was because we asked her about holiday things. You know how she gets." Clint said

"Yea" Steve said with some sorrow knowing exactly how it feels being an orphan. Everyone is at some point but sometimes it happens when you're old enough to not have the legality of needing a guardian but too young to be ok on your own….. When that happens and you don't have anyone there... it's even worse.

Clint was thinking that too. He had learned about that and Nat trusted you and he did trust you too so after seeing you so upset, even though you hid it well he saw, everytime people brought up holidays plans to the point you'd sometimes leave the room he had a discussion with Laura and that was that you were an unofficial official Barton.

He was looking forward to the ugly Christmas sweaters the family did. The kids made you a star one it was more pretty than ugly they always do ugly sweater party and a gingerbread contest of who can make the craziest gingerbread house without it collapsing- even if it ended in a super fueled family. And making cookies for Santa. You loved being able to help Clint and Laura put presents under the tree for the kids. It was something you never did but he senses it was more than that more than- it was like you were apart of his family. Like you were his little sister he helped raise or his own child. He dreaded having to tell his kids you were hurt and couldn't come this year. Nat and Laura could help him tell them but still for the past 5 years you'd been a staple in thier family around the holidays It wouldn't be the same without you. You were his family as much as anyone else.

Getting close to the tower Steve woke up gentle by stroaking your cheek and softly kissing you on your temple. You blinked you eyes open and saw him sweetly looking down at you and smiling. For a moment you forgot where you were, outside of Cap's, no outside of Steve's arms that is.

"We're about to dock sweetheart. I got you. His hold on."

The quinjet docked less than a minute later and the cargo bay door opened

The med team was waiting and you felt so bad.

"Actually,"

You sat up and sort of jumped out if Steve's arms as much you could considering the , gentle hold he had on you "I'm good." leaving the three men in shock

"Please," you looked at Bucky and Clint "I was not going wear that monstrosity that you considered putting a dead squirrel on."

"You mean-"

"She just-"

"Damn-"

"She needs to spend less time with Natasha."

"Steve are we sparring tonight or what?" You winked.

"We're shipping out in a few-" Clint yelled out "It's like I already have an adult teenage child." He murmured to himself.

"Oh right shit Steve I need some help with something" you had to get all the presents carried and why do it when Steve can? And you can stare at his biceps as he is holding everything at once

Steve jogged up to meet you. Besids he had a bone to pick.

"You scared the shit out if me I thought I'd be spending the whole night in sickbay with you or worse"

"Nope. They wanted us to kiss. I had to do something. Otherwise they had a bad plan"

"What?"

"Yep."

"Why?"

"Apprently you talked too much about me to Clint!" You pinched him

"Well how else am I supposed to figure out a gift?"

"Ask me what I want you dumbell"

Steve stopped you in the hallway.

"What do you want?"

"A kiss." You smile.

"Well that I can give you right now."

Clint decided there and then he was going to lock Lila up until she was 50 years old. If he can't handle you kissing a boy, Captain America the probably nicest and most respectful guy on the earth, he's never going to be able to handle Lila and boys. Nope. He was going to lock her in her room after Christmas. He was considering even locking you in there too.

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@nana1000night @sapphire-rogers @patzammit @sparklybarbarianninja @coltrainbat

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[skvlly-idk]

Jason Carver X Named Reader!

A/N: before i start this, any hate will be deleted. I don't care if you dislike the character. go read a different one. Jason is 18 in this

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Please don’t translate, no permission to repost any of my writing anywhere, and do not copy and claim it as your own.

Warnings: smut, drugs (marijuana), smoking, drinking

Pairings: Msub!Jason x F!Reader

18+! If you continue reading, you are acknowledging that you are 18+ and that you have read the warnings.

"Hey," Jason smiled at me as I walked in his room.

"Hi," I smiled back awkwardly. "Your mom let me in."

"I see." He laughed a little, sitting at his computer.

"So, I heard Derek was having a party. Wanna go?" I asked, crossing my arm over the other slightly as I rocked back and forth a bit.

"Yeah, what time?" He looked at me.

"Uh, 10:30 I believe."

He nodded, standing up to get ready since it was almost 10 anyways.

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We arrived at the party a little late just so we wouldn't be the first ones there.

Jason grabbed my hand gently before he led us through the crowd, trying to find Patrick.

Someone screamed right in my ear and suddenly I didn't want to be here anymore. Everyone was so loud.

"Patrick!" Jason yelled, finally noticing him and the others chugging drinks.

"Yo, Jason." Chance laughed before looking at me, his smile fading slightly. "And Melanie."

I smiled awkwardly, raising my eyebrows. "Hi."

The boys joked around and talked for awhile, I stood aside and listened, twiddling my thumbs slightly.

"Hey, i'm gonna go get something to eat. I'll be back." I said to Jason. He nodded in response.

As I walked over there I stumbled into Steve.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

"You're alright," He replied, walking past quickly.

My eyebrows furrowed before I continued to the food table. Once I got over there I immediately smiled, grabbing a cookie.

"Jesus they have everything." I mumbled, grabbing a little plate and putting a few snacks on there like more cookies, chocolate, etc. I placed my original cookie on the plate as well.

"I shouldn't be eating like this." I mumbled again, laughing a little before I took a bite of the cookie.

Once I finished my plate, I threw it all away before grabbing a water bottle and chugging it.

I still wanted to leave but I guess the snacks were good. They had other food as well but I didn't want anything else.

As I finished off my water bottle I felt Jason come up behind me and wrap his arms around my waist.

"You okay?" He asked, leaning his head over my shoulder.

"Mhm," I smiled a little.

"You wanna hit this?" He asked, passing me a blunt.

I took it from him, "thanks." He smiled before picking me up by my waist, I laughed a little as he carried me over to the couch they were all on. He placed me down by the couch before we sat together.

I took a drag of the blunt a few times before passing it to Andy.

"I didn't know you smoked, Mel?" Patrick said.

"I do sometimes." I replied.

He nodded before turning to Chance and laughing over a joke. There were about 15 to 17 people over by the couches all smoking and laughing together.

I pressed my back against the couch before grabbing Jason's arm and laying against him.

His head laid on mine for a second before he lifted it back up.

I looked over at Chance to see some girl all over him. He laughed a bit before standing up with her. "I'll see y'all later." He chuckled, walking away with the girl.

A small laugh came from me before I sat up a little, letting go of Jason's arm.

"Pfft, I wish I was Chance right now." Patrick laughed loudly.

"Me too." Andy chuckled.

I bit my lip slightly, Jason probably thinks the same thing just doesn't want to say it.

My thoughts were stopped when I heard my name being called.

"What?" I asked turning to Jason. "Sorry.

"I asked if you were okay? You're being a little quiet."

"Yeah i'm alright. Just a little tired." I smiled.

He nodded and smiled softly before taking a hit from the bong.

As he was hitting it, I caught myself looking at him. My eyes trailing his body. He passed the bong over to some other guy.

My body leaned against him slightly. "We should go do something. If you catch my drift." I whispered in his ear, smiling a little.

His eyebrows rose for a second before standing up and smiling.

"We'll be right back." Jason told everyone, grabbing my hand and walking through the crowd with me. I heard the group laughing about it.

"Right here." He said, opening a door and pulling me into the room.

"Who's room is this?" I asked.

"A guest room. I've been here a few times."

I nodded as I watched him pull off his jacket. He walked over to me and pulled me into a kiss, his left hand meeting the side of my face.

I melted into the kiss before he walked us over to the bed, barely breaking it.

He finally broke the kiss to sit on the bed, pulling his pants down.

I slipped my pants off as well before he grabbed my hands gently and pulled me on top of him.

A small breath escaped my lips as he pulled my underwear to the side and lined himself up.

"You ready?" He asked, looking at me.

I nodded before he entered me.

A small moan came from me as he grunted slightly.

My arms wrapped around his neck, pushing myself further onto him.

"Jesus." He mumbled under me, his lips connecting with my neck as his hands grabbed my waist.

My hips rolled slightly as I moved up and down a little.

The music blasted in the distance while I whimpered a little. Him trailing kisses down my neck.

I felt his hands grip my waist harder before he started moving me himself.

"Oh fuck." My breath hitched slightly the moment I felt my high coming on. My hands began to pull on the back of his shirt while he moaned a little.

His hands started moving up my body, from my hips to my tits within seconds, gripping them through my shirt gently.

I removed my hands from around him as he brought his face up from my neck to look at me. My hands met the sides of his face while I held it and looked in his eyes. His hair slightly messy, eyes vulnerable.

Our lips locked after a few seconds, desperately trying to pull each other closer. "I'm gonna cum." I whimpered into the kiss.

"Me too." He mumbled, breaking the kiss and dropping his head to look down.

My body started to twitch slightly as I was extremely close.

Slight whimpers came from under me before his head came back up and his eyes closed, gripping my waist again.

I felt my walls tighten around his dick as I came, faint moans escaped my lips as I continued grinding, riding my high out completely.

He started to moan a bit before he pulled me off of him. I quickly got on my knees infront of him, placing his dick in my mouth. My tongue swirled around him before he grabbed the back of my head and pushed me down further, cum shooting to the back of my throat.

He bopped my head down a few more times before letting go. Now removing myself off of him.

His stomach twitched a couple times through his shirt as he looked down at himself.

He quickly looked back up and grabbed my hands, pulling me closer.

"You okay?" He asked, looking up at me.

I nodded, smiling a little. He smiled in return before standing up as well and kissing me.

We both quickly got dressed before exiting the room together and returning to everyone.

#ao3 #fanfic #fiction #stranger things #stranger things 4 #st #st4 #st smut #stranger things smut #jason carver #jason carver smut #jason carver x named reader #jason carver x reader #smut #18+

[zorawitch]

20 Questions for fic writers!

I was graciously tagged by @two-hands-toward-the-sun. I love tag games so much and I love talking about myself so thank you so much!

I hate embedding links, so sorry to everyone about that. Everything should be linked in my pinned post at the moment.

How many works do you have on AO3?

I have eighteen right now! I used to have more but I get embarrassed about old writing really easily.

What’s your total AO3 word count?

150,934. Which is completely insane.

What fandoms do you write for?

Sandman mostly, but Doctor Who and A Song of Ice and Fire are in there too. Good Omens as well.

What are your top 5 fics by kudos?

"You Will Be The Death Of Me," which is my sole published ASOIAF fic, is first, followed by "Temptation" (my fic about The Nun), "Selfish Prayers," "You Were My Whole World...," and "For A Moment We Were Able To Be Still." I think it's part because a lot of my Sandman fics are reuploads but it's still very weird to me since I don't talk about either ASOIAF or The Nun on here at all.

Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

Yes! I grew up using Wattpad and the Wattpad comments section often feels like a battleground to see who can get the author's attention. When I switched to AO3 where writers answering comments is pretty commonplace, I stood amazed. If I haven't answered your comment, you were either too demanding of me (a one-time incident) or I'm waiting until I get like five comments so I can sit down and answer them all at once.

What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh, it's gotta be "My Ugly Organs (How Lucky We Are)." Partially because using Despair as a narrator means you get angst personified.

What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Probably "Is This Fun For You?" It doesn't make a lot of sense, but to me the resolution is pretty happy.

Do you get hate on fics?

Not usually? I have gotten some iffy comments and one person accusing me of appropriating Welsh culture. But nah usually people are kind.

Do you write smut? If so, what kind?

Yes. I write a lot of smut. Mostly stuff with weird power dynamics.

Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?

I've never written a crossover.

Have you ever had a fic stolen?

If AI thievery counts, then yes. Never by a real person though.

Have you ever had a fic translated?

Unfortunately no.

Have you ever co-written a fic before?

The idea of doing so scares me. I find it antithetical to my method of writing.

What’s your all time favorite ship?

My apologies for being basic, but mountains will rise and fall and time will ravage the earth and I think it'll still be Aziracrow for me.

What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will?

I have this Rhaenyra/Alicent Siren and Lighthouse Keeper AU that I've been working on since April and I keep delaying it to work on other stuff. It might happen. It might never happen.

What are your writing strengths?

Contrary to the popular stereotype of writers never writing, I will sit down and write nonstop for long periods of time. I usually spend at least an hour a night writing, and every time I sit down for a few minutes, I usually do a couple lines.

What are your writing weaknesses?

I am very weak with criticism and I often set out to write a scene with a certain destination and then I write myself into a corner.

Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

I used to do it a lot, back in my Dracula fanfic days (I was thirteen, it was a bad time). I would want to be more confident in my Romanian and/or Spanish writing before I do it again though.

First fandom you wrote for?

Probably Warrior Cats when I was about ten. The first fic I published was for The School For Good And Evil, though. It was on Wattpad.

Favorite fic you’ve written?

It is "You Were My Whole World... (And You Were Up And Gone)," hands down. I periodically reread it because I love the concept so much and guys we need to be doing stuff with the first Despair's funeral. The entire concept is an angst factory.

Tagging @orion-the-starspinner and @ineffably-ryuu

#tag game #my fics #a.t. shrieking

[meimi-haneoka]

È il mio 10 anniversario su Tumblr 🥳

It's apparently my 10th anniversary on Tumblr 😳😳😳

This blog definitely didn't start as a CCS blog, or not even a Clamp blog, I remember I was in my Saint Tail brainrot/withdrawal period, and I wanted to ramble about it all alone on a personal space, always hoping that Tachikawa sensei one day would write the extra chapter that she talked about on her blog...hence why I chose this url. For this and another personal reason, actually. I also loved to RT all the nice screencaps and edits for my favorite anime...

...then 2016 came and the love of my life, CCS, came back and my blog was absolutely swept away by the excitement, turning pretty much into a constant stream of CCS content and chapter commentary for Clear Card each month. When the anime came out in 2018, things only got worse 😂 but then in 2020 I started to realize about the translation differences between the English version and the original Japanese, and I decided that my beloved story deserved better than that, better than being misunderstood like that, especially the new characters that in the meantime I came to love so dearly...

So pretty naturally, I started to vent my frustration compiling all the mistakes/differences every month, in a very "whoever is willing to read it, is welcome to do so" fashion. For my convenience the differences are always included in my commentary. I haven't gone around promoting my posts very much, it's basically always "I run into someone confused about a line in the Eng ver/got some facts wrong, I tell them that the original JP actually says something else and I leave a link to my blog".

The more the story went on, the more I wondered if I was stepping on anyone's toes for doing these posts, but with my immense joy it seems they got Clamp's blessing, so I'll keep doing them till the very end of the story.

In between these commentaries, I throw some other translations I do mainly for myself (Twitter Spaces where Sakura is mentioned, interviews especially about the anime, etc) and that I like to organize more or less neatly in one place, and that people can share if they want. And also my fanarts, even though they never do big numbers here. But heh, I'll keep sharing them here too, cause it's my blog after all.

So yeah, 10 years of this. There were definitely times when I've hated this website and its community since things were becoming pretty toxic, flames started randomly out of nowhere, I just hope once the anime will be back it won't be the same shit again. I stopped looking at the CCS tags because of that and other reasons connected to that, so unless one of the people I follow shares it and puts it on my dash, I almost never reblog CCS art/edits/gifs etc. Cause the pretty artworks aren't worth wrecking my mood because I found the nth person shaming something that I love (and the people who love that thing, with it). Sorry about that, my blog is pretty boring in that sense.

Luckily, Tumblr brought me also good things, so I guess it makes up for that. I've met lots of people from my current CCS "circle", here.

To be honest, I know I have 2626 followers (as of today), but to this day I still wonder why. I highly doubt all of them are here because they're interested in my posts, probably not even half of them, lol (and I do my best to kick the bots). Nonetheless, thank you to all the people who interact with my posts ❤️ and thank you for sending me nice asks every month! 🙏 I don't always reply to them right away and some of them I leave for later when I have a downtime (like this one ask that's pretty broad in topic and I'm keeping it for when I have a little more time and nothing else to talk about).

Since Clear Card will continue for a little more than expected, the monthly appointment here will continue in parallel, and I'm already preparing my next "trivia" post, it's a topic I wanted to talk about since looooooong time. 😉

#10 year tumblrversary #tumblr milestone #10 years on this hellsite?! #Naaaaah #You gotta be kidding me #I feel so old lol #Personal

[saffronapplemanga]

Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch’s Life in Mongol - 天幕のジャードゥーガル

HISTORICAL, DRAMA

Tenmaku no Jadoogar: A Witch’s Life in Mongol by Tomato Soup

(2 volumes, ongoing)

JP only. The first 5 chapters are up for free in JP here.

Links to my other manga posts here

Hi, Fatimah here to talk more about the story of Fatima >:)

Definitely check out my post for volume one because I worked really hard on that and there's lots of cool info there and I don't want to repeat myself here.

This post will be broken up into: Brief Volume Two Summary - My Thoughts - Let's Talk Religion (Again) - The "Middle East" Is Actually a Colonizer Term

Let's go!

Brief Volume Two Summary

***SPOILERS FOR VOLUME TWO***

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8 years have passed since Fatima was taken by the Mongols. She has been unable to retrieve the book that was stolen even though she's had it in her hands over and over. Ögedei has been crowned the new Khan after the death of Ghengis Khan. Sorghaghtani has asked Fatima to go spy on Chagatai. While trying to get her to infiltrate, she ends up at Töregene's tent instead where Fatima is accused of stealing her "Jada Stone".

We learn about Töregene's back story and her forced integration into the Mongol Empire, losing those she loved, and her marriage to Ögedei. Töregene and Fatima bond over their shared trauma and hate towards their captures. They start working together on upending the empire.

And work together they are! Looks like they're gonna raise hell in the empire.

Töregene attends a meeting she normally skips, and there Ögedei Khan proposes that the nomadic Mongols build a city. Everyone is against the idea as they were expecting to discuss the invasion of the eastern country, Kin (also known as the Jin State). Ögedei says that he wants to use this new city for manufacturing, to gather craftsmen from around the world, and as a center for trade. They then discuss their war plans for the siege on the Jin State.

Töregene shares all the information she's learned at the meeting with Fatima, and they discuss potential weaknesses in the Mongol Empire that could cause its downfall.

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***END OF SPOILERS FOR VOLUME TWO***

My Thoughts

I'm excited to see what Fatima and Töregene do and what their dynamic is going to be like.

I do wish that some info was incorporated a little more subtly. I'm not a fan of info being dumped for the sake of the reader. Author Tomato Soup clearly has put a lot of care into researching for this series, so I just wish they took that extra step to weave the information in more naturally.

They put a lot of care into the visual language, such as the shape of text bubbles (right pic), so seeing charts like this (left pic) feels visually inconsistent.

Let's Talk Religion (Again)

Once again, I want to put the disclaimer that I am NOT a scholar, this is just what I know and my understanding so please don’t quote me. I probably have to gloss over and simplify a lot because there’s… too much.

At the beginning of the volume, there is mention of Islamic meat slaughtering practices (halal meat) compared to the customs of the Mongols.

I think halal is a word a lot of people have heard, especially in recent years, but what does it even mean?

Halal is anything that is permissible in Islam. Haram is anything NOT permissible in Islam, or sins. There are also things that are makrooh (strongly discouraged but not a sin) and mustahab (recommended but not obligatory) and so on.

How does that translate to food?

Halal foods are foods that are permissible for Muslims to consume. Most things are okay for consumption, so it's easier to list what isn't allowed/haram. You might be familiar with the fact that Muslims do not drink alcohol or eat pork. There's a reason for all this, but I'll get to that later. Some other things that are haram to consume are the following:

Carnivorous/predatory animals (Pigs are omnivores, so they technically fall into this category as well. Only herbivores are permissible to consume.)

Animals that died from disease.

Incests, reptiles, and "pests" (such as mice/rats).

These next points are debated depending on what scholar you follow:

Some Muslims only eat fish that have scales, while some believe pretty much any seafood that doesn't fall into the previous categories is fair game (I call this The Great Muslim Seafood Debate loll).

Some Muslims believe you should not eat "beasts of burden" such as horses/mules.

Exceptions to these rules are if you are in a situation where you are left with no other choice but a haram food option, then you will not be guilty of sin for consuming. God never wants to place unreasonable burden on his creation. One of the most important things in Islam is intention, and God can see what's in your heart.

Okay, so you have something that clears these rules. But! That doesn't automatically make it halal. When it comes to consuming animals, the slaughtering of the animal has to be done in a specific way. Let's break it down:

Land animals -

When slaughtering a land animal, it must be done in a specific way so that it becomes halal meat:

The animal must be well-fed and given water before slaughter.

They must be soothed and calm. You cannot slaughter if the animal is fearful and agitated.

Other animals must not witness the slaughter as it can frighten them.

The slaughter must be performed using a very sharp knife to cut the throat. Doing this will cause the animal to immediately lose consciousness and thus will not feel pain. It must be done as quickly, painlessly, and humanly as possible.

Do not allow the animal to see the knife as it can frighten them.

The slaughter must be performed by a Muslim. They must recite a prayer before cutting the throat and do so while facing Mecca.

The blood must be drained from the animal's body after the neck is cut as disease/toxins/etc. can live in the blood. This makes the meat cleaner and more sanitary.

You cannot stun an animal before slaughter (such as hitting it on the head or zapping it with electricity).

In cases where you are hunting, you can use arrows, guns, or hunting birds when hunting an animal that cannot easily be caught for traditional methods of slaughter.

Hunting is only allowed with the intention of hunting for food, not sport.

You must say a prayer when shooting.

If the animal does not die immediately during the hunt, you should slaughter them as quickly and painlessly as possible and not unnecessarily prolong any suffering.

"There's a reason for cutting the neck and slaughtering this way, you know..."

I still don't like the way this info is visually presented. I feel like it could have been done more naturally instead of breaking the immersion to explain things to the reader. But the info is correct!

Animals of the sea -

The animal must die outside of the water (for example, using "blast fishing" or "fish bombing" is prohibited — it's horrible for the environment and does not discriminate on what fish are killed. Even animals like dolphins and turtles can get caught in the blast and die. Coral reefs and such can end up damaged as well. Also, according to Wikipedia "For every ten fish killed, only one or two float to the surface, due to damage caused to their otherwise buoyant internal air bladders. The rest sink to the bottom." This causes a lot of waste. Using this method, you also wouldn't know if a fish was dead from disease and already floating around or if it was from the blast.)

They should not be descaled/skinned while still alive (this is the same for land animals).

I know this might seem like a long and tedious list, but there is a reason for these halal food guidelines. The purpose is to not cause any unnecessary pain to animals, be as humane as possible, and not consume anything that would be bad for your health. Health is of the utmost importance in Islam. I think we can all agree that alcohol is not great for you. There are studies being done about the effects of consuming carnivorous animal meat, pork, and so on not being the greatest for you either, etc. Again I want to reiterate, I'm not judging anyone. You do you, I literally don't care. I'm not saying you're wrong and terrible for consuming these things.

But yeah, I think that's everything for relevant religious stuff that came up in this volume.

I'd like to use the setting of the series as a springboard to discuss something I never see anyone talk about — and I think we should.

The "Middle East" Is Actually a Colonizer Term

Before you roll your eyes at me, just hear me out.

A while back, Drew Mackie, the guy behind Thrilling Tales of Old Video Games where I work as a translator/consultant, sent me an email with some questions for a post he was working on. Long story short, he wasn't sure how to refer to these Nintendo characters who looked stereotypically "Middle Eastern".

Big sigh... I am TIRED of seeing character designs like this... Check out Drew's post here! He writes lots of cool articles that are super interesting!

Luckily for him, this was VERY MUCH my lane. Please entertain my oncoming rant about the term "Middle East" guys. I swear I have a point to make.

When Drew sent me the picture of these Nintendo characters, I groaned. When I sent my brother the picture, he got real ticked off.

I don't know where it started exactly, but everyone just decided that this is what the "Middle-Eastern-look" is. To me, it just looks like Disney's Aladdin — in which what I mean is that this is what Westerners decided the whole region between the far East and far West looks like and everyone was like, "Yeah sure, okay." This look that is so prevalent looks like some bizarre mash-up of West Asia, South Asia, and North Africa to me. That's quite a range of regions to group together...

I always found it weird that this was the "Middle-Eastern-look" since it looked nothing like Kuwaiti traditional wear to me (or any other traditional clothing I'm familiar with tbh). And yet, it's like everyone was telling me, "Yes, this is what you wear. This is what you look like."

Some actual Kuwaiti traditional clothing. You can see a lot of influence from other regions due to trade. The headdresses remind me of the ones you see in Tenmaku no Jadoogar! I believe Turkey has something similar as well! And idk about you guys, but it doesn't look like the aforementioned "Middle-Eastern-look". That is some unholy mishmash of "brown culture" from the perspective of those outside of said culture.

Bottom right pic is what ship builders and pearl divers wore. My grandpa was a pearl diver! The fabric tied around their waist that's different colors and patterns is called a wizar. Dishdasha (the men's robe) can come in various colors. White is worn in the summer and darker colors in the winter. The red qitra (the fabric on the head) is also for winter as it's thicker and warmer than the white one. You can mix and match, especially between seasons to suit you depending on the weather. The black and gold overcoat is a bisht and it's to dress up the dishdasha, usually for special occasions.

Honestly, I almost never use the term "Middle East" myself for a few reasons (and now that I think about it, most of my family and friends don't really either. Maybe that's just me and the people around me idk. I know some people from the region do use it but I'm talking about the people I personally know). Like, what does the term even mean? I mean, it's not a continent, but everyone seems to act like it's the eighth continent. I get that continents are usually further broken up into regions to help be more specific about similar groups since continents are, well, huge and cover a lot.

The problem is, the "Middle East" is wayyyy too big and broad, and it covers areas that often don't have as much in common as many would believe, and it spans multiple continents (Are there similarities? Yeah of course, but like...). It feels like they said, "All you guys talk Arabic so we'll group you. Oh, and throw Iran and Turkey in there because same thing, right?" But then what about Libya or Morroco, which are North African Arab countries? By some definitions, they're not considered to be in the Middle East even though they "fit" but Egypt, another North African Arab country is? I could go on, but idk it all seems very arbitrary.

Yes, these regions did have a lot of trade going on with the Silk Road so you'll see common things shared across various countries along this trade route, but many people have just mushed them together and decided it's all the same.

Which Middle East is the Middle East-est Middle East?

Where did the term come from? -

The term "Middle East" may have originated in the 1850s in the British India Office. However, it became more widely known when American naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan used the term in 1902 to "designate the area between Arabia and India".

Which reads to me like, because some colonizers said so.

There's also a term that's kinda worse I recently learned about called the "Greater Middle East" which Wikipedia describes as:

The Greater Middle East is a political term, introduced in March 2004 in a paper by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace as a part of the U.S. administration's preparatory work for the Group of Eight summit of June 2004, denoting a vaguely defined region called the "Arab world" together with Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, Turkey, and several other neighboring countries that have cultural ties.

I recommend reading the rest of the paragraph on Wikipedia for yourself. It comes off as incredibly nope. It's gross.

But even this description says, "denoting a vaguely defined region" which is what I mean when I say it's arbitrary. I feel like it's too often used as a blanket term with negative connotations.

Personally, if I'm talking about Arab countries, I say "Arab" but it also depends on what I'm talking about. If it's a shared Arab thing, then Arab is fine, but if it's a cultural thing that's unique to Sham Arabs for example, I don't use it as broadly. Arab countries vary A LOT. Many assume they're all the same, but truth be told, Arabs get culture shock from each other and have a lot that's different — including neighboring nations. Sometimes we don't even understand each other because of how different dialects can be across different regions.

Obviously, I don't expect everyone to know all this, but I think the way we divide up the region and how we refer to it could get a makeover.

The world seems to be okay with dividing up, for example, Europe into smaller sub-regions that make some kind of sense — like Northern Europe, Western Europe, etc. But we don't commonly do that for the "Middle East" —  nothing that makes any kind of sense. "Middle East" because it's halfway to East Asia in relation to the West? Because the colonizers said so?

Personally, I generally refer to myself as West Asian and I always check "Asian" on forms, even when they try to convince me Arabs are apparently white as if that makes sense (meanwhile my dad is perceived as being mixed race/black in America and he's not even close to being the darkest on his side of the family. While I am pale, no one would perceive me as white). Like I mentioned in my volume one post, I'm not only Kuwaiti Arab. I'm also Irani which is Persian and NOT Arab, plus some Turkish ancestry (also NOT Arab). Allllll of those countries are in West Asia. West Asia is already a term! Why don't we use it?????? We should all know why by now if you've gotten this far in the post.

Map of West Asia, which is already a thing. An actual geographical term. Wow. Too many people don't realize these countries are indeed in Asia. Crazy how Asia isn't just Japan, China, and Korea, huh.

I'm sure there are "Middle Easterners" who don't care, and I'm not here to tell those people how they should identify. That's up to them. DO NOT tell people how they should identify because that is deeply personal, and who the hell are you to tell them who they are?

But for the rest of you, consider adopting less colonizer vocabulary maybe? A lot of my family and friends find the term to have racist connotations since it's almost always used in a not-so-great context and it's from the view of the West. We HAVE other terms that we can use! Time to brush up on our geography and unlearn some nonsense kids.

I'm done. Thanks for coming to my TED talk❤️

✨And once again✨

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I Had A Moment

Dear Future Husband,

I've had a lot I've wanted to post here over the last few months but it's been too much, really, and a lot of the things I've wanted to say would come out sounding completely insensitive and that just wouldn't be appropriate for what everyone has been struggling with. I'm also slow at processing things properly, which I think I've made kind of clear in this blog in the past.

Regardless, I'll reiterate: I'm often too pragmatic, honestly to a fault.

Everything about the way I think and feel (or don't feel) is a direct symptom of the way I was raised, regardless of how in denial my parents are of the way they raised us.

I've been sleeping worse than normal for the last three months (it's literally 10:20am right now as I'm starting to write this and I still haven't slept since yesterday and I only slept about 3-4 hours yesterday, so you can probably see where this is going....) and I'm too tired to really explain myself thoroughly here right now, but I thought I should share this.

Since the war started in October I haven't felt much about it.

This is the whole insensitive thing I was talking about....

I'm a half a world away dealing with so many other things and b"H all the people I know in Israel are as safe as they can be during this insanity, so it's hard to relate to anything that's going on over there.

I've also never been much of an emotional person, so I've seen a lot of the footage and pictures and haven't had much of a reaction. Which is ridiculous, I know, and maybe one day when I'm not falling on my face I'll take time to go more in depth on what I mean, but today is not that day.

Anywho, when I was in Seminary in Israel a whole 15+ years ago, I started reciting the entire sefer tehillem during the week of Chanukah.

That lasted maybe four or five years, but I'm so slow at reading Hebrew that I would always procrastinate the days perakim and end up off schedule and it was too much pressure on myself to do something that nobody told me I had to do. So at some point I just stopped doing it.

But another "tradition" I started at the same time was doing a content "diet" and cutting out all non-kosher movies, tv, music, and books (except for bathroom reading) for the entire week of Chanukah. That is something I still do pretty much every year.

So during the rest of the year I listen to the radio or my non-Jewish music with the blutooth in my car, but during Chanukah it's only Jewish music.

Last Thursday night, the 8th night of Chanukah, I was listening to music in my car on the way to the supermarket to buy some things for Shabbos and the song L'man Achai by The Chevra came on.

I listened to it once, not having heard it in a long time, and sang along with it. The next song came on, but my mind was still on L'man Achai, so I put it on again, harmonizing with it. And then it sunk in as an earworm and I played it again.

And I had a moment.

It was on this third play that I actually listened to the words of the song. It's from two separate perakim of tehillem.

Leman achai v're'ai adabra na shalom bach Leman bes Hashem Elokeinu avaksha tov lach Hashem oz l'amo yiten, Hashem yivarech as amo ba'shalom

The first part is from Perek 122:

And the second is from Perek 29:

My translation skills aren't that good (hence the screenshots), so I was sitting in my car trying to suss out what exactly I was saying in the first part, but when I got to the second, I got completely choked up. Words just wouldn't come out right and tears did spring to my eyes. Although the tears didn't spill over, the knot in my throat took a while to dissipate and I stopped singing along with the song. All I could think about was how many people in Israel are wishing for peace and strength, and how many have picked themselves up after such a tragedy and are moving forward, not letting this keep them down at all.

And I thought about every galus we've been in. Every massacre of Jews for thousands of years because of feuds that run so deep in our history that even when they've been resolved by the people who started them, their children still carry that hatred in their hearts because they've been taught it's important, even when it's not their fight.

And the sarcastic and angry part of me was saying "Hashem gives us strength? He blesses us with peace? WHAT peace? WHAT strength???"

But the rest of me just felt the brokenness of it all.

I ended up playing the song several more times in a row, getting my voice back enough to yell out the lyrics, hoping if I could say them loud enough they'd permeate my soul and maybe I would feel something more than just that momentary strangle. That maybe just putting the words out into the world would be enough.

So after three months of playing the part of "it's so terrible, it's so sad" but not really feeling those emotions, something in my brain finally clicked. And I had that moment.

It's been a week and I've had the song on repeat in my head since then. It doesn't have the same impact on me as it did last Thursday in the car, but I keep thinking about it.

It's like the earworm of the century has burrowed into my brain and no matter what I do to distract myself the tune is always on the periphery of my thoughts.

Not that this whole situation hasn't been far from my mind every day anyway.... but now I have a small and constant reminder that I can have human feelings on occasion. It just sometimes takes three months for that moment.

-LivelyHeart

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[slugtranslation-hypmic]

hello. sorry if this been asked before or if its too personal, but what are your opinions on the different content hypmic has to offer, like the anime, the tracks, the manga, the merch, etc.? is there one you prefer most or least?

Some people are out here asking my social security number, so don't worry, this isn't too personal.

Anime: Feels light and silly. I think its strengths are mostly in the earlier episodes, because it nails the wacky, character-driven factor of Hypmic oneshots. I personally am least fond of first DRB arc content, since it's mostly introductory work necessary to set up the character dynamics, and I'm already very familiar with them. The battles and overarching plot struck me as somewhat lackluster. I enjoyed watching it but probably won't watch it again.

Drama tracks: I don't listen to most of them because of audio processing issues. On the rare occasions when I do listen to them, I find the voice acting and sound direction impressive. The writing in drama tracks is where Hypmic's writing shines best. I do have some minor nitpicks with small details of the writing, but they're the kind of nitpicks that I think of as a translator, not an audience member. For example, I dislike the way "Chaser from the Past" jumps from topic to topic so abruptly, but that's because the transitions (or lack thereof) would be a hassle to translate smoothly.

Manga: My wheelhouse. I read every chapter that comes out, usually several times. While it had a clunky beginning, the manga is my favorite part of Hypmic by a long margin. The writing is consistently strong in both oneshots and the longer arcs adapted from drama tracks. Some lines are cut in the adaptations which can make the manga read slightly choppier, but this is the same sort of minor nitpick I mentioned above. The art is truly the highlight of the manga, with each artist adding in so much additional characterization and flavor with the facial expressions, body language, and paneling. For those who want to enjoy the main story, the drama tracks and/or manga is the way to go.

Merch: I don't really buy merch (apart from a pair of underwear I bought once because I thought it'd be funny. I was right; it was funny) but I mean... if it makes people happy, then hell yeah. Merch. Hypmic gets enough of my money as is from buying the manga and occasional other things (like stageplay viewing tickets on Abema) that I don't feel the need to give them more of my money.

Lives: They're fun, but they tend to be at awkward times for my timezone, so I don't watch them unless someone is hosting a watch party. I'd be more into them if they had the same level of dancing and production as the stage plays.

ARB: I don't play ARB, but I sometimes watch events on Youtube or read summaries on Twitter. I don't have the foggiest idea what's going on in the main story any more, but the event stories are so delightfully whacky and fun. Writing and voice acting are top tier. The art was a bit uninspired to begin with, but I think they've upped the ante recently. Whatever the fuck Juuto's got going on in the latest fantasy event... that's what I'm talking about.

Stage play: OHHHH BOOOOOOOY I'm really into choreography and theater in general, so the stage plays are RIGHT up my alley. The stories they tell are usually p. simple, but this is a given considering their short runtime. Songs are awesome, my favorite in Hypmic. Actors are consistently killing it with body language and voice work. I'd love to buy the DVDs to watch on my own time, but they're so damned expensive.

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@hollowsart

Thought/ Plot line for Mysterio's Comic book

Alright, so the main character/hollowsart is going to be like a carnival or like a Halloween related thing. Because you know for entertainment, and just making sure everyone is safe and stuff, (since Peter did that I'm pretty sure on his down time) It isn't exactly her thing until The Magnificent Mysterio comes on or she finds him. I'm not sure if he was supposed to be like those girls that try to guess what your future is gonna be like.

And he pointedly looks at her. Like all the time! (Also just a reminder I was thinking about this in class, and this was in my point of view, and I'm horrible at translation) Anyways, you/she walks over to him and sits down, or more magnificent and dramatic like what I was assuming you would like, he calls you out from the audience and S-M/O is like "no! Please no!" Is still pushed up there, and is like an assistant.

Anyways both should end with some crappy made up line like, "you seem like you're hiding something from your friends and family," and it's just a one liner he made on the spot.So anyways after the show/after her hand is touched and future is like figured out, she leaves straight after. And like she goes back to wherever she lives. And if this is like before otto turns into doctor octopus, and hates okay maybe not hate people, but like can't really tolerate them, because he's realized how much he's been used and stuff. I have a feeling like your Sloth would go over there, and talk to him about how it felt weird, and how they don't like going to places like that for that exact reason. Anxiety things, I feel like they can both relate together with how they don't like being touched. (Definitely not projecting on your projection) anyways, then after she leaves Otto she meets Beck, and he's like, "Oh! I recognize you!" And she's like "WHHhaaa," totally and understandably confused on why this attractive guy knows who she is. And then he clears it up, "Oh right sorry! I'm Mysterio! Well actually my name is Quentin Beck, but Mysterio is my side job and all, I actually wanted to talk to you!"

Sloth is incredulous once again on why he'd ever wanna talk with her. So like after possibly a Coffee date or just a coffee outing with a stranger, they say goodbye and the next time she sees him is when she's her slothy-person and he's actually making trouble. The thought is "Oh come on! Each and every person I see always turns out to be a villain, and I genuinely liked him!" So (real quick I'm about to get really confusedly,) he does a little thing where he jumps off a maybe 3 foot ledge, and quietly congratulates himself for making it down without breaking his knees. Anyways, he says, "AH YES, *cough* I WAS WONDERing when I'd get the pleasure of meeting you," and then he does a little bow. (HEEHEHHE) Normal people are not used to being yelled at like this, but Mysterio is a drama kid and this is kinda his talent. And plus Slothy-person is used to being yelled at like this, because yk other villains are really excited or expecting for it to be an easy fight. Which it never is, most of the time. "Well that's kind of rude! You're supposed to say something to someone when they welcome you!" He is annoyed."hi-," Slothy-person says and then is hit by one of those crystal balls, but they're kind of like water balloons except they are spheres. And the liquid inside of them hurt. Kind of like when you accidentally touch a hot pan when you make grilled cheese. He then looks at you, probably in a way like you could do better than that! "So! What's your story? Why are you here? I bet that I'll understand." He says, probably trying to distract you and hit your face with the glass ball. (IT'S NOT ACTUAL GLASS!!! It's like a silicone that looks like glass and it breaks like it, but in reality it's quite soft, it's made by Oscorp!) You then respond with something witty, and then he drops a ball in front of him the size of a tennis ball and it's like a green goblin purple. And then you feel strange, (alright so I don't know if you've played the marvels spiderman game before, but) it's basically like when the scorpion hits Peter with his tail and makes him see things. Like Otto, and those huge tails, and the green lake in the middle of the city. Except instead of Otto it's Mysterio, and he's asking all these weird questions. They're basically all like, "Who are you?", "Who do you think you are?", "Are you feeling alright?", And "what's your story, dear hero?" Then it's all that stuff where a Slothy-person is getting out of the whole thing and one of the things they have to pass is a dancing test, like mid-1800's slow dancing. (Heeh brain rot make people dance) And after you pass that you're on the floor with Mysterio over you, not facing you and he is declaring how great he is and that there is no hero no longer. (This is reality!!!) Then you get up and knock on his fish-bowl head, and he turns around and then you sucker-punch him where his mouth would be and he's on the floor. He's kinda loopy, but he's awake! So you leave letting the cops get him, sadly I know, but sometimes you just gotta be a Slothy-person. Anyways it ends with Slothy-person not in disguise at the coffee shop they went to with Mysterio, and sits at the same place and orders something. The last scene is just them sitting there idly tapping their foot on the ground.

alright so I may have not know the pronouns of your OC and went on a rampage. I assume they're a girl? When I was imagining it, it was me and I looked like your OC except for I was a guy.

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