Neon J In D&D
Alright so I don't know how else to title this but here we gooooo.
(Oh and for those of you following me because of the fanfiction I wrote, I'll be getting back to that soon enough. I'm just geek-ing out over this.)
So I made Neon J into a D&D character, mostly because I've been on a roll making my favorite series into playable characters. First one I'm excited to share: Neon J as a Battle Master Fighter - but also a close-quarters Dexterity Fighter.
Bit of a disclaimer here, I usually roll all my stats (unless they're garbage), but I'll be posting point-buy stats AND standard array in parenthesis next to it; just in case you also want to play but the GM won't allow rolled stats for some reason.
I also build up to 3rd level, since it's where most classes get their actual subclass, and if I need to scale it down to 1st level it's no big deal.
Overview
Background: Soldier
"Custom Background": Replace Athletics with Acrobatics; if wanted, replace gaming set with a tool proficiency
Race: Warforged
Tasha's Cauldron: +2 DEX, +1 CON
Specialized Design: One Instrument + Performace
Class Details
Class: Fighter
Sub-Class: Battle Master
Fighting Style: Two-Weapon Fighting
Maneuvers*: Parry, Riposte OR Commander's Strike, Brace (Tasha's Cauldron) OR Rally
*You learn more at specific levels, but if you're starting at 3rd, you only get 3 - outside of Parry, pick whichever is most helpful to your group.
1st Level Feat: Dual Wielder
=Bought Gear using Starting Gold=
Required Gear: (2) rapiers, (1) Studded Leather Armor,
Optional Gear: (1) shield, (1) explorer's pack, (1) Dragonset chess/tool (1) instrument [dependent on your proficencies]
-Standard Gear-
leather armor, longbow, 20 arrows; (2) rapiers; light crossbow and 20 bolts; (your pick) dungeoneer's pack OR explorer's pack + the gear granted by the background
=Ability Scores=
STR: 8 (8)
DEX: 15 (15)
CON: 15 (14)
INT: 10 (10)
WIS: 10 (12)
CHA: 13 (13)
For this build you won't NEED Strength, I put it as a dump stat since the others are kinda more important for Neon J's character. The important part is getting your Dexterity high and having good Constitution - you don't wanna get hit, but if you do, no big deal, you should have a decent enough health pool for that.
Details
The Soldier background is a no-brainer, both for Neon J and for Warforged in general. For his actual backstory, if your GM allows it, Neon J could have had Reincarnation used on him or have some sort of other soul-magic shenanigans happen to him - having initially BEEN a human, but then reborn as a Warforged.
When making the custom background using the PHB rules, I usually make minor changes to better fit the character as a whole: instead of taking Athletics since Strength is the dump stat this time, Acrobatics can mostly serve the same purposes (especially for being grappled).
Warforged makes the most sense for Neon J (as well as 1010 but this isn't about them right now), though you could ALSO use Variant Human to get an additional feat; I'd pick Fighting Initiate with the Defense Fighting Style if you choose to go that route - in the long term though, for your 4th level, you can forgo the immediate boost to your Dex with increasing your Ability Scores, and do the same. Either way, it works out. Warforged just also happens to get a +1 AC AND a +2/+1 score increase which is better in the long-run for this build (which in standard it's +2 CON/+1 Any, so you can reverse and pick Dex to increase in case your GM is strictly not using Tasha's for... some odd reason).
If your GM allows the 1st level feat (which most do), immediately go for Dual Wielder - you gain +1 AC for having melee weapons in separate hands, you don't need to be holding weapons with the light tag, and you can draw/stow two one-handed weapons when normally you can only do that with one. This is important for the class build.
Fighters tend to fall into two categories: standard melee STR fighters and ranged DEX fighters (though at that point you're usually better off playing as a rouge/ranger). However, the setup before allows for a melee Dexterity fighting style without sacrificing much of what most people think of STR-based fighters.
First, your Fighting Style needs to be Two-Weapon Fighting: this makes it so when you attack with your off-hand as stated for hitting with two weapons you CAN add your ability score. This is great - it gives you more times you can attack overall. The more the better.
Second, when you pick your Maneuvers as a Battle Master, go with Parry, Riposte, and Brace if you're intending to do more solo fighting on the get-go. If you want to instruct your teammates better or give your Barbarian more times to hit, replace the last two with Commander's Strike, and Rally (This is why we didn't dump Charisma, or any other stat for that matter.)
Finally, I HIGHLY recommend using starting gold instead of standard gear if you can: buy studded leather armor and rapiers - those are the most effective light armor and versatile melee weapons you can get at the start. (Versatile meaning you can use your DEX score instead of STR for your attacks)
End Results
AC = 12 (studded armor) + 1 (warforged) + 3 (ability score and racial bonus) + 1 (dual wielder) = 17
You are legitimately almost on par with plate armor without any of its drawbacks. If for some reason you absolutely need to with optional gear, you can add a shield to surpass it with a 19. Is it as great as just plate+sheild? No. Not at this level anyway - later levels you can add the feat I described above AND increase your Dexterity score, later on, to make it even better and definitely surpass it.
Your initiative is +3, meaning you're a speedy person comparatively, AND if you need to use stealth and/or acrobatics you're not at disadvantage with heavy armor (also your rolls, without being proficient in them are better in general for it.)
You get 3 attacks per turn - each dealing 1d8 +3, and a potential 4th attack in the round with Brace/Riposte. OR if you're going the more co-operative route, giving your teammates a chance to do more damage (which in turn could be MORE damage than what you can put out solo).
With a minimum of +2 to your Con AND a d10 hit die, you also have a better HP pool than other classes that use light armor - at minimum, you're getting 8 per level up (3 if your GM is evil and doesn't allow average on lower rolls) and at maximum 12.
Oh, and if you get hit, you can reduce the amount of incoming damage with Parry (even though it's only for melee, but that comes up more often than spells when you're getting in someone's face.)
The downsides are that you're not as strong as others that are playing melee generally, and with the average stats in INT and WIS you're basically doing flat rolls for most spell saves (at least they're not negative, and your passive perception doesn't suffer for it).
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Analysis of the Sanders Sides Fandom as a ‘Discourse Community’
LMAO I didn’t think this many people would REALLY want to read it but here we go. Before you read, you need to know that ‘Discourse Community’ was defined for the assignment by ‘a group of people with similar interests that talk about those interests.’ so the idea of “discourse” that I actually try to avoid isn’t mentioned a lot in this essay haha.
@thatsthat24 and @thejoanglebook I blame you for this but it is a good kind of blame
The prompt from my teacher:
“For this assignment, you will write an essay to me and your fellow English 1010 classmates about a time when you successfully joined a rhetorical discourse community.”
So... here’s the essay? Reading this is so freaking weird writing it was wild guys oh my GOD
(some will be below the cut because it’s a pretty long one... lol)
The Sanders Sides Fandom, which I've been a part of for two years, is a group of people who all watch and enjoy the Youtube series ‘Sanders Sides’. Thomas Sanders is a Youtuber who makes the series he called 'Sanders Sides' where he split his (Sanders) personality into different chunks (aka ‘Sides’) to help explain himself better, acting out the different chunks as individual characters. His videos help explain psychology and mental health, as well as provide comedy and fun music. A lot of the content is contributed to by his good friend Joan, who helps write the scripts and music for the videos. I discovered the community after a reference to another fandom I was in at that time was made in a video, and I’ve been watching ever since. I only really started contributing to the community about a year ago, but it’s a welcoming place where art and thoughts are appreciated.
I soon found that most of its discourse involves the messages, and always includes the characters, who at this point include Logic, Creativity, Morality, Anxiety, Deceit, and Thomas himself. The 'Fanders' (Fan+Sanders) discuss the most recent videos and the messages they send, as well as develop headcanons (beliefs, theories, etc.) and stories of their own based on the characters and what they represent.
(pls keep reading guys it gives me whiplash when I academically explain Centhomas and I’m the one that wrote it)
For example, Ethos, Pathos, and Logos are incredibly important in the Sanders Sides Fandom because two of the characters, Morality and Logic, are based around Pathos (Morality) and Logos (Logic). Themes from all three devices (ethos pathos and logos) are consistent throughout the series because the characters are always going back to question if Thomas is a good person, or in the right place in life, or if he understands things well enough to be who he wants to be. In fact, the exploration of Ethos and Pathos is so intense that Thomas and Joan (the main writers) refrain from watching content that explores similar ideas in order to keep from being influenced in their writing of the series. This impacts the fandom in such a way that every episode causes debate over what the right decision was, or what message they were trying to send, or even over which characters are good and bad (known in the fandom as ‘light sides’ and ‘dark sides’). While this is one of the main points of disagreement within the community, it is also one of the subjects that teaches the most about differing points of view and accepting disagreements, resulting in better collaborations between people who might not agree with each other.
While there are a lot of discussions about the series, some people prefer to take the characters into their own writing, this is called ‘fanfiction’. While fanfiction is as diverse and creative as the people writing it, a lot of them share the same inside jokes. For example, ‘infinitesimal’, ‘adultery’, puns in general, and mean nicknames (between Creativity and Anxiety) like ‘Emo Nightmare’, ‘Chemically Imbalanced Romance’, and ‘Knight in Dark Armor’ (to name a few). Each side also has a name. Creativity is Roman and his twin Remus, Logic is Logan, Morality is Patton, Anxiety is Virgil, and we have yet to learn Deceit's name. The joke of ‘infinitesimal’ is due to a moment when the Logic character misused the word, and the others made a large deal out of it. He thought it meant very big when infinitesimal actually means very small. ‘Adultery’ worries people - but it’s a running joke that the Morality character believes it to be the name of the process of becoming an adult. Outsiders find this worrying, but it really is a harmless joke.
Other forms of lexis are fan-made. ‘Fanders’ know and despise ‘Centhomas’ a piece of art created by one such ‘Fander’ that is a centaur made entirely of photoshopped pictures of Thomas’s face. Phrases like ‘crayon theory’ and ‘rainbow theory’ are more or less avoided in the fandom today, as they were very intense theories about the direction of the series and the fate of all the characters. This caused quite a bit of stress particularly with the ‘crayon theory’ which predicted some kind of death or traumatic incident that would involve one of the characters. The ‘rainbow theory’ is more tame, simply a theory that assigns each side a color or the rainbow, and is used by some to estimate how many ‘dark sides’ exist, as they haven’t all been introduced yet. All of these, ‘Centhomas’, ‘crayon theory’, and ‘rainbow theory’, had or still have an incredible impact on the community, despite the fact that they didn’t originate from the actual creators (Thomas and Joan).
Something I found that's important to the community is growing the community to be as inclusive as possible. As Thomas Sanders is a gay creator and is an incredibly inclusive person himself, the community tries it's best to accept everyone for who they are, which is one reason it was such a welcoming place for me.
Participation with fandoms, especially on social media, is pretty flaky. People can lose interest, or get other things they like as well. Some people make accounts specifically for their separate fandoms, with usernames that represent something in the fandom. When you have a username or a profile picture from Sanders Sides, it's implied you post content about it. There are some people whose blog changes fandoms, and you may follow them for another community and discover Sanders Sides as they get into it. There are varied reactions to blogs changing to Sanders Sides - some ‘infect’ the people following them, and some drive followers away. They always gain them back, though, after posting enough Sanders Sides content. This has had a strange impact on me, as I joined the fandom from posting mainly other things, but I found most of the impact to be positive rather than negative due to how loving most of the community is in comparison to some of the others I am a part of.
Since joining the fandom and starting to contribute to it via fanfiction and fanart, I’ve grown in many ways. My writing style and ability has developed greatly due to the large amount of theories and fanfiction I both read and write, and my drawing style has done the same. I’ve managed to create some good friendships, and learn from both the original Sanders Sides content and the content that the members of the community have created and will continue to create.
In all, the Sanders Sides fandom is a place to learn more about yourself and others, and get to know other people who are similar to you and to develop your skills in order to contribute to the community. It’s not for everyone, but those in it find a welcoming and loving community, and some very interesting inside jokes.
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DEAR❤VOCALIST Wired 「Vocalists’ 4th CR-Sponsored Training Camp @GU・A・M!! ~The Complete Documented Coverage~」Part 1 (Translation)
This short story is一according to Climax Records’ Public Relations一a transcript of recorded footage of what went down at the boys’ training camp held during Golden Week last year. Since the main training camp went on for 3 days, this translation will be split into three parts. This first part will focus on Day 1.
Please do not re-translate or post this translation anywhere.
NOTE: I didn’t include every instance of sound effects/onomatopoeia. Because I’m not very good at translating/describing sfx, I felt that my descriptions of them would only make things sound too tautological (especially when the actions are already inferred from the dialogue) and interrupt the flow of conversation between the characters.
♢ Destination
United States of America, Guam. A 3 hr and 35-55 min direct flight from Japan, it is an island in the southernmost point of the Mariana Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Ahead of Japan in time by 1 hour.
♢ Accommodation
HOTEL・GUAM REEF & COCONUTS SUPER RESORT
Room allocation is as follows, and no changes are allowed for any reason whatsoever.
Japanese Suite: President Panda
Room 1111: Ciel
Room 1112: CR’s PR
Room 1010: Re-o-do & Joshua
Room 1011: Judah & Momochi
Room 1012: A’ & Yuu
※ Smoking is prohibited in all rooms.
♢ Day 1 Timetable
DEPARTING FROM NARITA SPECIAL CHARTER FLIGHT NIGHT FLIGHT
All entries below are in local time.
7:00 AM:
Everyone meets up in front of the hotel. Bus transfer.
※ As President Panda and Ciel will be engaging in business matters while playing golf, their plans all day are different from the others.
7:20 AM:
Arrive at private beach @ Hagåtña.
Objective: Aim to increase stamina through all kinds of beach activities.
※ BBQ will be prepared for lunch.
※ Smoking is prohibited at the beach.
6:00 PM:
Arrive at hotel.
7:00 PM:
Dinner.
※ Buffet at the hotel’s restaurant.
♢ DAY 1
@ IN FRONT OF HOTEL・GUAM REEF & COCONUTS・SUPER RESORT
───Late at night, the CR group arrived in Guam. Local time is 7 the next morning.
Ciel: ───Because of that, I will be with the President and playing golf. In the meantime, all of you will take part in the training camp program...
Re-o-do: ...I can’t do this, I’m sleepy. So sleepy... What time is it in Japan right now...?
Ciel: There's only an hour in time difference. In short, it is currently six in the morning in Japan.
Re-o-do: S-Six...? No wonder...
A’: Anyway, playing golf first thing in the morning after getting here... How much energy does that shitty Panda have www
Yuu: Well, Panda-san was apparently the only one in first-class. He must've been sound asleep on the plane, am I right?
Joshua: Heeh, first-class? As expected ♪
Judah: Hah? You've gotta be kidding me.
Momochi: You’re right... And yet we were on economy... Anyway, to be in the same hotel room as Judah-kun... There’s no way I can sleep...
A’: Eeeeehhh? And I have to be in the same room as Yuu-kun for three nights? No waaayyy.
Yuu: What's with that. It's not like I want to be in the same room as you. Why this idiot out of all people...
A’: Hah~~~?! Idiot~~~~?!?! Shut up, you! Anyway, what are you gonna do if I lose all my hair from the stress of being stuck with this guy who's like a nagging hag~~~~~?!?!?!
Yuu: Hah!? Who are you calling a nagging hag!!
Ciel: Oi, you lot. You’re being noisy. In any case, training camp has already started. Quit complaining and be serious about this...───Hmm?
Ciel: It appears the bus has arrived. Come now, everyone, get on.
Re-o-do: Where is it taking us this time?
Ciel: I hear that the place you’ll be going to is a private beach in the area of Hagåtña. President’s instruction for you all day today is to cultivate stamina so that you will be able to endure the menu that starts tomorrow.
Momochi: Stamina...? Letting us rest at the hotel would’ve be better then...
Yuu: I know right.
Joshua: A private beach, eh. I wonder what's there. I'm looking forward to it ♪
A': Maybe this means we get to do stuff like beach activities?! That means I’ve gotta try out everythingggg!
Yuu: Just how lively are you guys...
Judah: Anyway, I'm getting on the bus. It's so hot if I stand around here any longer, I'll die.
Re-o-do: ...True. We’ll be off then.
Ciel: Right. Good luck, everyone.
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH
A’: We’re hereeeeee~~~~~~~~! THE・BEACH!!!!
Joshua: Hey, hey, A-tan. Look! There’s a banana boat over there!
A’: Yayah?! Then there’s no choice but to ride it, huh?! How ‘bout we all ride it together~~?!?!
Yuu: I am not getting on it. Anyway, are you really going to ride that when you just got here.
Momochi: I’ll pass as well... If I suddenly go into the water even when I’m sleep-derived, my legs will cramp up...
Judah: Anyway, don’t they have anything to drink around here. ...Oh. That thing over there—well if it isn’t a cooler box.
───*leaves*
Joshua: Ah, Judah-kun! ...He left.
Yuu: Hmm. That thing over there—could it be a BBQ set? So this means we can go ahead and grill and eat as we like?
Re-o-do: BBQ, huh. Somehow, that reminds me of the training camp at that deserted island...
Momochi: But since there are parasols and beach chairs here, I guess it isn’t that bad compared to that time~
Yuu: Well, this place does feel like a resort, more or less.
Momochi: In any case, I’m going to rest over there... If I don’t preserve my stamina at least during this time when President Panda isn’t here, my body won’t last.
Yuu: I also need to take some measures to prevent sunburn. At this rate, my skin will be in trouble.
───*leaves*
A’: Haaaaah? Why is everyone being such party poopers? Shitty Panda isn’t here either, and we get to play as much as we want~~~~
Re-o-do: ...Alright, this should do.
Joshua: Oh? Re-o-do-kun. That outfit...
A’: Th-The charismatic prince wearing flippers wwwwww Hold it, Joshua wwww Take a photo wwww You'll fetch a good price, selling it to Minettes wwwwwww
Joshua: Heeh, snorkling, eh. It does look like there would be fish around here.
Re-o-do: Right? Drawing experience from all the previous training camps, this time, I’ve brought something good from Japan.
Joshua: Something good?
Re-o-do: Of course, I'm talking about this...!
A’: HA wwwwww A disposable waterproof camera wwwwww Reo-sama wwwwww
Joshua: Waah. This is something you can take photos with in water as well, right?
Re-o-do: Yeah, that's right. As long as I have this, I can get by without bringing my smartphone to places where it’s at a risk of being submerged in water. Also, I can take photos of fish when underwater. Convenient, right?
Joshua: That's true! As expected of Re-o-do-kun!
Re-o-do: I'm off then. Just to warn you, you better not touch my smartphone. I’m leaving it in the shade of the tree over there... But do anything unnecessary and I’ll seriously kill you.
───*leaves*
A’: ...Saying that only makes you want to touch it, doesn’t it~?
Joshua: But I think he put a lock on it, you know? In the bus earlier, he also reverted his home screen to the default, and seemed to really be on his guard.
A’: Wait www How observant are you wwww Scaaary wwwww
Joshua: Eh? I just happened to catch sight of it, that’s all ♪ By the way, everyone has already gone off, but what now?
A’: Hmm~ We don’t have much choice so why don’t us two just play for now~?
Joshua: You’re right ♪ Then, what should we start with? Banana boat?
A’: That sounds good too but~~~~ Don’t you wanna jet ski? I actually researched about it in the plane but~ apparently you can ride one without a license in Guam~~~~
Joshua: Eh, sounds fun! Then let’s ride it right away!
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE SHADE OF A TREE
Yuu: Aaah, it’s still scorching hot even though I’m in the shade. The sunlight here really is on a completely different level from that in Japan.
Yuu: I need to put on some sunscreen before it’s too late. Sunscreen, sunscreen... Found it.
Yuu: Leaving that aside, “Cultivate stamina so that you will be able to endure the menu that starts from tomorrow.” ...What on earth are we going to be forced to do? I feel nothing but worried... *rubs sunscreen*
Judah: Who knows. Not me. Mm... *gulps down drink*
Yuu: Owah! How long have you been here for? Don’t scare me like that!
Judah: Hah? I was here first. You were the one who came up to me.
Yuu: ...Is that so. My apologies then.
Judah: Anyway, there’s nothing but juice and water in that cooler box. Are they tryna mess with me or what. Damn it... *rubs sunscreen*
Yuu: Heeh. So you also brought along sunscreen. *rubs sunscreen*
Judah: Something like that. The sun’s intense. *rubs sunscreen*
Yuu: ...? By the way, that’s the same one I have. You brought that along with you from Japan? You’re unusually well-prepared...───Hmm?
Yuu: Aah, I’ve already used this bottle up. Let’s see, the new one is...
───*rummages through bag*
Judah: Sunscreen made in Japan are the most effective was what the staff said earlier. *rubs sunscreen*
Yuu: Yeah, they aren’t wrong about that... Speaking of which, where’s my sunscreen? That’s odd. I could have sworn I brought it along...
───*rummages*
Judah: Where are you even looking at. There’s one right here.
Yuu: Aah, I see, I see. You own one... Hold it! Isn’t that mine?! Why are you using it without permission for?!
Judah: Don’t mind the minor details☆
Yuu: Of course I’d mind! Not to mention there’s absolutely none left! What am I going to do about tomorrow!! THIS IDIOT!!!!
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE SHADE OF A TREE A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY
“───WAAAAAH! GYAAAAAH!”
Momochi: ... Everyone sure is lively~... Ahaha...
Momochi: Well, on a different note... Time to take a bit of a nap while I still can...
Momochi: It’s a little stuffy, but it’s better than getting sunburn. If I get about two more towels...
Momochi: Alri~ght, perfect ♪ I applied sunscreen on my face and arms and legs so it’s all even.
Momochi: And with that, good ni~ght♥️
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE WATERS
Re-o-do: ───Puhah! Alright, I was able to get a good shot.
Re-o-do: If I show her these... I wonder if she’ll be happy. Since I want to surprise her, I might as well keep this a secret until I get back. Fufu... Fufufufufu...♥️
Re-o-do: Alright, let’s take a few more snaps. This time, a different group of fish...───Hmm?
───*reckless driving* *SPLASH SPLASH!!!!*
A’: Wait wwwwwwwww What is this wwwwww This is freaking fun thoughhh~~~wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Joshua: A-tan! That was awesome just now! It was like you were drifting! Do it again!
A’: AAAAALRIIIIIGHHHHHHT! Make sure you don’t fall off YO!!!!!!
───*WHOOOOSH!!!!*
Re-o-do: Uwaah!
───*SPLAAAASHHH!*
Re-o-do: OI! CUT IT OUT! IT’S DANGEROUS!!!!
A’: HYUUUUUUUUU~~~~~~~~~~~~! THIS IS THE BEEEEEEEEST!!!!
Joshua: This is super fuuuun!!!!!! Hey, I’ll drive next!
A’: Very well! Squad member Joshua! We shall return to base for a brief moment~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
───*reckless driving* *SPLASH SPLASH SPLASH!!!!*
Re-o-do: ...They can’t hear me at all... Damn it, I’ll have to complain directly to them after this...
Re-o-do: Anyway, it isn’t the time for that. I need to quickly take photos of the fish...
Re-o-do: .........
Re-o-do: ───Puhah! The fish are all gone...
Re-o-do: Argh! Geez! This is all A’s and Joshua’s fault!
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE SHADE OF A TREE A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY
Re-o-do: ...Hah. I ended up not finding any fish... I absolutely won’t forgive those guys...
Re-o-do: Anyway, smart phone, smart phone... Ah. Found it.
Re-o-do: Ah! I just got a message! I need to reply to her ASAP. Fufu♥️
Re-o-do: Oh no. My screen got wet. Let’s see, my bath towel... Hm? It should be around here somewhere...───Hmm?
Momochi: Zz... Zz...
Re-o-do: ...Momochi? Is he asleep? And just how many bath towels is he using... It seems hot and stuffy just from the looks of it... Hm, ah!
Momochi: Zz... Zz...
Re-o-do: He’s got some nerve, using my bath towel as well... Oi, Momochi. Give that back.
Momochi: Zz... Nn, nn......... Mm...
Re-o-do: ...It’s no use. He’s fast asleep. Geez, I’ve got no choice... I’ll be taking this back.
───*yanks*
Re-o-do: ...Momochi?!
───*Thud!*
Momochi: N, nn......... Tch, what is it. That hurt...
Re-o-do: S-Sorry. I just wanted you to return my bath towel. I didn’t think you’d fall from the chair...
Momochi: .........
Re-o-do: ...Momochi?
Momochi: Zz... Zz...
Re-o-d-o: .........Are you sleeping?
Momochi: Zzz...
Re-o-do: ...That’s a relief. That was him sleep-talking earlier too then.
Re-o-do: Ah, she replied! This isn’t the time to be doing this.
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE SHADE OF A TREE A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY
───Evening.
Joshua: Momochi-kun, wake up. All of the meat will be gone.
Momochi: Un... Nn? Eh...? Ground...? Why am I face down...? Eh...?
Momochi: Did I fall from my chair while I was asleep...? And then I continued on sleeping...?
Joshua: You must’ve been awfully tired. Have you been sleeping the entire time...?
Momochi: Ahaha... Y-Yeah. I had only intended to take a bit of a nap, but it looks like it’s pretty much evening now, doesn’t it~?
Joshua: I see. Ah, right. Everything is all set up for the BBQ so I've come to get you. The person in charge said that they’ve started a charcoal fire and that all that’s left is for us to grill the food we like ♪ Come over quickly.
Momochi: Really? Thank you~♥️ I’m coming, I’m coming♥️
Joshua: Oh? Speaking of which, Momochi-kun. Is your back okay?
Momochi: Eh? Back? Now that you mention it, it does feel tingly...
Joshua: I mean, it’s all red, you know? You should quickly get it cooled down, I think.
Joshua: The sunlight here really is on a different level from that in Japan, isn’t it. I applied sunscreen, yet my shoulders have gotten pretty tan.
Momochi: Y-Yeah... That’s true. Since it’s Guam, right. Haha... Ahaha...
Momochi: *mumbles* Wait a minute... What condition is my back in right now? I need to cool it down immediately... This isn’t the time to be casually having BBQ...
Joshua: ...? Is something wrong?
Momochi: Nope? Nothing at a~ll♥️ Leaving that aside, look! It’s a beautiful sunset, don’t you think~!
Joshua: You’re right! As expected of Guam ♪
@ IN THE AREA OF HAGATNA・ON A CERTAIN PRIVATE BEACH・IN THE SHADE OF A TREE
───*Shup!*
Yuu: The meat just now should be just about cooked. Huh?
Judah: *chews* Mm, so good.
Yuu: OI! First my sunscreen, and now this! What’s your problem! How much longer are you going to keep on stealing other people’s things until you’re satisfied?!
Judah: Hah? Ain’t got a clue. Oh, this one’s also cooked.
───*swipes*
A’: AH! The meat I was raisingggg~~~~~~!!!!!!
Judah: *chews* Mm, so good. Those who don’t pay attention are at fault.
A’: HAAAH?!?! Just how self-centred are you~~~~~!!!!
Yuu: I know right!!!!
Joshua: Now now, you two. I’ll give you mine ♪
A’: Joshua, are you an angel~~~~~ Wait, HAH?! What the hell is this! It’s just veggies?!?! You tryna pick a fight with me!??!?!?!
Joshua: Eh? That wasn’t my intention though...
Yuu: I’ve had enough. I shall be cooking by myself while defending my portion. No one come near me please.
───*trudges off*
@ HOTEL・GUAM REEF & COCONUTS・SUPER RESORT・ROOM 1012
───That night...
Yuu: Hah... I’m glad the first day has safely gone by... But the problem is tomorrow...
A’: HYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!
Yuu: SHUT UUUUUP!!!! What’s with you all of a sudden!!!!
A': DAAAAAAAAHHH! Yuu-kun!! The shower tried to kill meeeeeee!!!!
Yuu: Hold it, why are you coming out here naked! Do you want me to beat you up?!?!?! Anyway, saying that the shower's trying to kill you, what do you even mean by that!!!!!!
A': Isn't it obvious! The shower made a direct attack at my sunburnt skin! It hurts so much I could die!!!!!!
Yuu: How would I know?! It's your own fault for not putting on sunscreen! Anyway, if you're going to get out, then put some clothes on!
A': I'm not getting out ye~t! In fact, I'm just about to get in~~~~!
Yuu: Then why did you even bother getting out for?! Arghh, geez! Seriously can't believe I'm in the same room as that guy!!
@ HOTEL・GUAM REEF & COCONUTS・SUPER RESORT・ROOM 1010
Re-o-do: Fu... About the area that’s sunburnt... Like you said, Joshua, it feels a little better if I cool it. However, with normal water, it melts in an instant...
Joshua: Since there should be a convenience store downstairs, do you want me to go and buy something that will cool it?
Re-o-do: Are you sure?
Joshua: Yup, it’s fine. I was actually thinking of going to buy sunscreen for tomorrow anyway ♪ Ah, Re-o-do-kun, you also need sunscreen, right?
Re-o-do: Then, if you don’t mind, thanks. It’d be bad if I get sunburnt any further too.
Joshua: Okay ♪ Then I’ll buy the one that looks to be the most effective!
Re-o-do: ...Say, Joshua. You're a really good guy, huh.
Joshua: Eh, you think so? That makes me happy ♪ Anyway, I'm off, okay!
@ HOTEL・GUAM REEF & COCONUTS・SUPER RESORT・ROOM 1011
───*opens sliding glass door* *walking footsteps*
Momochi: Ahhh, it hurts... I won’t be able to sleep tonight like this...
───*rummages through pockets* *lights cigarette*
Momochi: It hurts just having my clothes brush against it so I definitely won't be able to lie on my back... *puffs*
※ NOTE: Smoking is prohibited in this room. (CR's Public Relations)
Momochi: Aaahh... I want to go home already... I can't sleep, there are barely any smoking areas, cigarettes are super expensive, and what's worse, I'm stuck in the same room as Judah... *puffs*
───*Zoom!* *Smack!*
Momochi: GYAH! THAT HUUUUURTSS~~~~~~~~!!!!!!
Judah: It fucking stinks!
Momochi: Even though I tried to be considerate by coming out here to the verandah, what's with that attitude?! I can't believe you'd throw a pillow at me out of nowhere! And at my back out of all places!!!!
Judah: Hah? You’ve got something on your back? Anyway, who cares about that, hurry up and open the windo—Owah!
Judah: Don't go throwing it back!!!
Momochi: You threw it at me first! Anyway... If you don’t want to be killed, then don’t touch my back ever again! Got it?!?!
Judah: Hah? I didn’t touch it. I only hit it with a pillow.
Momochi: Like I care about your hair-splitting! Aah, I'm seriously annoyed... *puffs*
Judah: ARGHH! I’m telling you! It stinks!!
───*SMASH! BANG! CRASH!*
To be continued: PART 2
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