#elise zhang

[strathshepard]

Elise Crombez, Sascha Rajasalu and Lina Zhang by Willy Vanderperre, Another Magazine SS2024

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Prada, Spring/Summer 2024 by Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons - Details

Olivier Rizzo - Fashion Editor/Stylist

Guido Palau - Hair Stylist

Lynsey Alexander - Makeup Artist

[eigwayne]

I have watched Tomb of the Sea three times and read the Shahai novel once in whole and twice in parts. And I still forget names. Names of major players. Names that I am embarrassed to have slipped my mind.

So don’t ever feel bad for your shitty memories, friends and neighbors and gentle readers. Because I just spaced on Su Nan’s name, and on the same day I remembered Zhang Weiwei.

I’m sorry, queen. If I had a daimi card, I would hand it in.

[fwftf]

Using mycelium to create a self-healing wearable leather-like material

A pair of biotechnologists at Newcastle University, working with a colleague from Northumbria University, all in the U.K., have developed a way to use mycelium to create a self-healing wearable material. In their paper published in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, Elise Elsacker, Martyn Dade-Robertson and Meng Zhang, describe their process and how well it worked when tested. Mycelium is…

[totallynots8tan]

PJO & HOO Character's songs

Leo Valdez - Run Boy Run - Play With Fire - Cardboard Castles - Sexy Back - Bohemian Rhapsody -Youngblood (talking about his "family") - I bet you think about me - Just like Fire - I built a friend

Jason Grace - Kryptonite - Unstoppable - Grenade - Nancy got a haircut

Piper McLean - Pretty Girl - You Should See me in a Crown - Kings & Queens; Ava Max - None of Your Business - Victoria’s Secret

Percy Jackson - Enemy; Imagine Dragons - Hey look Ma I Made it

Annabeth Chase - The Man; Taylor Swift - You Should See me in a Crown - Dangerous Woman - without me

Percabeth - Perfect - Paris; The Chainsmokers - Dusk till Dawn - Ring pop; Jax

Frank Zhang - Hall of Fame; the Script - Cool Kids

Hazel Levesque (I don't know if I spelled that right) - Golden - Titanium - Perfect - Dancing Queen

Nico di Angelo - I Bet My Life - Anti Hero; Taylor Swift - Nightmare; Halsey - Ghost Town - I'm a Ghost -Moral of the Story - Memories - Bad Word; Salem Elise - Break Even - If I killed someone for you

Sally Jackson (aka, our queen) - I'm a survivor; Reba McEntire - God is a Woman

Octavian - One Less Problem Without You - Maybe you’re the problem

Travis & Connor Stoll - Criminal - smooth criminal

Will Solace - Firework; Katy Perry - It get's better - sunroof - yellow

Solangelo - Happening Again - Broken - yellow

All Demigods, ever - Warriors; Imagine Dragons - Survivor; Destiny’s Child - Anxiety; Coi Leray - Centuries - Little Talks - Titanium - Castle on the Hill (camp half blood) - Gone, Gone, Gone (also mostly camp half blood) - Raise Your Glass - Born to Be Brave - You need to calm down - Natural - Monsters - Dusk till Dawn - without me - One wrong turn - Like I'm Gonna Loose You - bleeding out

Extra that I think apply, but I don't know how to label - If we have each other; Alec Benjamin - Mind is a Prison; Alec Benjamin - Born this Way - Feel It Still - Original - Checkmate; Conan Gray - Must have been the wind

Note: Some of these do not have the artists listed because you can just search the name and you will find the song.

WARNING: Some of these song could make you cry a lot, especially when thinking of your favorite characters, be prepared

[afashionshow]

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[Image is of the two book covers. The Cartographers features a young woman sitting on an escalator facing the reader. For Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling, the two main characters are sitting on the ground and leaning into each other. Her head is on his shoulder.]

Shining a Light on Some Early 2023 Books

Out of solidarity with HarperCollins workers, we held off on promoting or reviewing books during the strike, but we want to re-visit those titles now. Two of the books that were published in January caught my eyes and they are worthy of a first, second, and even third glance.

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang also @Theamyzhang on Tiktok

Struggling to balance the expectations of her immigrant mother with her deep ambivalence about her own place in the world, seventeen-year-old Ocean Wu takes her savings and goes off the grid. A haunting and romantic novel about family, friendship, philosophy, and love.

Ocean Wu has always felt enormous pressure to succeed. After struggling with depression during her senior year in high school, Ocean moves to New York City, where she has been accepted at a prestigious university. But Ocean feels so emotionally raw and unmoored (and uncertain about what is real and what is not), that she decides to defer and live off her savings until she can get herself together. She also decides not to tell her mother (whom she loves very much but doesn’t want to disappoint) that she is deferring—at least until she absolutely must.

In New York, Ocean moves into an apartment with Georgie and Tashya, two strangers who soon become friends, and gets a job tutoring. She also meets a boy—Constantine Brave (a name that makes her laugh)—late one night on the subway. Constant is a fellow student and a graffiti artist, and Constant and Ocean soon start corresponding via Google Docs—they discuss physics, philosophy, art, literature, and love. But everything falls apart when Ocean goes home for Thanksgiving, Constant reveals his true character, Georgie and Tashya break up, and the police get involved.

Ocean, Constant, Georgie, and Tashya are all cartographers—mapping out their futures, their dreams, and their paths toward adulthood in this stunning and heartbreaking novel about finding the strength to control your own destiny. [Read a Sample Here]

My Thoughts: I've always loved maps and the idea of exploring the world so the title already had me from the start. Zhang delivers on the exploration, but while they do journey around the city, more of the journey is within. Ocean is trying to figure out a path for herself and is stumbling about a bit inside and out. She's having growing pains and trying to find her footing, but loses her way more than once. The story is so full of emotions and wonderings that a reader almost has to start wondering things too. There are many struggles and tears to be found on the pages, but there is a little hope too.

Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant

Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.

Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd. He spends his free time leading quests and writing essays critiquing the game under a pseudonym, keeping it all under wraps from his disapproving family.

These two, who have practically nothing in common, meet for the first time on New Year’s Eve. And then again on Valentine’s Day. And then again on St. Patrick’s Day. It’s almost like the universe is pushing them together for a reason.

Delilah wishes she were more like Reggie—open about what she likes and who she is, even if it’s not cool. Except . . . it’s all a front. Reggie is just role-playing someone confident. The kind of guy who could be with a girl like Delilah.

As their holiday meetings continue, the two begin to fall for each other. But what happens once they realize they’ve each fallen for a version of the other that doesn’t really exist? [Read a Sample Here]

My Thoughts: This book had me smiling so many times. There are cute interactions all over the place and it was just what I needed to cheer me up. Reggie and Delilah are both trying to impress each other and avoid being truly vulnerable so of course there are issues, but nothing life or death level. They ultimately bring out the best in each other. This one made my heart happy and I'd hand it to anyone looking for a sweet read.

[bookaddict24-7]

(New Young Adult Releases Coming Out Today! (January 31st, 2023)

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Have I missed any new Young Adult releases? Have you added any of these books to your TBR? Let me know!

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New Standalones/First in a Series:

Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant 

Promise Boys by Nick Brooks 

Then Everything Happens at Once by M-E Girard

The Davenports by Krystal Marquis

Dream to Me by Megan Paasch

The Black Queen by Jumata Emill

The Cartographers by Amy Zhang

Play the Game by Charlene Allen

How to be a (Young) Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi & Nic Stone

Two Can Play that Game by Leanne Yong

New Sequels:

Chain of Thorns (The Last Hours #3) by Cassandra Clare 

One Girl in All the World (In Every Generation #2) by Kendare Blake

Hex You (Sisters of Salem #3) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast 

Jinx (Sisters of Salem #1&2) by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast

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Happy reading!

[hawaii5ho]

MONTBLANC from Mauro Chiarello on Vimeo.

CLIENT – Montblanc AGENCY - W+K Amsterdam CREATIVE DIRECTOR - Elena Knox CREATIVE DIRECTOR - Joe Burrin COPYWRITER - Richard Gorodecky COPYWRITER - Allan Stevenson ART DIRECTOR - Jack Welles PRODUCER - Khalid el Khouani GROUP ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - Franky Wardell ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - Amandine Decourcelle ACCOUNT MANAGER - Wenwen Zhao BUSINESS AFFAIRS MANAGER - Sametta Gbilia PROD COMPANY - ANORAK Film DIRECTOR – Ian Pons Jewell DOP - Mauro Chiarello EP - Christiane Dressler EP - Christoph Petzenhauser PRODUCER - Björn Krüger-Levy PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Chiara Walde 1st AD - Tirso Diaz-Jares VFX - Black Kite Studios VFX PRODUCER - Amy Richardson VFX SUPERVISOR - Adam Crocker VFX ON SET SUPERVISOR - Denis Reva SOUND - String and Tins SOUND DESIGN AND MIX - Lawrence Kendrick ADDITIONAL SOUND DESIGN - Mike Bamford FOLEY - The Foley Barn AUDIO PRODUCER - Eimear Ni Ghuaire EDITOR - Tobias Suhm COLOURIST - Tom Mangham

SERVICE PRODUCTION SERVICE PRODUCTION - 24/7 24/7 EP - Gordon Mackinnon 24/7 PRODUCER - Mariana Mota PRODUCTION MANAGER - Marc Gallén Solsona PRODUCTION COORDINATOR - Mar Llompart TALENT COORDINATOR - Eva Cid COVID COORDINATOR - Cristina Tenor PA - Isabel Camacho TRAINEE - Yi Zhang PRODUCTION AMBASSADOR - Jordi Mollà UNIT MANAGER - Francesc Puig PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Pablo Tregebov Poza ART DIRECTOR - Mar Tubau COSTUME - Núria Durá HAIR & MAKE UP - Txell Fernandez

CM CREW MANAGER CM - Jared Greenwald STYLING CM - Anders Sølvsten Thomsen STYLING ASSISTANT CM - Brian ConwayGroomer CM GROOMER CM - Gareth Bromell AGENT STYLING CM - Elise Miccolis

LOCATION DEPT. LOCATION MANAGER – David Bello LOCATION ASSISTANT - Dani Galvan

AD ́S 1st AD – Tirso Diaz-Jares 2nd AD – Monica Sanchez 3rd AD – Oriol Rovira SCRIPT SUPERVISOR - Cecilia Moliné

CAMERA 1st AC - Alicia Galiña Seijo 2nd AC - Raul Mulas VIDEO ASSISTANT – Carles Alonso DIT – Esteban Wiaggio STEDICAM – Nicolas Lasarte STEDICAM ASSISTANT – Gulcin Bekar PHANTOM – Antonio Urquijo BOLT OPERATOR – Angelo Freda BOLT ASSISTANT – lluis Giordana BOLT ASSISTANT – Dani Ballester BTS - Adrián Torres

LIGHTING GAFFER - Carlos Meliville BEST BOY - Juan Francisco Roman BEST BOY - Paco Roman Melguizo ELECTRICIANS : Juan Francisco Flores Garcia Celso Barandarian Ferran Grau Vega Javier Carrion Lopez Ivan Flores Monroy Ana Portla Alex Postius ELECTRICIAN + GENNY OP - Antonio Martinez Marti

GRIP KEY GRIP - David Arrés GRIP - Rodrigo Álvarez SOUND SOUND - Quique Lopez BOOM OPERATOR - Marcel Vilar BOOM OPERATOR - Edu Ramada

ART PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Pablo Tregebov Poza ART DIRECTOR - Mar Tubau PROPS MASTER – Ana Romero PROPS BUYER - Miriam Serrano PROPS BUYER - Julian Santiesteban STAND BY PROPS – Santiago Mario STAND BY PROPS – Arnau Gassó STAND BY PROPS – Roberto Pozuelo ART ASSISTANT – Marta Gomez ART ASSISTANT - Juan Carlos Sabaté ART ASSISTANT – Santigao Balmaceda PRODUCT HANDLER - Pau Arregui

WARDROBE STYLIST – Núria Durà WARDROBE ASSISTANTS: Manuel Jesús Jose Carayol Patricia Rodríguez Inés Iribarne Salari Andrea Garcia Chiara Legitimo SEAMSTRESS - Rosa Perez

HAIR & MAKE-UP MAKE UP & HAIR STYLIST - Txell Fernandez MAKE UP & HAIR STYLIST ASSISTANT - Leire Loperena MAKE UP & HAIR STYLIST ASSISTANT - Alba Pesas

ANIMALS ANIMAL HANDLER – Gabi

SFX SFX TECHNICIAN - Juan Carlos Davila SFX TECHNICIAN - Roger Salvany

SECURITY VIP SECURITY - Dídac Rodríguez VIP SECURITY - Juan Herredia

NURSE NURSE ON SET 1 - Jacobo Solís NURSE ON SET 2 - Alejando

CAST Allegra Ceruti – YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Koko Ishizuka - YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Wenjun Gao - YOUNG PROFESSIONALS Rafael Barata - MAN WITH BUSINESS BAG Vincent Wu - HOTEL LOBBY Jiaying Li - HOTEL LOBBY Xavier Verdes - TEAR MAN Lluis V. - ACTOR THEATER Meseret Martinez - GIRL READING BOOK Arnaud Prechac - MAN Limber A. V. - ACTOR THEATER Motokazu Kawamura - STREET PAIR Gary Thoulouis - STREET PAIR Blanca Valletbó - STRIKING WOMAN Aimar Vega - ACTOR THEATER Lluis Gerard Valeta - ACTOR THEATER Limber A. Vivas - ACTOR THEATER José Luis Matienzo - ACTOR THEATER Cio Vives - DIRECTOR THEATER Katrin V - ACTRESS THEATER

STAND-INS Raul Gomez - STAND IN Pol Brugarolas - FITTING DOUBLE

[alexanderrogge]

Bob Yirka - Using mycelium to create a self-healing wearable leather-like material:

https://phys.org/news/2023-04-mycelium-self-healing-wearable-leather-like-material.html

#MyceliumLeather #Mycelium #Fungi #Chlamydospores #SelfRepair #FifthKingdom #Biotechnology #Biomimicry #Biology

[thegeekx]

Wimbledon's all-white dress code changed for players' menstrual concerns : NPR

Wimbledon’s all-white dress code changed for players’ menstrual concerns : NPR

Barbora Krejcikova, top right, and Katerina Siniakova of the Czech Republic, celebrate after beating China’s Shuai Zhang, bottom left, and Belgium’s Elise Mertens during the final of the women’s doubles at the Wimbledon tennis championships in July. Wimbledon is relaxing its requirement for all-white clothing to allow female players to wear colored undershorts. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP hide…

[pharah]

Linking to this a few days later, but here’s the Ladies of Overwatch panel from Momocon.

Among the many highlights was Chloé Hollings as Widow ‘comforting’ someone by telling them to kill someone who’s troubling them.

Jen Cohn stating that she’d love a Pharah cinematic and has repeatedly asked for one. And that the person in charge of ‘writing one’ has already ‘written’ one (?)

But she does not in fact, know if one is in the works and ‘knows as much about it as we do’.

But the best part, and the pièce de résistance, is when someone asked Jen who would her ‘best friend’ in Overwatch be.

And Jen stated that Pharah has a ‘thing’ for German doctors ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

(And oh, shortly afterwards, Chloé said her best friend would be Sombra.)

(And Doomfist, but never mind that. Focus on the Sombra.)

There are a few other things I’m probably forgetting (dead tired now), but these were the highlights and my personal favorites.

It was well worth flying to Atlanta to see these ladies.

Now, enjoy.

[daikenkki]

US Open 2024 - Women's Singles Draw:

Iga Swiatek (1) (POL) vs Kamilla Rakhimova (LL)

Daria Saville (AUS) vs Ena Shibahara (Q) (JPN)

Elisabetta Cocciaretto (ITA) vs Kateryna Baindl (PR) (UKR)

Taylah Preston (WC) (AUS) vs Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (25)

Mirra Andreeva (21) vs Camila Osorio (COL)

Shuai Zhang (PR) (CHN) vs Ashlyn Krueger (USA)

Eva Lys (Q) (GER) vs Marie Bouzkova (CZE)

Qiang Wang (PR) (CHN) vs Liudmila Samsonova (16)

Danielle Collins (11) (USA) vs Caroline Dolehide (USA)

Cristina Bucsa (ESP) vs Sara Errani (ITA)

Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (SVK) vs Clara Tauson (DEN)

Nadia Podoroska (ARG) vs Diana Shnaider (18)

Katie Boulter (31) (GBR) vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich (Q)

Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) vs Petra Martic (CRO)

Emma Raducanu (GBR) vs Sofia Kenin (USA)

Shelby Rogers (PR) (USA) vs Jessica Pegula (6) (USA)

Elena Rybakina (4) (KAZ) vs Destanee Aiava (Q) (AUS)

Jessika Ponchet (Q) (FRA) vs Saisai Zheng (PR) (CHN)

Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) vs Nao Hibino (Q) (JPN)

Renata Zarazua (MEX) vs Caroline Garcia (28) (FRA)

Beatriz Haddad Maia (22) (BRA) vs Elina Avanesyan (ARM)

Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) vs Alexa Noel (WC) (USA)

Anna Bondar (HUN) vs Bernarda Pera (USA)

Lauren Davis (PR) (USA) vs Anna Kalinskaya (15)

Jelena Ostapenko (10) (LAT) vs Naomi Osaka (WC) (JPN)

Karolina Muchova (CZE) vs Katie Volynets (USA)

Brenda Fruhvirtova (CZE) vs Varvara Lepchenko (Q) (USA)

Anastasia Potapova vs Leylah Fernandez (23) (CAN)

Yulia Putintseva (30) (KAZ) vs Linda Noskova (CZE)

Xinyu Wang (CHN) vs Arina Rodionova (Q) (AUS)

Mayar Sherif (EGY) vs Karolina Pliskova (CZE)

Bianca Andreescu (WC) (CAN) vs Jasmine Paolini (5) (ITA)

Barbora Krejcikova (8) (CZE) vs Marina Bassols Ribera (Q) (ESP)

Julia Grabher (PR) (AUT) vs Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Q) (ROU)

Martina Trevisan (ITA) vs Taylor Townsend (USA)

Viktorija Golubic (SUI) vs Paula Badosa (26) (ESP)

Victoria Azarenka (20) vs Yuliia Starodubtseva (Q) (UKR)

Clara Burel (FRA) vs Sloane Stephens (USA)

Diane Parry (FRA) vs Xiyu Wang (CHN)

Yafan Wang (CHN) vs Maria Sakkari (9) (GRE)

Emma Navarro (13) (USA) vs Anna Blinkova

Ana Bogdan (ROU) vs Arantxa Rus (NED)

Chloe Paquet (WC) (FRA) vs Harriet Dart (GBR)

McCartney Kessler (WC) (USA) vs Marta Kostyuk (19) (UKR)

Elina Svitolina (27) (UKR) vs Maria Lourdes Carle (ARG)

Oceane Dodin (FRA) vs Anhelina Kalinina (UKR)

Tatjana Maria (GER) vs Solana Sierra (Q) (ARG)

Varvara Gracheva (FRA) vs Coco Gauff (3) (USA)

Qinwen Zheng (7) (CHN) vs Amanda Anisimova (WC) (USA)

Erika Andreeva vs Yue Yuan (CHN)

Tamara Korpatsch (GER) vs Moyuka Uchijima (JPN)

Jule Niemeier (GER) vs Dayana Yastremska (32) (UKR)

Donna Vekic (24) (CRO) vs Kimberly Birrell (Q) (AUS)

Greet Minnen (BEL) vs Magdalena Frech (POL)

Peyton Stearns (USA) vs Lesia Tsurenko (UKR)

Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) vs Daria Kasatkina (12)

Madison Keys (14) (USA) vs Katerina Siniakova (CZE)

Maya Joint (Q) (AUS) vs Laura Siegemund (GER)

Ajla Tomljanovic (PR) (AUS) vs Ann Li (Q) (USA)

Veronika Kudermetova vs Elise Mertens (33) (BEL)

Ekaterina Alexandrova (29) vs Viktoriya Tomova (BUL)

Magda Linette (POL) vs Iva Jovic (WC) (USA)

Lulu Sun (NZL) vs Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)

Priscilla Hon (Q) (AUS) vs Aryna Sabalenka (2)

[fume-knight-of-shovelry]

Highlights from the “Ladies of Overwatch” MomoCon panel

I don’t have any recording equipment, so I had to take notes by hand, but here are some elements that stood out to me from the panel.

The panel consisted of Jen Cohn (Pharah), Chloe Hollings (Widowmaker) and Elise Zhang (Mei).

Jen Cohn auditioned as a “Villainous Pharah” and her first official recording occurred on her birthday:

When she first auditioned to play the role that would become Pharah, Jen’s submitted voice was for a character she recalls being described as “villainous”. When she got the part, she was convinced that they’d gotten the wrong person, especially once she came in and saw what the staff (according to her, Kaplan, Chu and the casting director Andrea Toyias) had in mind for “Pharah”.

Also, her first recording session was on her birthday.

Elise Zhang originally auditioned for several characters before being cast as Mei:

Elise mentioned trying out for Mercy, Symmetra, Zarya and D.Va (all in Mandarin) before being cast as Mei.

She is also the current voice for Symmetra and Mei in Mandarin (I hadn’t realized this, though this was visible on the credits for the game in their respective languages).

Pharah was described to Jen Cohn as the “Captain America” of the game:

Not much to add here: the imagery is amusing, given where Pharah ended up lore-wise.

Chloe Hollings was originally cast when the French dubbing team for Overwatch noticed flaws in the American actress’s pronunciation of some French:

Chloe was originally contacted by the French dubbing team for the game when they thought she might be a better fit for the character than an American actress with a (admittedly very good) French accent: I’m curious if this means that the Widowmaker voice we heard during the earliest trailers was this original American actress.

Which of their character’s quotes do they use most often in real life?

Elise’s: Gõng xǐ fā cái! (Elise admitted that she doesn’t think she speaks often enough to decide easily)

Jen’s: “Play nice, play Pharah.” (When attempting to calm herself)

Chloe’s: “An annoyance.” (When confronting difficult people or situations)

How do they find their voice during recording sessions?

Jen found out how to establish Pharah’s tone easily, acquiring it in her first session: she described an anecdote where her college advisor told her that she had “too much butter, not enough bread”; she thinks that the director did a good job at “spotting the bread under the butter” and helped her get settled.

Chloe had a much more difficult time; in her own words, it was like trying to record with “No shame”, as if in a perfume commercial, and she needed to lower her voice more than she was initially comfortable with.

I wasn’t able to record Elise’s response, unfortunately.

When did they first see what their character looked like?

Jen saw Pharah’s model right as she entered her first recording session: she was most struck by the blue armor.

Chloe first saw Widowmaker’s look when she was recording the “Alive” short.

Elise only saw Mei once the game released. Whoops.

What’s their favorite quote from their character?

A common question, but the responses were somewhat unexpected.

Jen: “Aerial superiority achieved.” Or “I’ve got you on my radar.”

Chloe: “ Personne n'échappe à mon regard.” (Amusingly, what I said to her to demonstrate my French accent at her request when getting her autograph).

Elise: “Freeze! Don’t move!” (She couldn’t decide, and settled on this)

What would their character order at a Starbucks?

Jen: Double espresso

Widowmaker: A cup of ice.

Elise: Any cold drink (Originally, she thought the question was asking for her personal preference, and she chose “sandwiches”)

How long are their average recording sessions?

Jen usually records for four-hour chunks, and uses the entire allotted time.

Chloe records for three-hour chunks in the evenings (6 to 9 p.m. Paris time).

Elise has the largest workload: Recording Mei in English usually takes 3 hours (she records from Shanghai), while she needs another 3 hours to record Mandarin Symmetra. Mandarin Mei usually doesn’t take as long. For her cinematic, she needed four or five three-hour sessions.

They know as much as we do about what’s planned for their character:

They record lines for events (such as voice lines from loot boxes) ahead of time, but usually don’t have the context to realize that it’s for an upcoming event. Unless they’re recording a cinematic that’s in development, they don’t have any information on their character’s arc that we as players don’t, so any statements they make about characters arcs, relationships and other future lore plans should be judged appropriately.

Incidentally, Jen mentioned that at Blizzcon, she begged the writer for the animated shorts to give Pharah one, but he said he had “already worked on one.” Jen herself isn’t sure if this means he tried working on one and then abandoned it or if one’s in development: if she knew anything that we didn’t, she didn’t saw.

How would their character react to finding out that someone they know is going through a rough time?

Elise: “I love you.” (She hesitated for a bit before answering)

Jen: “I will protect the innocent!”

Chloe: “Get over it.” Or nothing. Or Widowmaker would shoot whatever was causing the problem.

If they could have any power that their character has, what would they choose?

Jen: (After an enormous eyebrow quirk) “Flight!” (I guess we’re counting Pharah’s suit as a power)

Elise: Freezing herself for protection.

Chloe: Having no remorse and being certain that she was taking the correct course of action.

What do they have most in common with their character?

Jen: “Mother issues.” (Quickly amended to say “Mom if you’re watching this, that’s not true.”)

Chloe: Seeking pleasure and passion from everything she does, even as she cuts herself off from her emotions.

Elise: Not liking bullies and not being slim (greeted with a chorus of “awwwws”)

What was their first acting role?

Jen: As Wendy from Peter Pan when she was about five years old, give or take: she remembers needing to improvise a prayer as she walked the plank, and realizing after the audience responded positively that she enjoyed this work.

Chloe: As the solo actor for a one-person German play about suicide, where the lead character counts down from 1000 and stops along the way to talk about the meaninglessness of life. (I wasn’t able to find out what play this is, so if anyone knows, hit me up)

Elise: I wasn’t able to catch her answer in full, but after graduating with a degree in chemical technology(!), she acquired a lead role in a film (she didn’t specify if it was voice or full-body acting) and then continued her acting career.

What’s their favorite part of voice acting their character?

Elise: It gives her a chance to “be cute” and talk more than she normally does.

Chloe: She gets the opportunity to create Widowmaker as she goes, finding out more and more about this character the more experienced she gets with playing her.

Jen: Being able to play a female hero who’s pragmatic, unapologetically powerful and who has significant integrity.

If they could cosplay as their character, how would they do so?

Chloe: “I’d need to be taller.”

Elise: As Pajamei.

Jen: She’d replicate Pharah’s outfit with leather.

What’s their favorite skin for their character?

Elise: She wasn’t able to decide: she went with Beekeeper, Pajamei, Ecopoint: Antarctica, Luna/Chang’e and Jiangshi.

Jen: Mechaqueen.

Chloe: Odile.

What would their character’s everyday fashion experience/fashion sense be (i.e. what would they wear in public)?

Jen: Wifebeaters+jeans, motorcycle or leather jacket.

Elise: Chinese scientists have no fashion sense. (the asker, an audience member, was a Chinese scientist who jokingly took offense)

Chloe: Widowmaker is already wearing what she’d, say, go to the grocery store in. (I’m assuming she means Widowmaker’s classic skin).

Which Overwatch character, besides their own, would their character most like to hang out with?

Elise: Winston! He and Mei could do calculations!

Chloe: Zarya, if for no other reason that Widowmaker would be able to hug Zarya like “Big fuzzy Siberian bear”.

Jen: Junkrat and Roadhog: they’d wreck stuff!

Which Overwatch character is their character’s best friend?

Chloe: Widowmaker or Doomfist (she mentions that the latter looks powerful with Widowmaker).

Elise: Symmetra

Jen: “Pharah has a thing for German doctors.” (Crowd went pretty wild: @pharah should have footage of this.)

All in all, an informative panel, at least when it came to the lives of the actresses themselves. I’m curious as to what we would have been able to learn if the event hadn’t started twenty minutes late.

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