#udon-turtle

[meowuff]

I made ANOTHER :D

May I present my newest child: Udon!

He's a lovely lil Gecko of the gorgeous name "Uroplatus phantasticus" aka "the satanic leaf-tailed gecko" aka "eyelash leaf-tailed gecko" aka "the phantastic leaf-tailed gecko"

I have yet to decide what color scheme I'm gonna slap on him bc these lil guys come in so many different flavors

For now, I just wanted to doodle this silly lil guy! I have some very loose lore idea, him being some assassin or smth but I'm not 100% settled yet ~

He got his cute lil name from falling into a bowl of Udon noodles! :D

HAVE SOME CLOSE UPS!

[kwamiwayzz]

Impending economic crash so bad, I made this chart analyzing all the pairs I remember being (or currently am) obsessed with

[kikithedreamerwriter]

to all my tmnt fic creators out there what are your oc x s/o turtle head cannons? i would love to read them <3 (u don’t have to tho)

im tagging: @tinkabelle19 @miss-andromeda @m1dnyt3-w0lf @shinzowosasageyoooo @sharpwindow @pheradream-15 @fyreball66 @sivy-chan-blog @akesdraws-blog

pass it along if you want!

OC!Sayuri x Bayverse!Leonardo Headcannons

Sayuri Reference Photos: Kimono Mom - Moe

I found her really pretty and from the moment I first saw her content I was like: this is exactly how my OC is going to look like 🥰 (except with Sayuri’s signature pale grey-blue eyes ofc) lemme photo dump her here real quick

springtime in Japan💕🌸

tea ceremony class 🍵

study mode 📖🔬🧫

flower arrangement class 💐✨

They’re that pretty little princess x gentleman ✨ couple that you’d stare at as they pass by and contemplate why you’re still single af

I imagine that Leo can understand and read Japanese but he can’t speak it, so whenever he and Sayuri talk they do so frequently in Japanese (well… at least he tries to 😅)

She cooks and he cleans

He’s an early bird and she’s a night owl.

He’s by the book and she’s a free sprit.

When Sayuri studies, he brings her tea. When he trains, she wipes the sweat from his brow.

Sayuri, being a former karate athlete, practices some katas with Leo. Splinter finds them adorable btw.

Fav sleeping/cuddle position 💕: Leo laying his head on her chest (in my humble opinion, Leo is a boob guy)

Fav position 👀😉: missionary

They are giving geisha x samurai warrior

Sayuri always makes the tea, because Leo prefers how she makes it compared to how he does it.

They love reading the same books and binging anime together because they’re nerds and introverted weebs 🤓✨

And sometimes those binge sessions turn into something else (if u know what i mean)

They would spar playfully in the dojo from time to time

They both LOVE deep conversations (etc. meaning of life, point of existence, origins of the universe)

They def have plant children, and they have a watering and trimming schedule together 🥺🌱

Sayuri likes to cook for her turtle beau. Udon, yakisoba, okonomiyaki, onigiri, mochi, curry, miso. Leo learns a lot from Sayuri when they cook together. He now knows how to execute a good miso soup with rice.

Sayuri always carries a tracking charm and help button on her medical bracelet that Leo had requested Donnie to create. After how they first met, Sayuri doesn’t really mind.

Sayuri LOVES to watch Leo train. His amazing strength and precise technique astounds her every time. Not to mention those biceps 👀 Leo knows his girl is watching so he shows off a little too heheh

Their date nights are pretty vanilla. Cooking and having dinner together, movie nights, book club sessions, or even just conversation. Sometimes though, Leo will take her into the city and show her exclusive views.

Carrying her bridal style when they travel makes Leo feel so strong 💕 she’s his Queen 👸

not so big on PDA but Sayuri will initiate the occasional hand-holding and Leo will sling an arm across her waist and shoulders from time to time

When they argue, it’s usually because of either Leo’s arrogance or Sayuri’s stubbornness. They’re so like-minded that they tend to but heads sometimes.

Leo’s love language: acts of service and words of affirmation

Sayuri’s love language: gift-giving and physical touch

enjoyed this?

check out Leo and Sayuri’s first encounter series here!

[welcometololaland]

Sleepover Saturday

ask my top 3 of anything

top three comfort foods? top three places you want to visit? top three favorite animated shows or movies?

hello! thanks for the ask!

top 3 comfort foods: i kinda answered this earlier but if we're saying generic foods (i.e. not restaurant meals): bread, potatoes, udon noodles (i.e. carbs, carbs and carbs).

top 3 places i want to visit: of the places i've never been...this is tricky. probably colombia, canada and romania.

top 3 animated shows or movies: as a kid, i could never stop watching the lion king, so i think that has be on there. i also loved pokemon and tmnt which has weirdly resurfaced a lot in my writing recently? so you know. turtle power, i guess (raphael was always my favourite, if you're wondering).

[hvnyz]

if you’re hearing LOVE GROWS (WHERE MY ROSEMARY GOES) by EDISON LIGHTHOUSE playing, you have to know PARISA ELSAYED (SHE/THEY;DEMIGIRL) is near by! the 27 year old MORTICIAN at IVY LANE FUNERAL HOME has been in denver for, like, . SIX YEARS (AND 16 YEARS BEFORE THAT) they’re known to be quite BRAZEN, but being VIBRANT seems to balance that out. or maybe it’s the fact that they resemble MEDALION RAHIMI. personally, i’d love to know more about them seeing as how they’ve got those THE SMELL OF TOM FORD LOST CHERRY, FIELDS OF WILD FLOWERS AND FRESH BAKED CINNAMON COOKIE vibes. and maybe i’ll get my chance if i hang out around WASHINGTON PARK long enough! pinterest || connections and wanted connections

BASICS

FULL NAME: Parisa Celina Elsayed NICKNAME(S):  "P", Pari, Paris. AGE: 27 DATE OF BIRTH:  October 30th, 1996 PLACE OF BIRTH:  Somewhere in California CURRENT LOCATION:.  Washington Park ETHNICITY: Iranian GENDER:  Demi Girl/Genderfluid PRONOUNS: she/they SEXUAL ORIENTATION:  lesbian RELIGION:  raised both Jewish and Muslim with interfaith parents, she considers herself modern Muslim and reform Jewish, and practices religion with fluidity, not constraining herself to what they consider outdated rules and practices. OCCUPATION: Mortician and co-owner of Ivy Lane funeral home FACECLAIM:  Medalion Rahimi

PHYSICAL TRAITS

HEIGHT: 5'5 WEIGHT: 115 pounds HAIR COLOR: Brown EYE COLOR: brown PIERCINGS: both ears are pierced, their nose was pierced for most of their teenage years. TATTOOS:  none at the moment but that could change. SCARS|MARKS: a healed scar between their thumb and forefinger SIGNATURE SCENT: Lost Cherry by Tom Ford.

PHOBIAS AND DISEASES

MENTAL ILLNESSES: adhd PHYSICAL ILLNESSES: n/a PHOBIAS: n/a

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS: Rashid and Jeroens Elsayed SIBLINGS: Yazmin and James Elsayed RELATIONSHIPS: tba PETS: a Bernese mountain dog named Athena, a white cat named Blu

PERSONALITY ZODIAC SIGN:  Scorpio MORAL ALIGNMENT: Chaotic Neutral FAVORITE FOODS: cheese pizza with extra cheese, hummus with chili oil, sushi, garlic parm french fries, the little pretzels with peanut butter inside. FAVORITE COLOR: sage green, mustard yellow LIKES:  going to brunch, walking barefoot on their hardwood floors, long flowy dresses and skirts, the feeling prosecco gives you, eating udon noodles in bed watching her favorite films, an ice-cold cherry coke.  DISLIKES: restrictions and rules, the sound of people chewing, when they don’t have at least one savory and one sweet snack in their home at all times HOBBIES: moonwalks, antiquing, dancing barefoot in their kitchen to “guilty pleasure” music.

HEADCANONS

tw religion

Parisa always felt like they had a special connection with their religious background, but their views have always been progressive and fluid, which is why they practice in a way that makes them feel both connected to their roots and yet free to live their life in their own way. Parisa refuses to live by the gender binary, so why practice a religion that way? They know this isn't the norm and so they are respectful in every way they can be without compromising their own sense of self.

Parisa has a habit of sitting on their balcony or walking (with their dog) at night, far past what is considered a normal time, just to look at the moon.

BIOGRAPHY

tw mention of animal death, tw death, tw religion

The idea of freedom had always been something that Parisa embraced. They grew up in a home that traveled, two dads and two siblings that all went on adventures together, before finally settling in Denver when Parisa was just 12. They gave her a home and room to explore life with open, hungry wonder.

Parisa was the kind of kid who played barefoot in the mud, looking for worms and put flowers in their hair. When she found a turtle in a lake on a hike with her dads, they let Parisa take it home. They named it ginger, and they built it a habitat and it became their best friend, whenever Parisa had a free moment, their eyes were on that tiny shelled being.

|TW MENTION OF ANIMAL DEATH and DEATH and RELIGION| Parisa's first, but certainly not last, encounter with death was when they were 14, and Ginger was found dead. While devastated, Parisa also found themselves intrigued, by the circumstances, and suddenly, by death itself. It became a hyper fixation. Encyclopedia research and Google searches were sometimes dark, but informative. While everyone else viewed it as something to be scared of, Parisa soon found that was beautiful, in a way. When Paris learned that they could work in the funeral industry, everything changed for them.

Growing up both Muslim, and Jewish, Parisa knew that in some practices, women weren't allowed to attend funerals and that the individual funeral practices of each religion that they found themself deeply rooted in were also restricting them from working on something they truly felt passionate about, so thus began both Parisa religious, and gender, exploration.

Their gender identity had never been solid, in such a fluid household where gender roles had never been enforced, after therapy and research, Parisa's realization that they were genderfluid came around the same time that their take on religion was also fluid.

Judaism and Islam are two beautiful, but to Parisa, slightly restrictive practices, and since their family had never been fully restrictive, Parisa took that approach with the way they practiced. With as much respect as they could, they moved forward with their line of passion, focusing on their relationship with both themself and God in a way that felt right to them. | TW ENDS|

Arapahoe Community College allowed Parisa to get an Associate of Applied Science degree, Parisa finished their degree in two years and a job for a local funeral home as a funeral assistant, it was about almost three years in Parisa knew that the way they viewed death and funerals didn't align with the job they took on and after contacting someone who had similar views (wc on main), they moved back to Denver and opened IVY LANE.

Parisa has been back in Denver for six years co-running Ivy Lane, living in a home just a five-minute walk from their work.

[amyyythestarry]

TBHK CAMP AU SUI ( Y/N )

Small Info About Their/Her Character!

She had a disorder at 8 because she was called fat ( as in not the ‘average’ female weight ) and didn’t/forgot to eat regularly for days

Her parents noticed she wasn’t eating well so they sort of forced her to eat. But that only caused her to avoid eating the stuff they fed her for a really long time, even now at 14 ( chicken nuggets, udon, tuna, ect )

She has a huge sweet tooth.

Autism

Younger sister Yui

Yui has short light brown and ginger hair, ruby pink eyes, chestnut skin, 6 years old, ect ect

She goes to camp with Sui ( since children related to the Kamome students are allowed there )

Allergic to dust

Has a lot of paper bird crafts in their room that they makes for fun

Their sister is also obsessed with snakes, birds and turtles

Yui is heavily influenced by Sui ( accidentally )

Always jogs at 5:00 am ( brings Yui with her if she is awake )

Insomnia ( sleeps too much/always tired )

Is actually really soft, elegant and hypersensitive most of the time but acts tough when they feel they need too ( their parents view her as a strong person so she tries to be one most of the time )

[g12-3]

wings of slayers chapter six reklatskrad

Turtle stood in the middle of the city he was completely dumbfounded and suprised by everything. All the sights the smells the lights the sounds it was a lot and almost too much. All Turtle could do was stare at the tall buildings and electric lights. "I-I didn't know the city would be like this. It's night but so bright. Why are the buildings so tall." Turtle needed to find somewhere away form all of this he ran off bringing Auklet with him as he ran ans looked for some place away form all of the chaos. Until finally he found a small park with a small noddle cart in it. Turtle walked up to the Skywing who owned the shop and asked "Can I please have a bowl of udon I'm starving." The man nodded and said "Kid prepare to have the best damn udon of your life." Turtle sat down the box and his sword. Auklet who had dozed off sat down next to turtle. A few muinets later Tuetle has the bowl of udon noodle and it looked and smelled delicious. Turtle took a sip and it was the best udon he had ever had. But then something happend he smelled something something so evil and dark that it soured the udon in his mouth, he could barley keep it in he drooped the bowl and started coughing up the udon nearly throwing up. Turtle recognized the smell it had covered his home the bodies of his family. This thing had killed his family and turend his sister into a demon! Turtle grabbed his sword and ran twords the smell he would kill this demon tonight if it was the last thing he did. 

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Turtle ran through the streets following the sent. He pushed and shoved people out of the way until he saw a nightwing with ebony black scales and dark midnight-black wings. The nightwing wore a fine white suit and had he turend and turtle saw silver teardrop scales at the corner of his eyes and held a icewing dragonet who asked "Daddy do you know him?" Turtle took a horrified step back covering his mouth as he saw a female icewing walk over to the two. Turtle barley Hurd their conversation he was too horrified. This demon would kill these two when he had the chance or if he was hungry. Turtle reached for his sword and fumbled to grab it. The demon glanced at turtle and his eyes seemed to change as he saw turtles earrings. He made a quick motion that turtle could not see. He turned and started to walk away as soon as a woman let out a scream. Turtle looked and saw a green scaled male leafwing tackling a female icewing ans bit her shoulder that leafwing was now a demon and was hurting someone else. Turtle ran over to them and tackled the leafwing trying to hold him down he looked back at the demon and yelled "YOULL PAY REKLATS!" Reklats froze and turend his head to look back at Turtle and gave him a cold look full of hate.

Turtle stuffed a scarf into the newly turned demons mouth and tried to hold him down. Other dragons gathered around him but he didn't hear their voices and the demon seemed to calm down as the smell of the sweetest flower Turtle had ever smelled hit him. Turtle looked around and saw a mudwing with brown scales and a wide, flat face. Her back left leg and half of her tail are covered by blackened and blistered. She was slicing her arm and what seemed to be demon again flowing out of her arm. She had kind eyes and didn't smell like other demons. She looked down at him and said "Even though this dragon is a demon you're trying to help him. Your kindness is something that is rare to see. I'll help you." Turtle took a step back saying "I know what yiu are yiur a demon." The demon nodded saying "I am also a doctor and we both have the same goal destroy Reklats though that isn't his actual name."  

"Then what is it" 

"His name is Darkstalker."

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Darkstalker waited at the side of the car as his wife and daughter got in. The thought of these two being his family sickened him but soon it would be over and he'd be able to drop this damn family facade. He leaned down putting on his best smile and said "Be good for mommy aright sweetie." He patted her on the head and his quote on quote wife said "Do you have to go dear?" Darlstalker nodded saying "I just have some work that I need to take care of. I'm also worried based off what happened earlier so I'm going to check up with the police to see if the problem was dealt with." He waved watching the car leave and drooped his smile. How was somone with the earrings still alive!? Was he her descendant if he was Darlstalker would so much pleasure  ending thay damn family line! Darkstalker walked down the alley when a drunk mudwing bumped into him. The mudwing looked up at him and said "Hey out offf my wayyyy. Yiur pale sick ass shouldn't be out here r-" with a simple flick of his writs Darkstalker caved in the mudwings skull and sent him crashing into the wall his body sliding down the wall. Darlstalker turned and looked to the two other Mudwings the female ran over and said "He killed him" the bigger mudwing ran at darkstalker who simply grabbed him by the mudwing by the throat and snapped his neack throwing the body to the side. He turned to the female mudwing and bent down next to her asking "Do I look sick! Do I look like I should be out here this night!" He extended a claw and put it to her forehead and pushed it into her skull saying "I'm giving you some of my blood! Will you survive or will you die." He injected blood and she let out a scream as she collapsed to the side coughing up blood dead. Darlstalker stood as two demons landed behind him. Darlstalker turend saying "Bring me the head of the demon slayer with the hanafuda  earrings." One of the demons looked up and asked "Do you want the rest of the body." Darlstalker stared at the two and said "Let me answer that every second you spend here talking to me is disappointing me." The two demons immediately turend and jumped away. Darkstalker would not lose not again!

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Darkstalker had taken a step back as the blade slashed through his chest. He had fallen onto his back his body was coverd in slashes and stabs he looked up at the nightwing and could make out her appearance only hanafuda earrings and a burning sword she had then asked "What is the value of a life"

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Darkstalker now knew the answer the value of life was nothing.

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Turtle stood in the park and he was being yelled at by the Skywing who had made the udon who was yelling "AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN EAR THE BEST UDON EVER!" Turtle cautiously resided his hand saying "I'm sorry I'm sorry can I please have another bowl I promise I'll eat it." The Skywing gave him a suspicious look saying "Fine of you don't eat it your not getting another!" Turtle nodded saying "That's fair." The Skywing turned to Auklet saying "What about you do you want one." Auklet quickly shook her head the Skywing grunted and a few minutes later he gave turtle a nother bowl who quickly ate it taking a step back saying "Your right that is the best udon I've head bye." Turtle picks up the box and his sword and runs off with Auklet.

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Turtle has spent sevral muinets trying to follow the scent of the mudwing that has helped him but every time he would his a dead end! As he hit the dead end again he ran into a sand with pale scales who said "Your not going to find it like that."  Turtle turend and said "Who are yiu and how do you know who I'm looking for!" The sandwing let out an annoyed sigh saying "Lady mayfly sent me to help you and your sister." He turend to the wall and walked through it much to turtle's shock! "What how are you-" Meerkat pocked his head out of the wall and said hurry it up! Before someone else sees!" He dissaped back into the wall, Turtle and Auklet following and as they passed through the wall they saw a large ornate house. "I thought this was a dead end!" Meerkat glanced back saying "I'd suggest you keep your mouth shut and do not insult the Lady. I don't care what happens to you."

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"Come in" said Mayfly and the three entered tosee Mayfly  treating the icewing saying "She will pull through bit her husband his transformation was too much he's locked up in the bacment right now until he can gain control of his body and mind." "Wouldn't it be difficult to treat a patient because your a-" turtle was cut off as he was slapped upside the head by Meerkat who yelled "HOW DARE YOU INSINUATE THAT LADY MAYFLY CAN NOT CONTROL HERSELF WHEN TREATING A PATIENT!" Mayfly looked at Meerkat saying "Meerkat stop hitting him." Meerkat immediately bowed saying "Yes my lady." Mayfly stood saying "Please follow me."

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They enters a small room and Auklet layed down to sleep and turtle said "Auklet that's bad manners." Mayfly raised a hand saying "It is quite all-right." "Sorry about that." Apologized turtle as May fly said "As o was saying I made changes to our bodies so we don't harm dragons. We only need a small bit of blood to survive. I understand if your upset but I buy it firm the poor and destitute I tell them I use it for transfusions. I only take enough to feed us so the absence dosent harm the dragon who gave us the blood we need. I don't need much blood and Meerkat needs even less blood since I turned him. From what I knoe Darkstalker is the only one besides my self who can make demons. It took me over 400 years to figure out how to turn somone into a demon Meerkat is the only one who o have been abler to turn into a demon. I only offer it to those who are dying I give them the option to refuse if they so desire." Turtle stared at Mayfly  saying " Over 400 years! How old are you." Meerkat started hitting turtle yelling " YOU SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN ASKING A LADY HER AGE." Mayfly let out a sigh saying "Meerkat if you hit him again you will regret it." Meerkat immediately stoped saying "I'm sorry my lady it will not happen again." Turtle took a deep breath and asked "Is it possible to turn somone back into a dragon after they've been turend into a demon?"

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Yahaba and Susamaru stared at the wall Yahaba had used his eyes to track the slayer who had vanished behind this wall. Susamaru let out a laugh bouncing her Temari. Yahaba said "So how should we kill them?" Susamaru laughed and said "BRUTALLY!"

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"There is" said Mayfly. Turtle stood up asking "How!?" Meerkat was about to grab turtle but mayfly extended a wing to stop him saying "For any sickness injury of illness there is alway a cure. In order to make one and establish a treat men I need to study the blood of sevral different demons. I have two favors to study the blood of your sister and to study the blood of other demons that are as closely related to Darkstalker as possible. Your sister is very unique she was able to sleep for two years and not grow weak form not having any blood I believe sleep helps her regain strength. The second favor is a difficult one when I say demons closely related to Darkstalker are the Twelve kizuki. They are the strongest demons and blood will not be easy to extract. Are these terms acceptable." Turtle looked at a sleeping Auklet and said "If it's really the only way then I'll do it. Besides if you research all that blood and you can make Medicean then a whole lot of other people will be helped!" Mayfly nodded and said "Yes." Just then a temari broke through the wall and tore through the room Meerkat tackled Mayfly to the ground as it bounded around the room another one crashing through the wall until there was a giant hole in the wall revealing the two demons. Turtle drew his sword and Meerkat stood to fight as they faced down the two laughing demons 

[laurenprospectdublin]

The next big trip was in September 2024, a 60th birthday trip for my dad to visit my sister in Hawaii. With such a large group (&2 young kids) to coordinate with, we spent a lot of time at the Hilton resort we stayed at but we did get to do some fun activities. A lot of the same things I did on my trip with Megan in 2021 but still a great trip and good to spend time with family.

Some key highlights:

- hikes -koko head is the hard hike straight up staircase, but it takes less than 45 mins to get up and nice to do it again, the lighthouse hike was an easy paved hike for bringing along a stroller with the full group and then diamond head was a new one I didn’t do last time but it was super crowded and touristy so wouldn’t necessarily recommend

- the north shore - a great day trip to explore the shops of Haleiwa, we stopped at a turtle beach on the way and saw some big turtles! Also there were some great shrimp food trucks on the way into the north shore town

- Waikiki restaurants - monkeypod was very good for lunch and dinner, the beach bar at Moana surfrider had a great vibe and marugame udon is a must visit (be prepared to wait in line!)

- snorkeling at hanauma bay is fun and wish we could’ve spent more time hanging on that beach but it wasn’t worth it $$ for the short time we were there

[stickers-on-a-laptop]

18 with Momotaros!

18. Possession/Mind control 

“I’m bored,” Ryuutaros whined, dropping crayons on Kintaros’ head.

“We all are, brat,” Momotaros barked. “But Ryoutarou has his job and we have to leave him alone!”

“Why’d he have to get a job?” Ryuutaros sulked. “Isn’t being a Kamen Rider enough of one?”

“Now now, Ryuuta. Ryoutarou getting a job is a good thing. Maybe he’ll meet the right girl there~”

“Shut up, perverted turtle!”

However, the thought of Ryoutarou at his job, with no supervision...he had been talking about a young woman at levels unseen. Usually he only mentioned people once or twice, but a “Mei-chan” had been on his lips the last five times he had been on the DenLiner. Or was it seven?

“I’ll go check on him,” Momotaros declared, standing up and heading to his Singularity Point’s brain.

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Ryoutarou smiled ruefully at Mei, now covered in...who knew what. Glitter, or flour, or sand, something that had ten billion grains and would take forever to get out of his hair. Just a usual day, but Mei came over to help shake it out of his hair, uncaring that it was getting all over her as well.

“I can do it, I’m used to it,” he said, going to move her hand but getting that wrist gripped.

“Sure, but I’m going to do it.” She held onto his wrist, firmly, but not in a way that hurt, and all of a sudden it struck Ryoutarou that they were the same height, and her glasses were crooked, and her smile was softening.

And then Momotaros came.

“What are you doing to me, woman?!”

“Momo! What did I tell you about coming while I’m working!” Ryoutarou protested in his head, trying to gain back control.

“What is she doing?” Momotaros shot back, peering into Mei’s face.

To her credit, Mei didn’t even blink, just stared right back, her chin coming up as her arms crossed.

“Ryou-chan, what have you been up to since we’ve last met??”

“Why does she call you the same thing your big sis does??”

“One at a time!” Ryoutarou begged.

“You don’t have dyed hair, so where did this red streak come from? Not to mention the muscles you most certainly do not have,” she mused, studying the two and making Momotaros uncomfortable.

“This chick is a weird one, Ryoutarou! You should leave her.”

Memories of being at Mei’s udon shop when they were in middle school was sent into Momotaros’ awareness. They had been close before they went to different high schools, with Ryoutarou’s Kamen Rider stuff not really helping.

“This chick has a name, did you know that? I know you’re not Ryou-chan.”

“Hmph! Think you’re good enough for Ryoutarou! Let me tell you, woman! No one’s good enough for him!”

Ryoutarou found himself kabedoned against a nearby shelf, which caused a commotion as marbles fell down, which Mei ignored.

“Get out of him, whoever you are!”

“No! He needs to be supervised! At least around you!”

“Momo, please…” Ryoutarou asked, feeling faint from the whole situation.

He felt Urataros start fighting for control and fainted for real.

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“I don’t like her,” Momotaros declared, back on the DenLiner as Naomi hummed in the background.

“Mei-oneesan is fun!” Ryuutaros declared. “She made stinky Momo cry!”

“Cry?” Kintaros asked, waking up immediately.

“Just stinky old Momo!”

“HEY!”

[maddieonthemovee]

May 6 — Asakusa

We started off our day at Asakusa, which was filled with stands, shops, and restaurants. After wandering the shops and purchasing a couple of blind box collectibles and a matcha latte, my friends and I met up with the rest of our group. Each of us got our own fortune by paying 100 yen and then shaking a container full of sticks, each with a number. Then we pulled out a stick, found the box with the matching number, and pulled out the first fortune in the stack. My fortune read, “The Final and Last Fortune,” which seemed very ominous. I was told it was worse than a regular fortune, but better than a bad fortune. At least I didn’t the worst one! Next, our group walked up the steps of the Senso-ji shrine, dropped a coin into a collection box, and joined our hands in silent prayer, ending with a bow. We repeated the process once we were inside.

Then it was lunchtime! My friends and I got udon to eat (a couple of us also got prawn tempura), which was amazing. I also tried barley tea for the first time! Three of my friends enjoyed an ice cream float of sorts, and then we met back up with the group to head to our next destination, the Fukugawa Edo Museum. At the Edo Museum, we were personally guided through a replica of a neighborhood from the mid 1800s, which was built to scale, interactive, and immersive through its audio and visual elements. We could hear rain falling, bells chiming, and cats meowing!

After our time at the Edo Museum, we had the rest of the day off. My friends and I located a park that we strolled around. We saw various animals like turtles there; it was very peaceful and quiet. After a little bit of downtime at the hotel, we walked to an area filled with arcade/gaming complexes, anime stores, and maid cafes. It was very crowded and more city-like, a stark contrast from the museum and park we went to earlier in the day. There, we walked around, ate sushi, went shopping in Don Quixote, and then headed home. Our first day in Japan and in Tokyo was an amazing, packed day! 

Academic Reflection:

In “Contemporary Japanese Buddhist Traditions”, I was introduced to the basic aspects of Buddhism in Japan. Common activities include visiting temples, participating in rituals, receiving divinations, and purchasing amulets. Through today’s activities, I was able to witness and participate in a variety of rituals that sought to dispel misfortune and danger. At the Senso-ji shrine, I saw many locals gathered around an incense burner, wafting the smoke over their heads, and for some, even into their hair. This reminded me a lot of my own faith and the role that incense plays in it. I practice Roman Catholicism, and incense plays a large role in many of our rites on specific dates, such as solemnities or Good Thursday. I can see the potential influence of Asian belief systems’ use of incense on Catholicism’s, as trade likely spread it from China to the Roman Empire. In Catholicism, feeling incense on your head or any part of your body is seen to be a blessing from God. Therefore, I found it surprisingly easy to lean into partaking in this ritual.

In the reading, I learned a lot about the various aspects of Japanese Buddhism and how it has evolved. One thing that specifically stood out to me was how its demographic evolved and was broadened over time, specifically due to the influence of pop culture. Manga, anime, and characters/mascots all played a role in how Buddhism experimented and spread their teachings in order “to interact with a larger and younger audience and to make Buddhism relevant to the outside community”. This phenomenon of elements of media and pop culture being used to influence public attitudes and behavior was evident to me as many advertisements and instructions were communicated through engaging visuals with animated characters while we were navigating the subway system and choosing stores to shop in. Before utilizing the subway, our course director shared with us a Japanese graphic depicting animals and humans in a subway. The humans were covering their ears while the animals were shown to be speaking and/or yelling very loudly. This graphic reminded me of what I had read about experimental Buddhism, and I could therefore understand how a religion’s teachings could be effectively spread through manga and other forms of media.

[masterrainbowcat]

Last Song - Cuz I by Hikaru Makishima (the Red Ranger Became an Adventurer in Another World OP)

Favorite Color - Orange

Last Book Read - Currently reading Sales EQ, unless Dandadan counts

Last Movie - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), since it’s free on YouTube

Sweet/Spicy/Flavory: SWEET

Current obsession: Pokemon, between the on-hold Ribbon Master challenge and GO having an event. Also Elden Ring a little bit.

Last thing I looked up: If Exchange emails can be put on Windows Live Mail 2011. (Copilot said yes, but seems like it’s the older version of Exchange.)

Looking forward to: Pokemon Direct on Thursday and Dragon Ball Daima’s last episode on Friday. (If they don’t eat the fusion bugs I’m gonna lose it.)

@udon-poodles since I dinna see her.

10 people i’d like to know better

tagged by @nebulardrip

Last song 🎧: "Kind" by SHINee

Favorite Color 🎨 : Blue morpho blue

Last Book 📕: Uhhh... does One Piece count as a book? ^^;

Last Movie 🍿: Sonic 3

Last TV show 📺 : Arcane season 2

Sweet/Spicy/flavory 🍔 : wtf is "flavory". Sweet ig

Current obsession 🌀 : Linked Universe and my Simulacrum Spirits AU

Last thing I searched 🔎 : minish cap stumps (research for a fanfic)

Looking forward to 👀 : My upcoming 6 day weekend.

10 peeps to tag and/or get to know better: @whyoneartheven, @error-dream-was-found, @kuraiarcoiris, @cha-ra-nui, @quicktothebatjalopy, @zeldalizzy, @insertsomthinawesome, @breezy-cheezy, @niaswish, @blackxhawk1

[meowuff]

OKAY! This lil thing here is my contribution for @littlemissartemisia DTIYS!

I had to cut it shorter, I didnt wanted to let it get any longer than it already is and was thinking a lot of "how" and "who" and stuff but I think it looks okay!

Congrats to 800 followers!!!! \( ﾟヮﾟ)/

HEADS UP FOR UNDER THE CUT!

This comic involves some character death and violence.

[turtlesoupstudios]

[titan-god-helios]

30 days of autism acceptance: day 1

[1 April: The typical introduction question! Tell us something about yourself. If you can't think of anything, try these: What do you enjoy to do in your free time? What music or series/show do you like? Are you happy with your current living situation/the people you live with? What's one of your favourite foods?]

hi all !! my name's ash, i go by all pronouns (prefer they/them), i'm pansexual, nonbinary and audhd (self dx). in my free time, i usually read or play videogames, and sometimes i'll do some art for myself although i treat it more as fun work otherwise nothing ever gets finished that i start on! at the moment, i'm reading the series of unfortunate events by lemony snicket (on book ten - the slippery slope - and about 2/3 through), i absolutely adore mitski, ichika nito (guitar soloist, math rock style), any form of rock although i prefer heavier rock//(death) metal, jazz, electroswing, LOTS of musicals (where are my hamilfans ????) indie music aaand i like a lot of punk-rock type rap too, from artists like grandson, call me karizma and so on (does that classify as rap ?? im really bad at naming genres so there's another thing <3). i'll link my main playlist here for you to listen if you're interested !! in terms of shows, i never tend to finish anything fully because i easily get bored of shows halfway through unless i really enjoy some aspect of them BUT that being said, i'm working my way through rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles currently (tmnt has always been a comfort franchise for me), and some previous shows i adored are arcane, the umbrella academy, aggretsuko, and bits and bobs of david attenborough's wildlife documentaries//docuseries on netflix. the people i live with are okay for the most part - my mum has taken a huge toll on my mental health and so has my dad, although honestly speaking i prefer him to her simply because he acknowledges that he's done that and respects me as a person (most of the time). my sister is great although i feel bad for being annoyed by her a lot of the time because, due to the day in and day out stress my mum gives, im either burnt out, in sensory overload, having a shutdown (i rarely have meltdowns most likely due to trauma reasons and also how i just naturally process emotion) but other than the bad stuff, i have it good in terms of living conditions. bonus points for my wonderful boyfriend @paracosmicboy who makes it so much better on the daily <333 i love cooking and baking and anything in the kitchen !! its my happy place and sososo good for grounding or distraction when im in a bad place, plus i get yummy food and the satisfaction of a completely clean living space when i'm all done !! really makes me feel good and in control (something i don't have a lot of in my day to day life and it stresses me out beyond compare). speaking of food, i don't really have any favourites in particular since i adore a lot of food from many different cuisines and people (i'm sensory seeking in that respect and was only a picky eater when i was really little). THAT BEING SAID, give me some sushi and udon noodle soup, or any type of comforting asian food, and im at home instantly (i'm half asian and despite my complicated relationship with my mum, her cooking is supreme above all others (apart from certain traditional greek dishes that my dad cooks) and it always makes me feel a little happier than i was before i ate it, and it reminds me of all the good moments with my mum instead of the bad - its magical). aaand yeah !! this is already really long so i'm gonna stop typing now <3 have a wonderful day my lovelies !!

[23rdhunter]

5, 7, 29

5. favorite form of potato?

French fries, then home fries, then hash browns, then mashed.

7. what animal do you look forward to seeing when you visit an aquarium?

I get pretty excited about sea horses and turtles, and sharks, and the Amazon tank (Arowanas! Piranhas! Pacu!), and turtles, and manta rays, and I guess jellyfish now? And turtles.

29. preferred pasta noodle?

For what meal? There's a correct pasta for every dish, some acceptable alternatives, and some unacceptable alternatives (looking at you, spaghetti pasta in tomato soup). I go through thin spaghetti pasta most often because it goes well with chicken parmesan, and alfredo, and most other quick homemade pasta dishes. And ramen, as soup or stir fry. Then elbow macaroni or wide egg noodles for soup, and Iarge shells for stuffing... I'm not a fan of the little character pastas that come in some mac'n'cheese boxes, or of Udon noodles as I've had them so far. Oh! Glass noodles are great, more people should use them. They're clear and chewy and made from sweet potato starch. I mostly use them as filling for egg dumplings but they also go really well in noodle dishes.