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ausetkmt · 2 years

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Published Sept. 29, 2022Updated Oct. 18, 2022

This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported in The Times.

Bright red, slightly sweet, slightly tangy, a popular Philippine condiment that’s almost like the real thing: It’s banana ketchup.

Its creator, Maria Orosa, was an innovative food scientist and Filipino nationalist who pioneered methods of canning and preserving native fruits, intent on making her country self-sufficient in food production.

She later turned her skills to feeding the guerrillas fighting the Japanese occupation during World War II and smuggling food to starving American and Filipino prisoners of war, leading some to consider her a war hero.

But banana ketchup remained an enduring legacy.

When Americans colonized the Philippines in 1898, they introduced elements of their cuisine, and ketchup became a popular condiment. But it was expensive to import, and tomatoes would not thrive in the tropical Philippine climate.

So Orosa set about making her own version.

Banana ketchup, which she created in the 1930s, is smoother and more viscous than the tomato version, making it a bit harder to shake out of the bottle. The concoction — made of hardy local saba bananas, sugar, vinegar and spices, with a dash of red coloring to make it look more like the imported version — is now a staple on the shelves of Philippine grocery stores.

“I would say it’s a defining part of the Filipino palate,” said Yana Gilbuena, a Philippines-born chef who, based in Oakland, Calif., runs a series of pop-ups called SALO serving Filipino food in the United States and other countries.

“Growing up with it, I’ve always thought that was how ketchup was supposed to taste,” she added, in an email. “Big surprise for me when I immigrated and tasted what ‘real’ ketchup tasted like.”

Today banana ketchup accompanies a wide range of dishes and snacks and is used as a sweetener in barbecue marinades and stews. People say it’s a must with fried chicken at the popular multinational Max’s Restaurant, a Filipino chain.

It’s also the key ingredient in the red “tomato sauce” used in Filipino-style sweet spaghetti, which uses small chunks of hot dog instead of meatballs — a popular dish at the global fast-food chain Jollibee’s.

First mass-produced in 1942, banana ketchup has become so popular that Heinz, arguably the king of tomato ketchup, entered into a joint venture in 2000 with Nutri Asia, which manufactures banana ketchup in the Philippines. A student ad campaign was created for Heinz in 2019 “in honor of Maria Orosa,” and promised that ketchup lovers would be “fascinated with its bold and delicious taste, the taste of overcoming any challenge, even making ketchup without tomatoes.”

Maria Ylagan Orosa was born on Nov. 29, 1893, in Taal, Philippines, a coastal town in Batangas Province, the fourth child of Simplicio Orosa y Agoncillo and Juliana Ylagan. Her father, a merchant, joined the ill-fated war of resistance to American colonization as captain of a steamship that transported Filipino troops among the country’s islands. Her mother ran a small shop.

In 1916, when Orosa was 23, she traveled to the United States as a government-sponsored scholar and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry and pharmaceutical science at the University of Washington in Seattle. While studying, she worked in the food laboratory at the university’s School of Pharmacy, experimenting with and testing products to ensure that they met government standards. It was a rare opportunity for a non-U.S. citizen.

“Here in America, it is very difficult to obtain the kind of job I have just been offered and accepted,” she wrote in a letter to her mother in 1918. “Before they offer to a person of color, such as Filipino, Japanese or Chinese, the jobs are first offered to whites.”

She ended her letter with advice for keeping healthy:

“Eat well, consume nutritious foods such as meat, eggs and milk, if available in the morning. Don’t overexert yourself and get enough sleep. You should be in bed by 9 p.m. and get up at 7 a.m. You need lots of sleep.”

Orosa worked at fish canneries in Alaska during the summers, developing a skill that would become useful in her career.

After completing her studies, Orosa was offered a job as an assistant chemist for the State of Washington but, as a committed nationalist, she chose to return to the Philippines to help her country become self-sufficient in food production through modern methods of preparation and preservation. She joined the government’s Bureau of Science and was soon leading its home economics and food preservation divisions.

Orosa was often called “an alchemist in the kitchen,” conjuring wines and jellies from native fruits, flour from bananas and cassava, and vinegar from coconuts. She developed local methods of canning fruit, notably frozen mangos, and invented the palayok oven, an earthenware pot widely used for cooking in rural areas without electricity.

“The practice of canning was virtually nonexistent in the Philippines,” the journalist Jessica Gingrich wrote in 2020 in the most authoritative account of Orosa’s life, published on the website Lady Science. “She nourished a nation through chemistry and culinary ingenuity.”

When Japan invaded and occupied the Philippines in 1941, Orosa joined a resistance movement called Marking’s Guerrillas, holding the rank of captain. She turned her attention to inventing nutrient-dense foods to sustain local fighters.

Her most notable inventions included soyalac, a drink made from soy beans, and darak, rice flour that could be eaten or baked into cookies rich in vitamin B-1, essential in preventing beriberi disease.

“One teaspoon a day” of darak “could keep a starving man’s digestive system open, his bowels functioning normally, no cramps,” Yay Panlilio, a guerrilla leader who was a friend of Orosa’s, wrote in a 1975 article in Women’s Journal. “A palm full could keep him on his feet. Two palms full, he could fight.”

She also organized a system for smuggling these lifesaving inventions to detainees in the Santo Tomas Internment Camp, where more than 4,000 civilians, most of them Americans, were held for four years.

During the final battle for Manila, Orosa was wounded in the foot by shrapnel and taken to Remedios Hospital, which overflowed with the wounded and with refugees from Japanese massacres.

The hospital came under American shelling, and Orosa was one of hundreds who died there, on Feb. 13, 1945. She was 51.

She kept people “from being starved to death,” her cousin Apolinario Orosa told the Filipino television network ABS-CBN in 2020. “And it was an American shell that killed her. That was the irony of it.”

Pedro Picornell, a volunteer at the hospital, wrote in a memoir that it was impossible to bury the bodies because the “Japanese shot at anybody who tried to move around in the streets.”

The dead were eventually buried in mass graves. Orosa’s remains were never identified.

Of her many legacies, banana ketchup remains the most beloved.

Claude Tayag, a Filipino chef, food writer and artist, said banana ketchup was “my savior” as a poor student when he doused it streetside on mashed sweet potato sandwiches or fried fish.

That it is made of bananas is “really not a big deal as far as we’re concerned,” he said in a telephone interview, “because it’s ours, it was invented here.”

He added: “Is there a law against making ketchup out of bananas? Does it have to be out of tomatoes?”

#Ketchup #Banana Ketchup #Philipines #Bananas #Maria Orosa

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alilrainboo2030 · 9 months

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GENERAL

Name/Aliases: Yandel Yellow, Yandelo (annoying) Yellow Boy (His neighbor's) Lemon cake (His mom)

Age: 14

Birthday: June 19

Gender: Male ♂️

Place of Birth: Athens or Santorini

Species: Neon Human

Sexuality: Bisexual

Nationality: Greek

Country: Greece

Ethnicity: Caucasian "White"

Color: Yellow "FFFF00"

Language: Greek/English

Object/Weapon: Lightning Gun and the Remote Controller

Personality Type: ISFP

Alignment: Good

Food/Drink: Lemonade, Cookies, Banana, Chips, Pudding, Eggs, Fish, Lemon, Apple juice (Sometimes) Water, and Cake

Body Type: Triangle or Pear

Occupation: Game Developer

Weakness: Earth

Status: Alive

Element/Power: Lightning

Animals: Cat, Owl, Anaconda, Salamander, Butterflyfish, and the Bee

Emblem Shape: Pentagram "Star"

Emotion: Happy

Super Abilities: Throw, Back or Frontflip, Running, Smash, Punch, Kick, Swing, Climb, Levitate, Shoot, and Jump.

Height: N/A soon

Weight: N/A soon

EXTRAS

Like: Gaming, Creating, Developing, Crossovers, Travel, Dating with his Friends, Helping, Friendship, Petting, Anime, Cartoons, Dancing, and Animals

Dislike: Stealing, Shoplifting, Hurting, Narcissistic, Irrelevant, Pedophiles, Stalking, Diseases, Using, And taking someone away from him.

Hobbies: Gaming, Crafting, 2D and 3D Modeling, J-Pop, Musics, Exploring, and Adventures.

Club/Group: Neon Wonders 01

Spouse: Yadira Yellow (Mom) Yana Yellow (Young Sister) Yash Yellow (Older Brother) Yasin Yellow (Dad)

Pronouns: He/Him/His

Physical Strength: 1.15xBW

Friends/Allies: Priscilla Purple, Gaku Green, Oscar Orange, Penny Pink, and Rafael Red

Enemies/Rivals: Ben-zi Black and Willow White

Love Interest/Crush: Brody Blue (91%) Cindy Cyan (96%)

Flower Sign: Sunflower

Gemstone Sign: Citrine

Zodiac: Gemini

VOICE SOUNDED TONE:

Young, Cute, and Rich

APPEARANCE:

Yandel is closely like a Decora Kei in the culture. He has a dark bronze top with a yellow star with faded dark yellow outline on it's torso. His jacket is yellow with bright orange stripes on it and the star shaped with "Y" on the slider in his zipper and the white wooly collar. His DNA is Yellow. Including the hair, fingernails, toenails, blood, body fluids, mouth, blush, and Yellow eyes with a Pentagram highlight. He has a dark yellow beanie with the yellow outlined like white star. His shorts are yellow with white star. He had a cutted Pentagram Shape Citrine on it's dark yellow belt. He wears a yellow snickers that's had slidable star on it's dark yellow shoelaces and foot protectors are dark yellow and the white stars are marking on the both sides.

DESCRIPTION:

Yandel Yellow is born in Athens when his parents start meet each other. when the years go by, Yandel his parents start moving to Santorini because the Athen is a extremely valuable place. Including the ancient history's. When his parents are started to feel happy, Yandel was 9 year's old when he starts feeling happy by looking at the beach. His ideas cames up, He start beginning to do a creating. the years go by. He's now 12 year old if the creative modeling apps are compatible and it is. He think it's fun to do things everyday and after school. He's now homeschooling because his teachers are so entitled and rushing Yandel. So that why his parents help him. Including his siblings. Later today, he's already been practiced by using a developing app called "Unity" and with Blender, and AI illustrator. He's see's something shiny at the end. It was a Citrine is cut like a Pentagram. and see's something under his bed. it was a unique box or package. It's start flying up as soon he was going to opening it. Instead, the Shapeshifter now appears. His name is Starellow.

Yandel Yellow is becoming a magical person after the story ends.

PERSONALITY:

Happy, Optimistic, Cute, Cheeky, Friendly,

Naive, Caring, Nice, Protective, Respectful, and Smart.

TRIVIA/STORY:

Yandel Yellow is a particularly based little bit on Weslie from Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf is a Chinese Animated series. Back in 2021, I start making Yandel Yellow including my characters Neon Wonder Crews by giving him Lightning, shapeshift, and transform into animals. So I was pretty inspire for making him this way. Also, I willing want to make Brody Blue to see how to get along with Yandel Yellow. Cindy Cyan I particularly persuading some other genders like boys and girls. I guess the color Yellow is greatly fitting on him.

GALLERY:

N/A soon

#anime #cartoon #originalcharacter #illustration #neonwondercrew #original artwork #digital art #oc reference #artworkdigital #original art

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thequeenreaders · 4 years

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An update about my loaf pan rant...

The owner texted me and told me that theyre gonna deliver it again, thank godddd

So i was able to bake mini 🍌🍞

#Yana's diversion 🤧#Declaration from Yana 💌#thequeenreaders #tqr #banana #bread #banana bread #baking #pastries #pastry #cooking #food

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kurenaicosplay · 7 years

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BANANAAAA!!

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Me as Grell Sutcliff.

Kuroshitsuji / Black Butler [Yana Toboso].

Andrea A P H Puzzuoli as photographer.

Accessories, wig-styling and make-up by me.

Editing by me.

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DA: http://kurenai4.deviantart.com/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/kurenaisutcliff/

Worldcosplay: http://worldcosplay.net/member/KurenaiSutcliff

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KurenaiSutcliff

#Grell Sutcliff #banana #grellcosplay #cosplay #original #modern #casual #kuroshitsuji #black butler #bb #blackbutler #yanatoboso #Yana Toboso #love #lovely #cute #banana shirt #summer

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waffle-samosa · 3 years

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About me

Hello, I’m Yana. I use she/her pronouns, I’m 18 and a pre-med student.

I’m POC (Indian)

I quite interested Art History and Literature. I’m also really into anime and manga.

Some anime shows I like: Demon slayer, Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, JJBA, Banana Fish, Devilman crybaby, etc.

Reading list: Crime and Punishment, The Stranger by Albert Camus, Dante’s inferno, War and Peace, Pride and Prejudice, Little women, The song of Achilles, etc.

Open to recommendations.

Thank you <3

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thenerdsofcolor · 3 years

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Check Out What the New 'Powerpuff' Girls Really Look Like

Check Out What @chloebennet @DoveCameron and @yanaperrault will really look like as the New #Powerpuff Girls

Last week, the internet went bananas when set photos from The CW’s upcoming live action Powerpuff Girls adaptation leaked. While those cartoon-accurate getups drew scorn and ridicule from some corners of social media, we have an exclusive look at what Chloe Bennet, Dove Cameron, and Yana Perrault will really look like when Powerpuff eventually debuts. (more…)

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#Cartoon Network #Chloe Bennet #Craig McCracken #Diablo COdy #Dove Cameron #Greg Berlanti #Heather Regnier #Powerpuff #Powerpuff Girls #Superheroes #The CW #Warner Bros.#Yana Perrault

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khaleesiofalicante · 1 month

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Happy happy birthday Dani. I love you so much. Thankyou so much for existing.

I made this for you🩷

https://www.tumblr.com/becauseshesmiledatme/759263431085948928/happy-birthday-dani-love-love-is-the-first-word?source=share

Thank you, yana. This has made my heart very happy and warm as I wrap this day up and go to sleep. What a wonderful thought to take with me to the next year.

So grateful 💙

#yana banana #love for dani

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mikejaffa · 4 years

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Magikal Musings and Ramblings

SPOILERS AHEAD FOR NEW MUTANTS AND X-MEN TITLES FROM THE 1980s TO THE PRESENT DAY Even though Kispesan is blocking me, and I only read her post because it was reblogged by somebody else, I still wanted to chime in on the discussion she started when she wrote: “How do you feel about all of the focus that Magik gets in comics at the expense of all of her teammates? I swear since Extraordinary she's been written as this uber competent powerhouse who gets a scene showcasing how awesome she is in every issue. Rosenberg's Dead Souls, Uncanny and the Empyre mini were all especially egregious. We barely ever get to see Dani and Shan do anything in comparison.” I’ve been a fan of Illyana ever since I stumbled on Magik #3 at a newsstand at Sangertow Mall in Utica, NY; I can see the book in the comics stand as I write this. Its cover really grabbed my attention. So I was pleased when they brought her back years ago, and I thought she deserved a turn as New Mutants’ team leader. But she has been overexposed...and this isn’t new. I mentioned Magik #3. Looking back, it’s easy to see that the Magik limited series and New Mutants vol. 1 #14-21 were Illyana’s origin story and introduction to the team. So no surprise that the Demon Bear storyline highlighted her sorcerous abilities; Chris Claremont had planned that all along. But he made long-lasting missteps along the way. Rahne calling Illyana things like “Witch!” and “spawn of Satan!” was inexplicably dropped after New Mutants vol. 1 #25. There’s no hint anywhere as to how Rahne and Illyana resolved that conflict, yet resolved they had to have resolved it. One day it was happening, then it was not. And in 2018, Dead Souls #2 had Rahne say that Illyana had “always been weird,” with no hint of how she went from “spawn of satan” to “weird.” Rahne’s religious objections were there when ‘Yana was front and center and then dropped. If Claremont had given it no more thought than that, he’s done his characters a disservice. This leads to the present day and Illyana’s recent exposure. It can be summed up in two words: the movie. It also effected Rahne’s physical appearance in “war children” and may have precipitated retconning in a line about Illyana being “weird,” although I won’t know for sure until I see the movie on Google Play. (When is it getting on Google Play, anyway? Will I be alive then?) The movie also snagged Kitty. It’s cleared to me she was killed off and left dead for several months so Lockheed could bond with Illyana. That way, when people who had met Illyana through the movie would pick up a book which had Lockheed perched on Illyana’s shoulder. And Illyana has been exposed beyond the X-Books, appearing in Savage Avengers. But again, it’s because of the movie; I won’t be surprised if Illyana reappears in the next Dr. Strange movie, and odds are Rahne won’t be in that one. I guess a badass blonde with bangs does well with 18-25 year old males. Ok, with 55 year old ones, too. But as much as I love the character, pushing her like crazy for commercial reasons...it’s just the wrong reason.

Not that it’s all been bad. “Dead Souls” hinted at Illyana’s vulnerable side. And the odd moments between her and Rahne, even if they were the product of the rectal school of creative writing, hinted at an interesting dynamic. It would have been great if the book had become an ongoing series and those issues could have been explored further. Sadly it was not to be. “Dead Souls” came to a crashing halt, Rosenberg fed Illyana and Rahne into his X-Men meatgrinder (killing Rahne in the most ludicrously implausible way possible), and now they are back with no mention of exactly Illyana “came back” or any other issues before. In fact, I can’t think of any moments in the new book when they had any dialogue other than some lines about coffee. I guess whatever Rosenberg had in mind in “Dead Souls” has been forgot about (along with all the men Kitty had relationships with, including the guy she almost married, and how Illyana flirted with Roberto da Costa, but that’s another pet peeve for another time).

And then there’s Dani. Historically, Dani was the leader of the New Mutants. Illyana being leader in “dead souls” was explained as Dani being, um, indisposed. But now she’s back. What are her powers? We’re not seeing them. Is she the team leader? Does the team even have a leader? Is Illyana actually part of the team? If she is, why is she running around in an Aku cosplay instead of the team colors?

And I’m concerned about what the movie might portend for Illyana and Dani’s relationship in the comic, although that is based on a spoiler. But in the aforementioned classic books, an evolving friendship between Dani and Illyana was one of the story points. In New Mutants vol. 1 #18, Dani narrated that Illyana “trusted me with her secrets--things she hasn’t told the X-Men, or even her best friend, Kitty Pryde. It hurts that I won’t do the same.” Going forward to vol. 1 #24, Claremont wrote, “Of all the New Mutants, only Danielle Moonstar has seen Illyana in action within this eldrtich land where her will is absolute law. That experience forged and strengthened the two young women’s friendship.” Yet what I have heard about the movie indicates Dani and Illyana are more adversarial, at least at the start, a complete contradiction of comic book canon.

So what does that mean for Dani going forward? Does she reassert herself as New Mutants team leader, or will she be Illyana’s second banana? Will the team even have a formal leader? And where does Illyana fit in if she won’t wear her yellow and blacks anymore? Will Illyana and Dani be friends, or will there have to be an edge between them because of how they were written in the movie?

So to summarize my long answer to a short question, while Illyana is one of my favorite character’s, she is being pushed too much for commercial reasons, ie the movie. And there is a laundry list of issues involving both her and her relationships with Dani and Rahne that are either being ignored or handled in a way I’m not comfortable with.

#illyana rasputin #magik #rahne sinclair #wolfsbane #dani moonstar #mirage #the new mutants #new mutants movie #new mutants

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cherokeesun · 4 years

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Ok... I have finally decided to do this... let’s see where it’s going to take me!!! And you!!! Whoever you are!!

My daughter has been on my case for ages telling me to start blogging about my life, my thoughts, my dreams! And so it shall be lol!

My name is Yana... some may add banana. (defines my character).... or befana (it’s a good witch in Italian). I am soon going to be 63... I mean do you really give a shit about my age??? And well you may be curious about what I do? Live life to the fullest every day in every thinkable way! Mostly! Or what I used to do? Dentistry. Yeah I made sure people would have a beautiful smile, enjoy the food they were eating, got butterflies when they were kissing ( instead of turning green because of the smell of gum disease! ewwwww)... I loved my dental practice and my patients and never imagined that one day would be my last day as a dentist. Sounds dramatic? It was... past tense... now I need some beauty sleep so I’ll continue tomorrow... God knows what I’m getting myself into lol

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sooyun-ichtama · 4 years

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thequeenreaders · 4 years

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Hi guys...

So like i need to get something off my chest, soo imma rant here

So i ordered a loaf pan and the seller sent me a message that my delivery is on the way around 11:30am, but the seller told me that they work around 7pm-12am (which is weird) so i waited

I didnt receive any texts that the driver was at the gate and around 8pm, the delivery was failed because the customer was unavailable (i live in a subdivision like)

That fucking pissed me off cause ive been soooo excited to bake banana bread in a loaf pan, and for them to fucking fail the delivery without texting me first is bs!!!

My signal is shitty here and i cant even contact the delivery guy and the seller is on a vacation, like jesus, i have to wait for like a lot of more time and im tired of it

And my fucking bananas are getting too overripe!!!!

#Yana's diversion 🤧#Declaration from Yana 💌#Yana's provocation 🥊#banana bread #bread #banana #baking #cooking #food #pastries #pastry

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vashak · 5 years

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Ash ve Eiji: Mesafeler

Banana Fish’in anime uyarlamasındaki birçok görselde Ash ve Eiji’nin birbirlerine çok yakın olup da bir türlü temas etmediklerine/edemediklerine devamlı gönderme yapıldığını fark ettim.

Mesela animenin ikinci açılışındaki bu sahne ilk aklıma gelen örnek. Bu açılışı ilk izlediğimde bu görsel beni benden almıştı ama anlamı üzerine çok kafa yormamıştım. Yani bunun hikayenin sonuyla ilgili kötü bir alamet olabileceği aklımın ucundan bile geçmemişti.

Sonra 18. bölümde bu sahne var. Ash, Eiji’yi uyurken seyrediyor ve kimsenin onu incitmesine izin vermeyeceğine yemin ediyor. Bu sahneden özellikle bahsetmek istiyorum çünkü çok dokunaklı. Beni her seferinde allak bullak ediyor.

Kameranın aşağıdan yukarı hareket etmesiyle Ash ve Eiji’nin pozisyonları arasındaki tezat gözümüze çarpıyor. Ash, Eiji’nin yatağının başında ayakta duruyor. Eiji ise yatağa uzanmış, gayet savunmasız biçimde derin derin uyuyor. Burada bize gösterilmek istenen zannedersem Eiji’nin ne kadar tehlikelere açık, Ash’in ise ne kadar güçlü göründüğü. Ash o an Eiji’ye kolayca zarar verebilir ama biliyoruz ki bunu asla yapmaz. Biliyoruz ki Ash gücünü Eiji’yi tehlikelerden korumak için kullanıyor.

Bu görselin izleyiciye anlattığı bir diğer şey ise Ash’in dışardan gayet sakin görünürken içten içe bir duygu seli ile mücadele ettiği. Sanki Eiji’ye dokunmak istiyormuş da kendini dizginliyormuş gibi.

Sonra Ash’in yatağın kenarında diz çöktüğünü görüyoruz. Eiji’ye bir şekilde dokunacak, belki de onu öpecek, diye bekliyoruz. Ama yok, Ash başını Eiji’nin yatağına yaslayıp bir eliyle çarşafı kavrayıp yumruğunu sıkıyor. Böyle anlattığıma bakmayın, çünkü bu asla öfkeyle yapılmış bir hareket değil. Aksine burada Ash kendisinin içten içe ne kadar kırılgan olduğunu bize gösteriyor. Halbuki az önce ayakta dururken ne kadar güçlü gözüküyordu... Ve sanki o an anlıyoruz ki Ash, Eiji’ye ancak bu kadar yaklaşmak için kendine müsaade ediyor. Sanki bu kadarı onu mutlu etmeye yetiyormuş gibi.

Bence burada Ash’ın diz çöktüğünü yakından gösteren sahne ile 17. bölümde Eiji’nin Ash’e sarılmadan önce ona doğru adım attığını gösteren sahne arasında bir paralellik kurabiliriz. İkincisinde Eiji’nin Ash’e doğru bir adım atıp parmak uçlarında yükseldiğini görünce insan bir heyecanlanıyor. Çünkü ne yapacağını tam kestiremiyoruz. Bir de tabii o atılan adım ve parmak ucunda yükselme fazlasıyla bir öpüşme öncesi yapılan hareketleri andırıyor.

Şimdi, bu sahnede birbirlerine temas ettikleri için bu görsel diğerleriyle aynı kapsamda sayılmaz. Bunu sadece kameranın nasıl iki sahnede birden ayaklara odaklanıp izleyiciye “Bi dakka şimdi, n’oluyor???” dedirttiğini vurgulamak için buraya ekledim.

Sonra 23. bölümdeki o nalet hastane sahnesi var. Burada hem Ash hem de Eiji tıpkı açılışta olduğu gibi birbirlerine doğru uzanıyorlar. Ash, bitap düşmüş Eiji’yi yere düşüp bir tarafını incitmeden yakalamak için; Eiji de az önce “sayonara” dediğini duyduğu Ash'in gitmesine engel olmak için.

Tam elleri birbirine dokunacakken Eiji, Charlie ve Ibe-san’ın geldiğini duyuyor ve elini geri çekiyor. Sonra da Ash’e yakalanmadan oradan uzaklaşması için “Kaç!” diye bağırıyor. O parmaklarını istemeye istemeye kıvırıp elini yumruk yaptığı an var ya... O an Ash’e “Git!” demenin Eiji’yi ne kadar yaraladığını şuramda hissettim resmen. Aaahh, olmuyor ama böyle...

Son olarak, şu çıktı ortaya…

Bu resme bayılıyorum. Çok güzel olması bir yana, aynı zamanda çok anlam barındırıyor içinde. Bir kere söylemeye gerek yok ama animenin ikinci kapanışına çok açık bir gönderme var burada.

Ash ve Eiji, “çavdar tarlasında” yere uzanmış dinleniyorlar. Ellerinin arasında neredeyse bir santim bile boşluk yok. Ellerinin hemen köşesinde de iki sap başak birbirine çapraz şekilde öylece duruyor. Sanki Ash ve Eiji’nin birbirlerine asla kavuşamayacak aşıklar olduğunu görenlere anlatmak ister gibi.

Eiji’nin gözleri kapalı. Doğanın kucağında olmaktan gayet keyif alır gibi bir hali var. Ash’in gözleri ise açık ve Eiji’ye bakıyor. Biraz hayretle, biraz merakla mı bakıyor, yoksa hasretle mi bakıyor...? Ortaya karışık bence. Parmaklarının hafifçe kıvrık durması da sanki Eiji’nin elini tutmak istiyormuş da tereddüt ediyormuş gibi bir mesaj veriyor.

Niye? Çünkü hikayenin sonunda Blanca’ya söylediği gibi Ash kendinden hem korkuyor hem de utanıyor. Eiji’nin dünyasına ait olmadığını biliyor ama bir yandan da o kadar çok ait olmak istiyor ki...

Genel olarak bu resmin bize anlatmak istediği Ash ve Eiji’nin birbirine çok yakınken aynı zamanda birbirinden çok uzak olduğu. Ama bu da tamamen Ash’in kendi aklında kurduğu bir şey aslında. Eiji’nin yattığı yerde ne kadar rahat göründüğüne bakın. O daima Ash’in yanında olacağına karar vermiş. Ash’in tek yapması gereken uzanıp ona dokunmak.

İşte biz de onların paylaştığı bu “ana” tanık oluyoruz.

#kafam güzelken editledim gönderiyi #bence güzel oldu #ash lynx #eiji okumura #mesafeler #meta #yorum #analiz #banana fish türkçe #banana fish anime #gif #gifset #şekerli

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Jungkook's little adventure

Spinoff of this lovely series by @lil-meow-meow-goes-rawr who let me do this!!!! Lotso love to her and kookie who I couldn't resist writing uwu.

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“JK, JK wake up” Seokjin sighed as he shook the human bundle of blankets for the umpteenth time. The little Hatsune Miku figurine alarm clock on the bedside table chimed a dainty 8:30 am as the bundle in question groaned and shriveled into a tighter ball.

Seokjin stood, arms akimbo, and pursed his lips. “Yah! Jungkook-ah you have to wake up or did you forget its your turn to bring the groceries today? Its your free day so I understand you were up playing Overwatch till 3 am but breakfast is getting cold. I made hash browns with eggs benedict and that bread you’re fond of.We even have Banana Milk.”

Hearing about banana milk, the bundle rumbled and sat up, a head popping out of its recesses like a bunny, puffy doe eyes that were closed, revealed a mop of fluffy hair, sticking up in all directions as Jungkook let out a cute yawn before rolling on the other side and getting up, stubbing his toe in the process.

The shock of pain, made him wince and his eyes flew open, clutching the now sensitive toe in his hand.

“Ow, Ow, OW”

The elder had an amused smile on his face as he watched the entire scene unfold.

“Sometimes I wonder how you’re related to me Jungkook-ah, a graceful, beautiful human like me, sculpted by the finest, who ladies die over, and then there’s you.”

“Way to boost my confidence, hyung” He muttered and grasped his spectacles, promptly putting them on. “I’ll meet you down in 15 minutes.”

Seokjin nodded and moved to the door, kicking a one piece themed sweatpants pair that was lying on the floor for god knows how long and shut the door behind him.

Jungkook stretched, cracking his bones and made his way over to the ensuite bathroom, both brothers had their rooms connected , in a small apartment unit above the bar.

He made his way down to see Seokjin on a call, recently they had been getting quite a number of assignments. The aloof bartender was a former secret service agent and one of the finest in the nation. He knew and dealt with secrets, disillusioned by bureaucracy and corruption, leaving after finishing one of the most difficult assignments ever with him as the only survivor.

“Yes Yoongi I’ll be more than happy to babysit the squirt as you and Hoseok plummet yourself into another dangerous mission, I mean wasn’t Mist enough for you?”

Ahh Mist, that brought back some memories, quite the adventure.

Jungkook scarfed the meal on the table, marvelling at his hyung’s cooking, the meals he cooked could make him a celebrity chef and yet here he was, dealing with dangerous stuff.

“To each his own I guess” he muttered and rinsed his plate, putting it in the right place before moving to the coatstand, his trusty hooded jacket would be perfect for the crisp nip in the air. He shuffled his shoes on and went down, deciding to explore the city a bit before he would fetch groceries and then munch on snacks as he played Overwatch again, he had a score to settle with NoobMaster96.

Patting his pockets, he checked his phone, keys and wallet before making his way downtown. October would be here soon and the parks would be full of leaves in various shades of reds, oranges.He loved those.

The public park was near the older market with a lot of old shops who sold stuff the traditional way, he found the square market to be too boisterous, the stores too fancy with their automatic doors, self checkouts, the crowd too predictable. He would rather source his seaweed chips and ramyun packets from the old lady who would almost always mistake him for her grandson and give him a mangatteok whenever he dropped by.

Speaking of ramyun, he was running low on his nutrition source with cans of energy drink, that’s how he survived those gruesome matches and lived to tell the tale.

He was just rounding the corner near the store, when a police car caught his attention, the small group of people gathering near it obstructed his view from what was happening. He slipped his hood on and slipped into the gathering with practiced ease and noticed his old lady angrily ranting off to two policemen who he knew very well.

Jimin had on a strained smile as he tried to ease the temper of the lady while Taehyung stood flabbergasted, asking questions to an old man who answered them. He turned on his heel and looked at the crowd when his eyes landed at an all too familiar face. Jungkook ducked, having been caught by Tae who flashed him his signature boxy grin and walked towards him, swiftly pulling him out causing Jungkook to squawk.

“Well, well, well if it isn’t my favourite Dongsaeng” he said.

“I’m the only dongsaeng you know from school, hyung” Jungkook pouted as Tae ruffled his hair, causing his cowlick to stand once again which he had spent a lot of time setting.

Jimin noticed Jungkook and pinched his cheek, smiling his infamous eye smile “Still as grumpy as ever.”

“And you’re still as short as ever.”

Jimin’s smile dropped while Tae guffawed and slapped him on the back. Jimin kicked Tae’s shin and then smacked Jungkook’s neck causing the younger to cry out in indignance.

“Yah! Is this how you talk to your hyung after everything we’ve done for you, brat?”

Jungkook gave him a mischievous smirk and rolled his shoulders.

The crowd had begun to disperse and it was then he turned to look at his allies slash friends and asked them what was with the crowd?

Tae looked at him and sighed, “Recently there have been a lot of petty theft incidents here by individuals dressed in all black with helmets or masks and riding gloves. They snatch handbags, briefcases, anything that they can land their hands on. Moreover we can’t ID them as they have blurred their motorcycle number plates and move on a very common design, the physical build is also more or less the same so we can’t say if it’s a single person or a group.”

Suddenly his eyes shone and his grin came back, Jungkook knew that look all too well.

“No Hyung, I am not helping you in this case again, I have to defeat NoobMaster96” He whined.

“Consider it payment for helping your eccentric psychopath friend and his cute ward. Oho she’s too adorable for her own good.��

Jimin added “The coverup alone took us so much time, we hardly slept for a month and it almost cost us our current titles. I NEVER want to work on the desk again” He said with a shudder.

Jungkook nibbled on his lower lip, On one hand he knew he was obligated to help Hoseok hyung and Yana, who he considered his own little sister, on the other hand he still had to game…….

“Fineeeeee” he replied, huffing.

“I knew if there was anyone who could help us, it would be our dear little Kookie” Tae chimed and Jimin smiled as well, highfiving his partner.

“But I need the details you have, the police files and access to the traffic security cameras”

“Consider it done”

“And I want 5 packets of chili ramyeon and nori chips as thanks”

“Whaaaa”

“Don’t question him, Jimin, and done.”

Jungkook moved to their car and Tae fetched a brown paper bag with the words confidential written on it.

“Now lets move to someplace less public and discuss with fewer ears” Jimin suggested and both nodded and followed him to a cafe owned by an ex policeman.

The little bell chimed as they entered and the owner flashed the 2 detectives a toothy smile as he continued to wipe a mug in his hand. They moved to the little private cabin which he held for “special” customers and took a seat. Jimin and Tae knew it was soundproof on the inside meaning no noise from the cabin would go out but they could hear everything on the outside clearly.

Jungkook spread the files on the table and quickly went over them, clicking a few pictures of evidence on his phone, whose camera he had upgraded to give better resolutions. Taking pictures of the suspects from the traffic cameras, he placed them back into the folder.

“I’ve sent you a link that would help you get into the mainframe. I hope you know the drill. Do NOT leave any evidence of your presence, you know SPD’s IT team is getting better at tracking illegal hacking or data hostage attempts.”

The younger only rolled his eyes when there was a knock on the door. Jimin tapped in confirmation and the owner came in, placing two cups of cappucinos for the boys and a hot chocolate for him, closing the door on his way out.

They discussed more details as they took their respective drinks and Tae told him he’d told the owner to bring hot chocolate for him since he knew that Jungkook couldn’t stand the strong taste at all.

Jungkook remembered he had to get groceries and once finished, Tae and Jimin helped him fetch stuff from the aisles at the next door mart and told him they’d drop him off before going back to the station to “work”. He whined when they did not get his snacks telling him that would be his reward if he could give them the missing link to the case and close it.

Clutching the full bags, Jungkook managed to balance them as he slid his key in and went inside. The lights were off which meant Seokjin was out and should be back soon to prepare for opening the bar.

He deposited them on the kitchen counter, placing the perishables in the fridge and moved to his room, opening his laptop as he decided to copy the data from his phone. Maybe Namjoon hyung could give him an insight on this? Ahh no he’s busy so he mustn’t be bothered.

Jin returned and noticed that Jungkook was home a little earlier than usual. The boy would never drop in before 8 pm, just in time for dinner on his days off. So it was surprising to see him back so soon.

He knocked on his door “JK, did you have lunch?” the boy didn’t respond. Jin knocked louder this time. Jungkook fumbled with his headphones and peeped from the door.

“Yes?”

“I asked if you had eaten lunch yet?”

“I had a cup of hot chocolate”

“Yah! That doesn’t count as lunch! I’m making fried rice, come down in 10, irrespective of what you’re working on” Jin said, motioning to the laptop and the wires attached to his phone.

Jungkook swiftly nodded and closed the door, resuming the transfer of data as he waited. He checked his phone for messages, finding none. Of course who would message him, he smiled ruefully before checking progress of the tapes downloading in his system.

As soon as there was a single minute left to 3:10 pm, he went down in the kitchen, just in time to see Jin plating 2 servings, his being smaller than what he had poured for the younger one.

The smell was heavenly and before he knew it, the plate was wiped clean. Jungkook rose to put them in the washer but Jin shook his head.

“You have homework, right kiddo? Don’t worry hyung will handle it”

Jungkook smiled at him brightly before running upstairs, almost tripping on his feet before he plopped himself on his table again, working on a short code that would narrow his search to the bikes of the model, the perpetrators used. It would limit his view time to 5 hours. Something he was sure he could manage. He carefully scanned the now shortened footage and noticed that the perpetrators would always, exclusively be downtown. It was as if they knew their chances of escaping were better there. He also noticed how they seemed to know where to go, irrespective of whether they were on foot or bike. The alleys where the cameras could not record their further movement. Also not a sliver of skin was exposed so nothing could be said about their build, complexion or looks, even gender. All the footage looked the same.

He ran his fingers through his hair, pushing his glasses up, there was no clue, how could he help Jimin and Tae, when suddenly one of the bikes went too close to the pole. Jungkook narrowed his eyes and played the footage again. On the back of the bike was an imperceptible symbol, which he enlarged and screenshot.

One thing that he understood was that the perpetrator(s) had a good idea of the alleys, secondly they knew how to conceal their identity well so it would be physically impossible to identify them, thirdly they chose their victims randomly and finally another bike had yellow paint on its tires, from the footage of a day ago, the one with the old woman whose bag was stolen.

Jungkook knew that there was renovation going on in the eastern part which meant that atleast one of them had entered via Incheon.

He zoomed the footage as he spotted a man push the woman and snatched her bag in broad daylight as he sped off, the old woman screaming at him, which caused the few shopkeepers around to come out. Jungkook noticed that this bike was devoid of the same symbol but had another one in the same design.

He searched them and discovered 2 numbers, in a snake font, 13 and 55.

Weird!

He quickly overlooked the dates of the events and discovered that the dates were in fact a sequence! Running them through the algorithm detector he found that they were Fibonacci numbers and the

snake fonts actually represented their positioning on the cartesian plane.

He had heard Hoseok talk about a gang in town, slowly acquiring power through meticulous attacks, they hadn’t done anything severe, but their attacks were random enough to confuse the police. To make matters worse nobody knew of their arrival or departure, they chose less populated areas to target and left no evidence behind.

Putting the dates in sequence, Jungkook knew when the next attack would take place, coincidentally it was a free day for him as well. It wouldn’t hurt to give a little tip off to the detectives.

The only problem was how to confirm his suspicions, what if he was wrong? He couldn’t afford to let down another of the residents at downtown or undermine what was at stake for Tae and Jimin. He knew the pattern of such gangs all too well, it would slowly evolve to bigger crimes including shootouts and murders once they’d amassed enough power and terrorised the locals. It was an ugly spiral in the Criminal Underworld.

It was almost 11 pm by the time he had finished. Shoot! Just on time his stomach rumbled as well. He hadn’t had anything since lunch. He padded downstairs, knowing Jin would be at the bar but he’d chew his head off the next day for ignoring dinner. There was a plate of samgyeopsal with rice and clear soup, left for him. Jungkook felt a rush of affection for his step brother rise in his heart, who took care of him more like a parent than a sibling, never once questioning when he was dumped at his door out of nowhere and readily gave him a roof to live in and made sure all his needs were fulfilled.

He sat and ate dinner in silence and cleaned the kitchen up before wiping the table. Jin rarely let him in the bar, being fiercely protective of the younger one, wanting him to live as normally as possible.

He shut the lights and formulated a plan in his head. Oh he couldn’t wait to see it all unfold.

The D day had Jungkook nervous as hell, Tae had bombarded him with questions all week about his progress but Jungkook said it was difficult with lack of data but nonetheless sent him the designs on the 2 bikes just to not rouse his suspicions too much. They had thankfully bought the little lie and were busy running for matches through their databases.

He waited at the eastern end on his bike which he had borrowed from Yoongi, the sleek model was very flexible for driving in narrower lanes or taking sharp turns. The only condition was that he had to hack into some company’s financial statements, an easy job.

Hiding in the alleyway, he waited until it was just a few people out on the streets. If his calculations were correct, there would be an incident any time now. His notice turned to one of the shops in his direct line of vision, A girl with curly hair, sunkissed skin exit the cafe where had been the last week.

She had long, pretty legs clad in a pair of skinfit jeans and a white blouse tied in a knot above the highwaist as she put her slingbag around her and moved. He spotted movement on the peripheral of his vision.

Bingo! There were 2 people on the bike this time, heading straight for the woman who now had her headphones on, moving to whatever beat it played. Jungkook revved his own and gave chase right as one of them broke the bag from its sling and ran, clutching it tightly.

She screamed and gave chase, but wasn’t as fast enough as the person. Jungkook knew he’d take the alley with limited access to the traffic camera and his friend would be there, taking a quick shortcut he locked the bike and hid in the thick shadows knowing the person would be there anytime soon, as his friend waited at the other end.

The person came in, huffing as the outfit proved too much for the weather. Jungkook pounced on them, taking them down in a tangle of limbs as he subdued them. Their partner long gone when they realised that the ally had been subdued. He took the helmet off to reveal a young man with a nasty scar across his eye.This wasn’t an injury, no it was a deliberate slash. Quickly he found some spare plastic ties near the dumpbox and tied the man down. He dragged him over to the main footpath and saw the girl jogging up to him.She was even prettier up close and he blushed a bit. He dialed Tae and said

“Hyung, I have a certain present for you, come down quick” as he gave him his coordinates.

Taehyung cursed and kicked the table as his partner raised an eyebrow in question.

“That damn brat” was all he said before nudging Jimin into the car, speeding off.

Jungkook dusted the bag and gave it to the girl who muttered a “thank you”. Heck even her accent was cute and her voice had a lilt to it.

Before he could say something, the siren indicated that they were here. He looked down at the bound man who was glaring daggers at him.

Jimin stepped out first looking at Jungkook and then the man. “why am I not surprised? Of course you would throw yourself in harm’s way with 0 afterthought, Seokjin would have our skins as doormats if anything happened to you,brat.”

Taehyung looked at the man, amused.

“Can’t believe a kid took you down and those are some good knots, if I didn’t know better, I’d say you’re into some hardcore Shibari shit, Jungkook-ah”

Jungkook only reddened in response as the girl smirked at him.

Taehyung then looked at her and asked if they could ask her a few questions, she was free to go then. She nodded in assent and answered them, truthfully as Jungkook watched in rapt attention.

Jimin noticed and winked at him, wiggling his eyebrows, making Jungkook squeak and turn his head.

The detectives, satisfied thanked Jungkook after taking his statement as well.

“We’ll get all from him, but kiddo, next time you pull a stunt like this, do give us a call before jumping blindly, what if the other man was armed? and do mail us all the evidence you found, your ramyun and chips will be at your door by evening”

He smiled and waved them off before realising the girl was still there.

“So how does coffee sound?”

“Truthfully, Yakult is better than coffee, coffee is too strong for my nose” he replied, tapping his nose and shrugging. He looked at his watch.

“Oh dang I’m late for lunch again, hyung’s going to break my legs but I don’t need to buy snacks now so yess” he mumbled to himself.

The girl shook her head in amusement.

“I-I gotta run, have a nice day.Be safe” he bowed to her before taking off, picking his bike up and speeding his way over to home. Oh he was so dead today!

OMAKE

“You mean she asked me out on a date and I messed it up?” Jungkook groaned as Seokjin burst into laughter at his obliviousness.

Maybe he could spot her next time he was in downtown? It wouldn’t hurt to have her number. He flopped on the bed groaning and cursing. Atleast his Miku chan was still by his bedside to cheer him.

The End!

#btsau #bts friendship #bts fluff #bts fic #bts jhope #bts jimin #bts jin #bts taehyung #bts jungkook #hackerkook #fluff #jungkook is a baby #uwu

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