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inkskinned · 5 months
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in the time loop the only way out is to leave her there but you don't ever leave her there, never in the roughly one thousand years you have been in the same day. it is probably like "50 first dates" but you haven't stooped so low as to watch "50 first dates" yet. (but who is to say what another thousand years of the same media will bring to you, maybe you will develop a new taste).
you spent about 200 of these years sulking in a bathtub or on the couch or staring at the seaside. 300 of them have been spent slowly mapping the geographical distance you can actually get before the time loop restarts. you have a list of favorite places: one library in Western Massachusetts called "The Bookmill", which has weird hours and has never raised an eyebrow to you arriving out-of-breath and panting, asking to see a specific book on a specific shelf. There is one beach without a name in North Carolina; it is an accident of geography and ownership title disputes - and it is pristine, untouched, warm and cozy. you've taken her on a lot of picnics there. Acadia National Park. One specific birdhouse in the mountains.
you were stuck in the time loop with the money you entered it with: not enough to rent a private jet. you've robbed a bank a few times, you don't like the way it ends. maybe next century you'll get the hang of it. you don't like the look on her face when you say hang on i have to stop at the bank.
you just have to leave her, and you can go back to being a person again. you took 5 years just catching a flight and sitting in the Grand Canyon. if there's one thing you regret more than anything, it's that you hadn't gotten your passport renewed before this fucking time loop. maybe you should spend some time learning forgery - but also, like, you look like an english teacher. nobody is going to be cool about you asking to see their paper printing machines.
the world is very big. that is one of the things groundhog day gets wrong. there are no consequences, so you have literally all the time (or none of the time?) in the world. in groundhog day, he does a lot of very cool things, but in reality - your muscle memory never gets better. you can't necessarily learn how to play piano or sculpt ice, because your hands never remember the practice. but hey - maybe you'll try violin next. drums. synth.
you can open any door and walk into any conversation. money isn't really an object. you can try every meal off every menu, forever. take her on helicopter tours and into every museum and on every event that is happening right-now at-this-moment. parades and funerals and calligraphy classes.
but you are somewhat trapped by the limitations of your body. if you were reading a book, you still need to get up and go back to the library and find that book again when the day resets. (thank god for the internet). it still takes like 2 hours to board a plane, and then takeoff and landing and traffic. you've gotten off to run around on the freeway. one of the little thankful things: since your brain isn't actually developing (it's a muscle too), the days thankfully don't feel shorter to you. that would be agony.
all you have to do to leave the timeloop is let that man get away with it. that's all. in every version of yourself - forever - you have stopped him.
the problem is that this experience has convinced you of the existence of the human soul. after all, how else are you forming memories? your very cells reset. information has to be transferred somehow. and if timeloops are real, you can convince yourself other magic exists. so you have two choices here: this hell, or the next. there might be a millennia where you have been worn down to the point you can accept fate's decision. this is just not one of them. ironically - she is the one thing you have left.
and besides! if you can't always find something new in your partner, aren't you failing them? there is something new about her, every day with the same morning. every brutal day with the same orange sunset.
after all, you wanted to live with her in heaven, in eternity, and, well - isn't this second-best.
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mofffun · 3 months
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Music Collection vol.3 repo
note: i don't know a thing about music somebody please please do a musical analysis of king-ohger some day
There's still no "Mysterious Debut" from ep4!!! Did you guys forget it??!!
1: I didn't even knew i needed the narration bgm but thank you narration bgm. recgonized it immediately.
2: this is my favourite (non-obstructing) version of instrumental Zenryoku King so far
Shugoddom 2 years after: there's still kind of a solem march disciplinary rhythm but it feels more upbeat and cheerful than authoritarian
N'kosopa: my instinct reaction is: freedom. contrary to Shugoddom, i don't hear a single instrument as the melody it feels more background noise in a good sense. As in it suits the environment as opposed to dominating the scene. Maybe you can make a theory about there's no single driving force and N'kosopa is all about community
Ishabana: I don't have much of a reaction to it but i think it's more… subtle? as in v1 was very much announcing Himeno's appearance and you're supposed to fall head over heels for her and v2 is "I'm exerting beauty regardless of your worship"?
Toufu: it's so fun. you know you're in for a ride. wouldn't be out of place if it plays at the mall during new year.
Gokkan: I LOVE YOU. this part brainwashed me back in 27 and i kept thinking if this is the Gokkan theme or the Shugddom theme because they share that orchestral repeat and it plays into Jeramie and Gira transforming (btw Jeramie is not in that medley). In the middle it turned sombre again but the melody comes back on it's like regaining control and the song is proper balanced!
8: i think this is an earlier bgm we don't hear as often now. very comforting while alluring you to a bedtime story. i like the strings 1 minute in
9: YES JERAMIE'S CHOIR DEBUT SONG IS HERE. *blast it at highest volume* love the wind chimes 0:37-0:50 you really need to turn it max to hear, and it stops when the drum starts building tension. there's beats of "8. A story wiped from history" at the end too.
10: i see it… ep26… buganarok national day *wipe tears*
11: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 RITAAAAAAA
12: violin INFERNO!!! i love this one. my strongest impression of it was in ep11 the orphans griefing about Gira. What do you mean it's called "A king's compassion for his peole" 😭😭
13: the! the touching bgm!
15: love Dugded's theme. SW vibes if i say so, knowing Hidetsuna did use SW as an inspiration for chapter 2. strong impact the first time i hear it.
16: i can sing along to this
17: ?… OH "Racles's schemes"!! Hello old friend! Another one to sing along.
(these dug themes are melting together for me…)
20: Does this share some sounds with "18. Uchuuoh's Iron First"???
22: compared with "Assemble! The five kings", I like the ch2 assemble theme is more [穩重]… more mature and grounded. There's still the same insipiring quality but a sense of you can really trust them to take care of everything instead of just raging on an adventure. I guess it's they are working better as like a team.
ringtones:
gira/racles: evil vs hero. will believe racles's ringtone is the official shugoddom anthem.
yanma: THAT'S OUR PREZ! (anything i can say will never be as GOAT as Hidetsuna-san designing a wblue matching ringtone)
himeno: afternoon tea
rita: i hadn't noticed there's a "dun-duh" after the chibi moffun chirps. Rita is always getting calls and always cutting their ringtones short 😂 sorry Rita but gotta say the sharp chirps is not good for my ears
kagu: i almost forgot his bgm is like this 😂 very fitting i guess
jeramie: medieval european bard
out of the 8 the only one i'd consider using is probably jeramie's. and maybe yanma's racles song 😂
now we need a retro rpg with the ringtones as bgm
insert songs:
Pride and Brave: ooh the full song is much better than just the ed segment! something about Takatori-san's voice being nostalgically reassuring. Like the crossover itself, very traditional-flavoured sentai. I always thought of "Waking the King" as an "ura-OP", the OP King-Oh would have if it's born 10 years earlier, and this is the special edition crossover movie dancing ED.
Just we go: This is the "image song" of ch2 so it hasn't been used in the show yet. Contrary to "Waking the King" this feels more like an "ura-ED" but not a dance one, closer to a Rider ED. The lyrics is very affirming of the kings' journey this past (three) year(s) - that i feel like, a message that i receive from the show, is you can always make up for your mistakes and you always have a second chance, and the lyrics is saying that. It maybe the same vague hopeful words but it's about taking everything that happened to you, ackowledged how hard you fought, to protect your home and then facing the future without reservations. cliche of cliche but it works!
I'm still alive: I love this song. I've waited for it since ep 2. TWO. (now it's released the crown of longest-waiting bgm is passed to Mysterious from ep4).
and I feel so sorry and mean if I critique the grammar because the artist and team worked hard on it and musically it's wonderful! The grammar just takes it a little bit out of immersion. Now i'm curious if the lyrics has a japanese blueprint that better convey the message. Reagrdless, it's interesting to think of the english language is part of Yanma's antique/retro hobby. Maybe English is an antiqudated language on Chikyuu so the gramma is odd to modern Chikyuu ears.
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Your OCs find themselves face-to-face with a fairy-tale trickster! They're told they have to perform one song of their choosing, and it must be suitably entertaining to the trickster, or they'll lose their greatest skill forever! We're talking superpowers, Max's ability to design tech, Hyun-Ki's kills with performance (how ironic), whatever it is that makes them stand out.
What song do they pick, and how do they make sure the trickster is entertained by their performance?
Siv: Shows off their years of guitar lessons with a half-decent performance of "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
Jay: Can't sing to save his own life, so he gives backup vocals for Cassandra's performance.
Cassandra: Sings "Texas Hold 'Em" by Beyonce, and while her performance by itself would have impressed the trickster by itself, she ends up making them leave because they got uncomfortable when Jay and Cassandra started making out.
Hailey: "Jokes on you, you can't curse me, I'm dead."
Ember: Uses his powers to make gemstones rain on them from the earth as they lipsync to P!nk's "Raise Your Glass" in her glitteriest outfit.
Arya: Mostly impresses the trickster with the fact that every songbird and squirrel was falling out of the trees around them because of their siren song, rather than their performance of BlackPink's "As If It's Your Last"
Gina: Asks if the trickster can wait like ten minutes, and she calls a few of her choir friends over and they perform "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" together.
Esme: Performs "Work Bitch" by Brittany Spears, and impresses them with the fact that no one should be able to dance that well while wearing heels that high and a skirt that short and tight
Cat: Joins Gina and her choir friends for "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" because they're gonna need someone for the alto line (or potentially the tenor line, if Freaking Travis doesn't show up again).
Max: Takes the microphone and starts singing Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" while slow dancing with Kyle and looking longingly into his eyes.
Kyle: Gets his old turntables from when he tried to learn how to DJ and makes a sick remix of Mad Love by Mabel
Eric: Pulls out his violin and performs "The Devil Went Down To Georgia".
Jacob: Serenades his husband with Elvis Presley's "I Cant Help Falling In Love With You".
Khalil: Sings "Daniel In The Den" by Bastille, attempts to impress the trickster by using his magic to create illusions to go along with the lyrics
Ameerah: Growls out a passionate cover of Hell's Coming With Me by Poor Man's Poison
Reggie: Manages to get through Rap God by Eminem without missing a single beat, impresses the trickster because xe's just this tiny kid who can rap that fast.
Antonio: Follows the trickster around for two hours playing The Song That Never Ends on kazoo until they promise not to curse him (yay psychological warfare)
Rania: Sings "Can't Catch Me Now" by Olivia Rodrigo and manages to impress the trickster with the sheer emotion coming through her performance (she is actually crying tears of rage by the end)
Kelsie: Sits the trickster down and pulls out a pad of paper and her glasses, and begins digging down into why they feel the need to do things like this. They feel much better after this impromptu therapy session.
Torryn: Just steals the trickster's magic and runs off with it.
Cory: Impresses the trickster with her fry scream and midair acrobatics while singing Monstarrr by Ennaria
Meredith: Starts signing aggressively about how she's "deaf and mute, dipshit, how is she supposed to perform music?" until the trickster feels bad and goes away.
Director Hawke
Onnie: Disintegrates the trickster before they can curse them and then she goes on with her day to day life.
Pippa: Sings a dreamy cover of "Flowers In My Hair" by Wes Reeve while daydreaming about kissing that mysterious Thawne girl she's only met a few times...
Jessi: Performs one of her own hit singles, puts on a really great show, and attracts a crowd of people because "OH MY GOD IS THAT JESSI JUNO???" (if you're looking for a real-world song with a similar vibe to her music, try "Bitches" by Tove Lo)
Hyun-Ki: Sings a haunting cover of Ave Maria, because no one expects the K-Pop star to be classically trained.
Marie: Screams out Girli's "More than a Friend" while useless lesbian-ing out over Qiara's existence, until she's blushing so bad that her face is bright green.
Liah: Dances to "Bombay Dreams" by KSHMR and shows off her skills from her former job as a Bollywood star.
Qiara: "No." *vanishes*. Jokes on you, you can't do that to an omnipotent space god.
Soraya: Asks for a religious exemption, since she's of the school of Islam that doesn't allow music or singing, so therefore she doesn't really know that many songs.
<note: for the Star Wars OCs, just assume it's the space equivalent to the song>
Thalia: Sings Elastic Heart by Sia (Space Version), actually does a fairly good job.
Reyna: Thinks she sounds great, but actually sucks so hard as she quite literally screeches out Space Demi Lovato's "Cool For The Summer".
Laila: Sings "Trouble" by Space Halsey, very obviously singing it to Athena. Stabs the trickster for even daring to suggest cursing her once she's done.
Athena: Manages to capture the trickster in a sack and then takes them back to her lab, where she decides to vivisect them to see how they work, all while singing a very sultry, seductive cover of Space Ariana Grande's "Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored"
Pyrrha: Screams out "Weapon" by Space Against the Current (which is basically her theme song), and impresses the trickster with her dance moves, since her cybernetic limbs have higher strength and range of motion than her natural ones.
Samira: Duets "Rewrite The Stars" with Aldrich, since it's their song as a vampire/human couple (BIG taboo on that one)
Aldrich: Duets "Rewrite The Stars" with Samira, taking Zac Efron's part while Samira does Zendaya's part.
Sohelia: Sings "Snakes" By PVRIS, all while visualizing Mr. Head of the Hunters' Guild, immortal alchemist, and accidental creator of Vampires everywhere, Thaddeus St. James, so she puts far more vitriol into her performance than necessary.
Dolores: Sings "Which Witch" by Florence + The Machine and impresses the trickster with her powerful belting and the sheer emotion behind the performance (living your life at risk of being hunted for sport will do that to you)
Victorie: Plays Vivaldi's Four Seasons on violin, since that was new music when she was alive.
Matt: Sings "Believe" by Cher, can't really do anything that special with his performance with his EDS and everything, so he makes sure and puts some extra "oomph" in with his voice.
Vanessa: Sings "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri, while slow dancing with Victorie, putting special emphasis on the line "Beauty is all she is".
Ellis: They're an angel, so they sing the Hallelujah Chorus with the voice of one. Probably go into the full "be not afraid" Biblically Accurate Angel form too.
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Holllyyy!!!😭
God I missed you and Tumblr🥺
I'm finally out of the shackles of 'Summer Classes' at my university, and so I have time to myself again.
Plus! I saw that you have 5.7k words on a fic? I hope it is what I think it is😏
Ahhhhhh I'm so excited!!!
Anyways, lemme get my usual, a lovely Cinnamon Spice Milk Tea, and one lovely conversation to catch up☕
Question of the day: (You can even make it a small drabble/fic if you want )
I've recently really been in a whole Genshin guys as dad's kinda state...like some on, you cant tell me Diluc drinking grape juice with his daughter/son or even Thoma cooking with his kid strapped to his back WOULDN'T BE ADORABLE😭😭❤❤❤
So my question is, who do you think would make the best dads? Or like what would they be like as dads? Imagine Xiao making a small accessory out of leaves for his baby to protect them when he's away...lords...imma just cry😭💕
-Cookie Customer🍪
cookie!!! i’m sorry i’ve taken so long with this, there’s literally no excuse for that ㅠㅠ
i’ve missed you and tumblr too but somewhere between writing my last fic and my vacation i’ve adopted my irl “don’t talk unless spoken to” attitude, so the blog’s gone a little quiet; i’m working on new fics though and i’m hoping for the most productive flight ever >///<
5.7k… i was so naive… war flashbacks to proofreading it but i’m still really proud of myself for writing that, so thank you for requesting, couldn’t have done it without you <3 if you missed the 11.6k monster, here
while you’re tea is brewing, let me tell you something: i think i know why i procrastinated on this ask for so long and it’s because i do not like the thought of having kids; sure they’re cute and all but i like giving them back after a couple of hours, if a fluff fic has pregnancy in the tags or there’s a child involved, i’m out ㅠㅠ ironic isn’t it
but, for you, i’ll try my best (this is not in order or anything) ♡
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childe: honestly one of the best, if not the best, dad on this list i’m biased okay, despite his job and being seldom home, he still grew up with three younger siblings and learned early how to take care of them; also, his love for his family knows no bounds, so if there’s something he doesn’t know he will do his research to best provide for all of your needs also spoils all of you ㅠㅠ; the type to have multiple children (maybe two or three?)
diluc: why can i see diluc’s son playing the violin perfectly at age seven and knowing like five languages by the age of ten? sure, diluc will definitely pay for higher education but i think his child would probably be a high-achiever/ gifted kid (we’re not diving into where that’s coming from or if that’s healthy here); he still has the stoic face but he loves you both very dearly and could not be prouder if his kid achieves literally anything; i imagine him having an only child? would absolutely spoil his daughter
thoma: perfect househusband, next—
thoma: somehow the vision of thoma with two equally bright blonde twin sisters just popped into my head and we’re rolling with it; i can absolutely see them cooking/baking together “we’re going to make a delicious meal for mommy/daddy when they come home”; pouts when they’re more excited to see auntie ayaka and auntie yoimiya (ayato just gently pays him on the back to console him while the girls are running around)
venti: oh no, pray that the child doesn’t take after him— i’m partly joking but can you imagine the chaos if his child inherited his anemo powers? with venti as the dad?? he’d be like the mean girls mom “you’re doing great sweetie” while you’re running around trying to get your child off the roof he’d never put them in any danger though and always looks out of them, sometimes when his child is asleep, he gently cradles them against his chest and and reflects on how he’d never thought he’d come to this point, feels incredibly lucky to have you both in his life; prettiest self-written lullabies!!
albedo: i’m not entirely sure if albedo actually could have a child of his own but regardless i think he’d be super up to the idea of adoption either way; does safe science experiments with them and softly smiles at their reactions even if they’re just fascinated by the pretty colours and not by the actual science; the dad with a fuck ton of parenting books; he’s taken care of klee for a long time, so he knows what he’s doing (no klee, a bomb is not an appropriate gift for a five year old)
kaeya: another one who did not see himself with a kid ever but he’s absolutely thriving, he’s the soccer mom “yes honey, go kick his ass!”, will do his daughter’s hair no questions asked, if someone ever rudely comments on his child’s skin tone he will throw more than just hands; his kid can fight and won’t take shit from anyone, don’t even try to convince me otherwise
xiao: when you tell him you’re pregnant/ want to adopt, he panics, how should he take care of a tiny child?? but after a bit of reassurance he calms down and swears to give it his all and give it his all he does, ngl he’s a bit overprotective at first but soon learns that his kid is a bit more capable and doesn’t need to be handled with satin gloves (almost had a heart attack when they fell down the stairs or hit their head under the table and just continued on, yk typical kid stuff), makes little adepti charms for them (also when they were still a baby, handmade a mobile for them, so cute >///<)
zhongli: sophisticated and more elegant than your average adult, flawless manners and eloquent vocabulary, everyone in liyue harbor takes one look at the child and they’re like “yeah, that’s zhongli’s alright”; they have daily tea times together and he tells them stories about liyue; would be proud of them whether they have his powers or not; gardening together!!
kazuha: calm, both he and the kid; let’s his kid express themselves as freely as they want; teaches them how to make music with leaves and stuff; thrilled when they’re showing interest in poems and books but won’t push it on them; his kid is very in tune with nature and super respectful to all living beings except for authorities, already accepted as a member of the crux, auntie beidou!!
ayato: rewrites all his schedules to have enough time for his child, does paperwork with them on his lap and pretends to not notice them chewing on the end of his pen; also manners!! in public they’re all proper posture and formal and stuff but as soon as they’re home, they just plop down on the couch and melt into the cushions and gossip over some of the stupid stuff the politicians or whoever said
aether: very much also a nature kid, climbing trees, picking up every type of bug they find and bleeding knees every day; personality takes after auntie lumine, goody two-shoes outside, sassy as hell on the inside, if it’s not forbidden, it’s allowed; i can’t decide whether i want him to have one child or twins bc i can see him having twins with like opposite dynamics kinda like him and lumine but is that uncreative?
okay, that’s it, i don’t have any more dad!shin thoughts at the moment, let me know what your personal headcanons are!! ♡ i had a concept at first and then threw it out the window after like three headcanons
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rumblemuffin-books · 1 year
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Light from Uncommon Stars - A Book Review
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Spoiler free summary: The story of transgender runaway Katrina Nguyen as she finds a violin teacher in Los Angeles - a teacher who just happens to have a contract to deliver the souls of her students to hell. A mix of cozy slice of life, deep exploration of what it means to be trans in modern California, and alien donut shop owners.
Review continues (with spoilers) after the cut
I grabbed this book from the library after seeing it recommended by @kinklock. Their summary about the book was:
You’ve got donuts, alien lesbian romance, the violin devil?, and trans girl violinist. a lot happening and I recommend just going with it. 
With that intro how could I not pick up this book!
I am really glad I read this book, there were parts I enjoyed immensely. But there were also parts I had trouble with. I will be watching Ryka Aoki with interest because I think if she can iron out some of the parts in this novel that fell flat for me, she'll be a real powerhouse of an author.
What I loved: The MC Katrina - her voice is so strong and she jumps off the page. She feels like a real teenager and the parts of the book where she is working through her trauma and coming to terms with her experiences I think were the absolute strongest parts of this novel. The novel really shone when it was focusing on Katrina.
Los Angeles. The setting felt very real and lived in. I haven't been to LA for a long time but I could "see" the places Aoki was describing. The setting felt grounded in a real place and with real people.
The music. Okay I might be a little biased here because I play the violin but I thought the violin scenes were very well done. Most of the scenes with the violin practicing and the luthier felt authentic and real to me (except for perhaps the Lindsay Sterling name drop - my classical teacher would not have approved!). The descriptions of the music I also thought worked really well, writing about music in text is a very hard nut to crack and I thought Aoki did a very good job.
Cozy vibes: I can see why people compare this book to Becky Chambers. The focus on food and eating, the way in which characters talk about their feelings, the way the found families interact with each other gave me very strong flashbacks to “A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet”.
What I didn’t like so much l: basically all the fantasy and sci fi elements… which hurts me to say as I love SFF!
I felt the alien family didn’t quite fit. Their alien-ness didn’t really add anything to the story for me and raised questions that in the end I don’t think the book answered. Are we really saying no other galactic civilisation discovered music or art as a way to stave off the ennui/despair of the end plague? I didn’t really see what the alien part of the story added which could not have been better served by having the donut family be an actual refugee family from somewhere on earth.
I really struggled with the violin teacher character and the inclusion of Hell as well. The novel ends on what seems like a redemptive note for the teacher - Katrina and the aliens trick the demon and the teacher flies away in exile but with her girlfriend go play music for the universe. But if hell is real in this world, then the teacher targeted 6 young people, groomed them, and then damned their souls to eternal torture and damnation… and I’m supposed to like this character and be glad they got a happy ending? Like I’m glad the teacher is kind to Katrina, that’s great, but (and I can’t stress this enough) she sentenced 6 other people to eternal hell. I get that the author is trying to say that people can change… but I feel like there should have been some reckoning or attempt to fix what she had done. Again I feel like this is a failing cause by introducing Hell into this story. If the teacher had been a bad (but mortal) person, who say treated her students badly or hamstrung their careers, then she would still need redemption of some sort and I could see then how the good deeds she does is this book would redeem her. But it’s hard to think of what kind of redemption would be possible for someone literally selling souls to satan…
Overall I think if the novel had focused entirely on Katrina, this would have been a 5 star read for me. I felt the other SFF elements really bogged down what is ultimately a superbly well told story about a young girl, her struggles with identity and prejudice, and her love of music. I will be keeping an eye on Aoki and will likely pick up the next book she releases because the bits that I liked in this book were so well done that I am willing to keep giving her a shot.
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Article about best shows in 1999, mentioning the Music Tapes. Daily Hampshire Gazette, 30 December 1999
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In case of APOCALYPSE, remember this 1999 was a good year for music
KEN MAIURI Clubland
WELL, before I head down to the bomb shelter, I suppose I should type this final column so I don’t annoy my editor. Okay, so I don’t really expect a Y2K apocalypse, but as a kid I always had some strange fascination with those depressing “good-bye, civilization” movies (“The Omega Man,” “Soylent Green,” all five “Planet of the Apes” epics), so a small part of me is a little worried that After The Crash, Charlton Heston will eventually be the last surviving human being, roaming the desolate January countryside, baring his teeth and cackling maniacally about the damn insanity of it all and shooting out lonely storefront windows with one of his many guns. I guess I should give him something interesting to read.
Live music in 1999. It was a very good year, Chuck. Maybe it’s just the rosy glow of the yes-it-works-now-but-it’s-hours-from-fritzing computer screen I'm staring at, but I can’t think of any show I saw this year that was so awful that it needs to be brought up again now. I'll just let the uninspired performances fade away and shine a battery-powered light on the wonderful shows that I want the world to remember.
Certainly one of (if not THE) best things I witnessed this year was the Music Tapes at Flywheel back in July. Led by Julian Koster, the joyous band from Athens, Ga. created a truly original musical universe and led the entire audience into it. The group didn’t play “regular” guitars (but rather electric banjos with violin bows) and they didn’t play “regular” drums (for rhythm, band members jumped on pallets covered with amplified wire mesh), and they made a racket on other giant, hand-built wooden instruments (which looked like things you’d see as part of a miniature golf course). They even had a talking television as a full-fledged band member.
Maybe that description screams novelty act,” but the Music Tapes weren't kidding about all the odd instrumentation or strange lyrics about aliens and conqueror television sets and “marching father fists” and reindeer and Superman and more. It was their fantasy world and they created it and believed in it — which was interesting — but what ultimately made the show so memorable was how Koster and company freed themselves through this childlike atmosphere. They really played their hearts out, and, though you’d never know from their purposefully muddy CD recording, the songs were beautiful, sort of melancholy yet triumphant, full of harmonic contours that would make Brian Wilson perk up his ears. And those songs played with such total emotional abandon, made the Music Tapes’ performance one of the best shows I've ever seen.
Ah, lofty talk. Well while I'm at it I should restate my undying love for Sloan, a Canadian quartet that played the Iron Horse back in February and won my heart with their perfect pop songs.
Since that show the band has put out an amusing but disappointing live CD and a slipshod studio record, but none of that can take away from the silly rush I felt when I heard the boys sing their songs live for the first time. Four-part harmonies, better-than-your-best-stereo sound (thanks to two live sound engineers), a relatively small crowd, and lots of goofy energy from the band. If you don’t own the record “Navy Blues,” buy one now, listen to it immediately, and let the songs make a new home in your head before the CD player dies.
‘Another great show was Wilco at the Calvin Theater just a month ago. The quintet gave a startling performance that started with frontman Jeff Tweedy’s apparent annoyance at the seated, well-behaved audience. The band’s usually friendly songs immediately grew chips on their shoulders, turning into unpredictable brats bristling with screaming feedback, fall-apart endings, and volume shifts. There was some weird, aggressive electricity in the air for sure, and it was great feeling it crackle through the room ... though maybe I was just in the mood for some emotionally damaged pop music.
What else was best about 1999?
The Soul Brains (otherwise known as the legendary punk-rock quartet Bad Brains) played downstairs at Pearl Street in March and tossed around a monstrous crowd with whiplash punk-metal and heady reggae. And Patti Smith made hundreds of fans’ year just by walking out on stage, but her Pearl Street show in September was full of powerful speech and song that never rested, even when Smith herself had to (thanks to the oppressive heat).
So: lots of good shows. We were spoiled around here. (I didn’t even mention the fine appearances by such luminaries as Lee “Scratch” Perry and Brian Wilson and Steve Lacy and Richard Thompson and ... )
And that’s it, I think. Not a column worthy of going in the ol' capsule, I suppose, but I'll still click Save. Just for old times’ sake.
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Out of curiosity, what are your top five favourite Central Park songs so far (preferably ones you haven’t talked about yet) and why? As well as the five songs you want to see the series do sometime.
Oh gosh thanks for the ask! I’ve been wanting to talk about some of my favorite Central Park songs for awhile now. Keep in mind, these 5 are just a pick of the MULTIPLE favorites I have, but these are the ones I REALLY like, as of recently. There’s no order btw of which one is the best ect, just a list!
1. No One’s Home - A song from season 2, I’ve replayed it SO many times on Spotify. It’s a sad song about hiding your feelings, but DAMN is the sound of it catchy and upbeat, that I can’t help but sing along. I also love the closing note that Leslie, Kathryn and Tituss sing together, they’re all amazing.
2. Follow Through - Another season 2 song, a freaking phenomenal one I would say. Not only are the tune and Leslie’s vocals SO damn powerful here, but the song itself is moving, teaching you an important lesson about how you can’t run away from your problems, and that you need to proud with the life you have now, even if you don’t like it.
3. Havin’ a Plan - A season 2 song that makes me very emotional, regarding Owen and his mother, as she finally accepts who he is as a person. Once again Leslie nails it, along with Jenifer Lewis.
4. A Different Paige - A small yet downright adorable season 2 song. It’s got a catchy melody that’s been stuck in my head for a long time, it’s just so wholesome and heartfelt, about how Paige would live her life if she didn’t have the current life she had.
5. A Thing On Strings - Had to include a Birdie centered song because he’s the best! This song in particular has no vocals, its just a beautiful, elegant, and emotional violin melody. Since there’s no singing, this song is more of a visual thing, so I don’t want to spoil what it’s about or what happens, you’ll just have to see for yourself, but man, is it amazing.
So yeah, those are 5 of some of my favorite Central Park songs! I noticed how all of them are season 2 ones, so don’t get me wrong, season 1 has a LOT of amazing song that I adore, and I’ll definitely talk about them in another post.
Finally, 5 songs I would LIKE to see? Hm......well for starters, I want more Cole songs. I feel like Cole doesn’t really have much development when you compare him to his sister Molly, (sure he’ll have songs and have certain moments where he’s the focus, but it’s not a lot really) and just like Season 2, episode 14, I want him to go through more emotional journeys that make him learn more about himself! Another song I would want is a duet between Helen and Paige, that would be cool, especially since they’ve grown a tad on each other. A third song I wouldn’t mind having is a Brendan song, since he’s Molly’s boyfriend and he doesn’t have much development. A fourth one I would love to see is an Owen and Molly duet, because they don’t really interact that much ironically. Finally, more Birdie songs. I love the busking boy, and I hope to see more themes of him being a narrator as well as his love for the tillermans explored even more!
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Listing to my Best Friend's Metal Playlist - Part 3
The Number of the Beast: This one has talking at the beginning. Fuck my volume was way too loud. Huh they sound interesting. It's very talk-y singing. Dramatic storytelling voice. It rides the line between singing & not. I like the beat, it's quite fun. I know I haven't done one of these in a while but I think this song has different vibes than most of the others. Not in a bad way! Just curious (7/10)
The Trooper: Vibey song!!! I like this song. Contently kicking my feet, though I'm laying down so that's a bit difficult. The drumssss. And the beat, and the singing. Excellent. Superb. Very fun. That's pretty much the extent of my thoughts, I just like this song (8.5/10)
Hallowed Be Thy Name: Another Iron Maiden song! Pfft this one's quite long. Sounds quite funky though. I like Iron Maiden's vibes, they're different. And they do fun things with the guitar. Ooh the vocal line's good, especially with how aggressive the instruments are. It has story telling vibes. The sound is very, like,,, progressive. Progressing. Moving forward. As if there was a plot. It's neat. I'm sleepy. This goes on the list of songs I couldn't drive to without speeding. Solo is brilliant, especially with the drums (8/10)
Rainbow In The Dark: Dio!!! Much different vibes. What instrument is this. It's fancy sounding. I like the sound of his voice. Especially with the lyrics. Is it a violin? It sounds a bit like a violin. I like how they always give the guitar its own little vocal line, listen to it, it's singing. The lyrics really are neat. They're not deeply profound or anything, I just like them. Haha the funky violin is back. That's what I've decided it is (8/10)
Don't Talk To Strangers: I'm mostly positive I've done this one before, but tada I'll do it again. Someone needed to play this song for like,,,, literally everyone in Killer Klowns from Outer Space. I like how hard he goes on the "don't dream of women, they'll only bring you down" part. He's very emo in this song. Dammit now my brain's comparing the lyrics to Batman. "I'm darkness, I'm anger, I'm pain". He's going through something. I approve. His voice sounds so pretty. Such drama. "Don't write in starlight, cause the words might come out real" damn dude (8.5/10)
Heaven And Hell: More Dioooo. Oh I like this one. And this is a live version! Even cooler. He's really putting a lot of emotion into this one. Making a lot of noises. Even more dramatic. Would you be this dramatic during a concert (/pos). Inevitably. I like how loud his voice is compared to the instruments. I love them dearly but it's a fun vibe. His voice really is nice. I feel like this song should've been longer, it was so cool (8/10)
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✨ Eurovision top 37 with commentary based on songs only ✨
aka the year where i pretend to be a music expert. Please don't unfriend me for having unpopular opinons.
1. Norway
I don't know how many times i've heard this now, especially seeing 50+ reaction videos, but i never get tired. I've asked for something like this in Eurovision for years, and to finally have it feels surreal. The studio version is one thing, but the live version? Their energy and stage show just makes the song. It's on my top 4 Norwegian Eurovision songs of all time list.
2. Ukraine
I loved this from the start, it's just a full package for me. It has those slow beautiful parts, and more uptempo parts. I have to restrain myself from listening to it too much because i don't wanna get tired of it.
3. Croatia
This has everything. It's fun, it's rock, it's catchy and the singer is very cute bye
4. Estonia
This is a mood booster, i immediately smile hearing it and i've learned some of the lyric to be able to sing along so that says a lot. The instruments make this song imo.
5. Lithuania
Like a lot of the previous songs it has a lot of cool bits and elements, it's not just one straightforward song like some of the later ones here. Slow beautiful part and an upbeat part. Language is a huge bonus, and very random but i can see the beat work in video edits for transitioning between clips.
6. Australia
It remind me of a bit older stuff so i feel a little nostalgic. Why i like this is the Aboriginal representation as that's also something i've wanted to hear in Eurovision. I wish it was more, but for this song it's enough.
7. Belgium
This is one of those songs that make me wanna drive out of town in the middle of the night (which is ironic as i can't drive) and blast this. Maybe a bit too ballady (ik that's not a word) and repetative at times, but otherwise it belongs to that "songs that make you feel badass" genre.
8. Albania
The revamp isn't my fave, but there's still something i like about this although i wish it was in her native language as that's always a bonus in my eyes. The last bit is very rushed but otherwise i like it and her voice!
9. Moldova
The chorus is so catchy and violins! Otherwise the song isn't really my thing, but the good parts weigh up for it.
10. Germany
I like this, the chorus reminds me of the YA movie adaptation time period around 2012 - 2014 with The Hunger Games, Divergent, The Maze Runner etc.
11. Cyprus
Idk why i like this as it's not my kind of music, but i tend to like these upbeat female vocal songs like Fuego etc so guess this is my guilty pleasure spot.
12. Slovenia
This reminds me of a siren, and Raiven is so cool?? So is the story behind the song! Definitely still need to warm up to the "Najdi me, rani me, brani me" apart from that? Awesome.
13. Portugal
This has grown on me, not much to say but it's pretty.
14. Latvia
Not much else to say than i like this too, ballads aren't my faves but we got few ballads this year so they stands more out.
15. Armenia
We love a traditional entry.
16. Poland
Idk how to else describe this song than it's cute!
17. Greece
I said that after Gåte idc what we send because my wishes have been fulfilled, but i want something like this for Norway as well one year cause love to see it being so traditional! Not a fan of the beginning, but it gets better. Not totally my thing, but i appreciate the traditional aspect soo much.
18. Denmark
One of the best Danish entries in years, the verses are a bit flat but the chorus is it's catchy af and lifts it up!
19. Serbia
I had a different winner here, but that doesn't matter. Beautiful song, but again a little repetative which makes me grow tired quickly. Soundtrack material for sure.
20. Ireland
In the genre of having a lot of interesting part. Not a big fan of the slower bits, but it definitely makes the other part stand out. I'm a horror fan so i'm intrigued, also i really like the last minute. Love the aesthetic they're bringing!
21. San Marino
The aesthetic and song feels like it could be on the Bratz ps2 game ngl, otherwise it's kind outdated imo. Love when they bring in other instruments in the later part, that lifts it up a lot for me.
22. Italy
It's just not my thing, but she's slaying and there's something cool over it!
23. Switzerland
Love the chorus, otherwise i need to warm up to it. Maybe it reminds me a bit too much of a popular song that i don't like. I really appreciate the blend of everything tho, that's cool!
24. France
It's really beautiful, but it just doesn't stand out for me.
25. Finland
Idk how to place this because i like it, but it just doesn't hit me the way other fun entry does, so that's sad as i normally love entries like these.
26. Czechia
I liked this to begin with, but unfortunately the live performance made it drop in my ratings. It's still cool, i still imagine it in a soundtrack, but i'm a little tired of it now which i think is a disadvantage with releasing your song early.
27. Georgia
Please remove the sirens, they are so annoying. Again it doesn't stand out to me, but there's something cool in the background happening?
28. Austria
The ramdidam part is cool, but the rest is too outdated for me and i'm just tired, i am so sorry.
29. Spain
The beat is cool, but i haven't really warmed up to this yet, but i feel like it's a possibility with every time i hear it.
30. Sweden
I feel like i've heard at least 10 other songs pressed in the same mould as this. Bonus points that you're Norwegian sksks, but don't dare place higher than Gåte, if so it's that damn jury.
31. Luxembourg
Cool mix of languages and i like the clap bit, but otherwise it's not giving me anything.
32. Uk
My issue with this is that it's outdated, like it's not my style and therefore it's hard to rate it. It reminds me of sitting in my sisters room with her listening to 90s/2000s music and asking her why she got so many pictures of boys on her wall tho.
33. Iceland
This is also outdated but in a ESC 2002 way? The chorus is not bad, it's just idk how to describe it other than it feels odd seeing this in 2024.
34. Netherland
Here is where i fear someone will come running after me with wooden shoes. He seems like the coolest guy ever, i send him all my support hearing of the background history. The song? I just don't like it. I'm European but we're not in the EU, could be a factor just sayinnn skdhdksh. I like the last headbanging bit tho!!
35. Malta
I just don't like it, that's all.
Azerbaijan and Israel is automatically ranked at the bottom due to the fact they should not compete with the cruelty their countries are comitting. It's disgusting by EBU to ignore this in a contest that was actually made to bring Europe closer after a war.
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『La Strada』 PART2~The best masterpiece of Italian cinema! Fellini and Nino Rota's visual and musical masterpiece King of Movies!~
10. Zampano and Ilmat
The next morning, when Gelsomina woke up and got out of the truck, she found herself in the circus group's quarters.
A beautiful song came out of nowhere.
Gelsomina peeks into the room, as if invited by the beautiful tone.
The tightrope walker was playing the violin there.
She asked a nearby woman.
Gelsomina:
"Where am I?"
Woman:
"Rome. That's St. Paul's Basilica."
Gelsomina:
"Are you with the circus?"
Zampano and the tightrope walker come face to face.
The two had known each other for a long time.
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Ilmat:
"Hello, I wonder who you're. Is it 'Lifle'?"
"This is great, we need animals."
"I'm just kidding, you know."
"Do you have any cigarettes?"
"He should be called an artist. It's a unique program."
"What are you going to do?"
"What happened to the chain-breaking trick?"
Zampano:
"I advise you as a friend. Don't talk."
"If you talk too much, you'll regret it."
Ilmat:
"I was just joking."
Zampano:
"Don't forget."
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The show begins and Ilmat performs some spectacular aerial feats, earning applause from the audience.
Ilmat whispers to Zampano, making fun of him.
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Ilmat:
"Good luck"
Zampano:
"He's disgusting."
The host:
"New attraction at Giraffa Circus!"
"Zampano! Introducing the man with lungs of steel!"
Zampano:
"Everyone! This is a 5mm thick iron chain."
"It's made of crude iron, which is stronger than steel."
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Ilmat quietly approaches and watches from the front of the audience.
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Zampano:
"Wrap this around my chest and connect the two ends with this hook."
"And just by expanding my chest muscles, I use my chest power to break the hook."
"If you suspect that the hook is a gimmick, please check."
"Ms. Gelsomina"
"This is not meant to make the pain go away."
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Ilmat makes a fuss and makes fun of it.
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Ilmat:
"Amazing, great, great."
Zampano:
"The hook may dig into the flesh and cause blood to bleed..."
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Ilmat gets in Zampano's way and makes a motion to tear off the chain.
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Ilmat:
"Ee, Ee, Ee"
Zampano:
"We don't need the strength of two bulls."
"You don't have to be a university professor to understand this if you're a little smart."
"There are three things we need: healthy lungs, iron ribs, and superhuman strength."
"I would say that those who are faint-hearted should not watch it."
"When the drums sound three times, please come, Ms. Gelsomina."
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That's when Zampano raised his arms, took a deep breath, and expanded his lungs and chest.
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Ilmat:
"Zampano! you're on the phone."
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The audience laughs out loud.
Zampano can't contain his anger even after the show is over.
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Zampano:
"I'll kill him."
"Come out, you idiot!"
"I'll make sure you never laugh again!"
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Somehow Ilmat managed to escape and the fight was over.
The next morning, Gelsomina asks Ilmat to teach her how to play the trumpet.
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Ilmat:
"Come on, blow it."
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Gelsomina took a deep breath and blew into the trumpet all at once.
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Ilmat:
"Oh, great job. You're smart."
"Listen, I'm a violinist."
"When you hear this, come secretly behind me and blow the trumpet."
"Just like you just did. Let's do it."
Gelsomina:
"No."
Ilmat:
"Why?"
Gelsomina:
"Zampano is angry"
Ilmat:
"Listen? It's all my fault. "
Circus ringmaster:
"What about Zampano? Call me. I'll talk."
Gelsomina:
"He went to town."
Circus ringmaster:
"Okay, I'll talk later. Don't be afraid. We're family."
"We're working together. Performing is for your own good."
Ilmat:
"Did you remember? If I did this, you would understand."
"Let's try. Do well."
"Everyone watching, I'm about to play a very sad song.''
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Ilmat plays the violin first.
Then Gelsomina blew her trumpet loudly.
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Ilmat:
"Okay, that's great. That's really great!"
"Even being with Zampano, it's a big deal."
"Before my song ends, come behind me and blow."
"Okay, one more time. Let's begin."
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Gelsomina blew again.
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Ilmat:
"What do you think? That's fine."
"Gelsomina, let's do it three times."
"I'll go around the hall, so blow behind me."
"I see."
"Now, press here with your finger, this finger is here."
"That’s how you blow it."
"Try it"
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Gelsomina could play two scales.
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Ilmat:
"You're good at it!"
"Then, come with me. 1...2..."
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The two march.
Then Zampano returns.
Pick up the trumpet and stop Gelsomina.
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Zampano:
"What's going on?"
Circus ringmaster:
"I’m making her do it."
Zampano:
"She's my buddy. I'll decide what she does!"
"I won't let her work with that idiot!"
"No, it's unpleasant!"
"Try it again..."
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Ilmat poured a bucket of water over Zampano's head.
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Circus ringmaster:
"Zampano, stop it."
"Stop! You'll get killed!"
"Hold them both, Paolo!"
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The men around him step in to stop Zampano.
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Circus ringmaster:
"What the hell are they called?"
"Zampano, come on. he've got a knife."
Ilmat:
"Watch out, it's a knife."
Zampano:
"Come on, I'll kill you!"
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Ilmat locked himself in the back room.
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Zampano:
"Open the door and come out, you idiot!"
Policeman:
"Drop the knife!"
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Zampano and Ilmat are taken away by the police, and the circus is ordered to leave.
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Female member:
"What are you going to do from now on?"
"He'll come someday if we're together."
"Forget about him."
"You'd rather not be with him."
"What will you do alone?"
"If you stay here, I'll feed you."
Gelsomina:
"What about the car?"
"Just give it to the police."
"Come with me."
"Where do you sleep?"
"There's room for two in my car."
Circus ringmaster:
"Go to work, Mora. Clean everything up."
"The truck is coming at 4 o'clock."
"Do whatever you like!"
"Either come with us or wait for him."
"That's it for him."
"That idiot too."
"I’m sorry."
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11.Useless
Gelsomina was at the site of the circus the whole time.
She was sleeping on the carrier of an auto tricycle.
A whistling sound comes from somewhere, and the warm glow of a flashlight illuminates Gelsomina.
Ilmat was released first and returned home at night.
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Ilmat:
"Were you asleep?"
"What a beastly smell! Are you okay?"
"Zampano remains in custody.  Maybe he can leave tomorrow."
Gelsomina:
"Tomorrow?"
Ilmat:
"Oh, maybe."
Gelsomina:
"We're both at fault. Zampano isn't the only one."
"And he's already come out."
Ilmat:
"Well, depending on how you look at it, I was worse."
"But he has a knife."
"Come down. Come down."
"Custody is medicine for him. I wish he could stay for as many years as possible."
"I have a short life."
"Ah, the atmosphere is nice. Let's put it on here."
"Nice loungewear."
"Sit down, sit down."
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The two sit side by side and talk.
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Ilmat:
"Your face looks strange."
"So you're a woman? You're just like thistle."
Gelsomina:
"I won't wait for Zampano. Everyone invited me."
Ilmat:
"It's a good time to say goodbye to him."
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Ilmat falls asleep laughing.
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Ilmat:
"I want to see his face when he comes out tomorrow and no one is around."
"Definitely break up with him. He's a savage."
"There's no reason. I just feel like teasing him."
"For some reason, I don't even know. It always happens like that."
"By the way, how did you end up with Zampano?"
Gelsomina:
"My mother gave him 10,000 lire."
Ilmat:
"Did that really make you follow him?"
Gelsomina:
"I have four younger sisters."
Ilmat:
"Do you like him?"
Gelsomina:
"Me?"
Ilmat:
"Yes, you."
"Aren't you going to run away?"
Gelsomina:
"I tried to run away."
"I couldn't."
Ilmat:
"You're a strange woman."
"What do you mean 'couldn't'? If you don't like him, you can go with everyone else."
Gelsomina:
"It's the same thing if I go with everyone."
"Even if I were with Zampano, it wouldn’t be any different."
"Both are the same. I'm a useless woman."
"No, I don't like being alive."
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Gelsomina's real problem is that she feels worthless.
Since she was useless, she was sold to her mother for 10,000 lire.
Zampano doesn't treat her like a human because she's useless.
That's what she believes.
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Ilmat:
"How about the cooking?"
"Can you cook?"
Gelsomina:
"No"
Ilmat:
"What can you do? Singing and dancing?"
Gelsomina:
"No"
Ilmat:
"So, do you like going to bed with men?"
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Gelsomina turns to the side.
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Ilmat:
"So what do you like?"
"You're not particularly beautiful."
Gelsomina:
"What should I do in this world?"
Ilmat:
"If I join you, I'll teach you how to walk on a tightrope."
"I'll shine a light on you."
"We'll tour in my car."
"Enjoy the world. What do you think?"
"Or will you continue to struggle with Zampano forever, being used like a donkey..."
"However, I'm sure you'll be of some use to Zampano."
"What was it like when you ran away last time?"
Gelsomina:
"I was beaten badly."
Ilmat:
"Why did he take you back?"
"I don't know. If I were him, I'd throw you away in one shot."
"He's probably in love with you."
Gelsomina:
"Zampano for me?"
Ilmat:
"That's strange? He’s a dog."
"He wants to talk to you, but all he knows is barking."
Gelsomina:
"I feel sorry for him."
Ilmat:
"Yes, I feel sorry for him."
"But who else can be with him besides you?"
"I'm uneducated, but I read it in some book."
"Everything in this world is useful for something."
"For example, this stone."
Gelsomina:
"Which one?"
Ilmat:
"Any one is fine."
"Even a pebble like this is useful for something."
Gelsomina:
"What kind?"
Ilmat:
"That's..."
"Even if you ask me, I won’t understand."
"God knows."
"Humans don't know when you will be born or when you will die."
"I don't know what the use of a pebble is."
"But it's useful for something."
"If this is futile, then everything is futile."
"I think the stars in the sky are the same."
"You're also of some use."
"Even a woman with a thistle face."
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12. Gelsomina's determination
Gelsomina took the pebble from Ilmat and looked at it with tears in her eyes.
Gradually, the smile returned to Gelsomina's face.
The will to live returns to Gelsomina.
It is the mercy of Ilmat.
God made Gelsomina use Ilmat and gave her life.
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Gelsomina:
"I'll set everything on fire and burn it. All the clothes and blankets."
"He'll figure it out."
"I don't want to work with him anymore. I worked for the 10,000 lire he gave me."
"He's unconcerned. He's not thinking about anything. I'll tell him, 'What do you mean?'"
"What are you useful for?"
"I'll put poison in the soup. No, I'll burn all."
"He's all alone without me."
Ilmat:
"Everyone in the circus invited you, right?"
"You were asked to come by the troupe, right?"
"You didn't say anything about me?"
Gelsomina:
"They'll never work with you again. And with Zampano."
Ilmat:
"Who's going to work with them? They need me."
"I can go anywhere. I'm a person who wants to be alone and free."
"I can live alone. What will you do? I don't even have a home."
Gelsomina:
"Why did you say earlier that your life is short?"
Ilmat:
"Because I'm always thinking about death."
"My job is a dangerous job where I never know when I'll die.''
"No matter when I die, no one will be sad."
Gelsomina:
"What about your mother?"
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'Ilmat' means 'madman'.
Because of his style of tightrope walking, he was prepared to die at any time.
His personality is like the wind blowing in the willows, and he seems like a wanderer.
Ilmat's cheerfulness, his lightheartedness and ability to do whatever comes to mind.
It is a truly free way of life that transcends good and bad.
Despite the anxiety of not knowing when he will die, he risks his life to enjoy the present moment, help others, and even make fun of people he doesn't like.
Leave life and death to God's will and 'live in the now'.
Isn't this the way living things are supposed to live?
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Ilmat:
"What are you going to do? Should you wait for him or go with the troupe?"
"Come on, get in. I'll drive you close to the police station. You'll know when he comes out."
"Wow, this monster moves?"
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Ilmat drove her to the police station.
It's time to say goodbye to Ilmat.
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Ilmat:
"This is it, this is the police."
Gelsomina:
"Are you going?"
Ilmat:
"I'm going. Are you sure you want to come with me? But I don't want to take a useless woman with me."
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Ilmat puts the necklace around her neck on Gelsomina.
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Ilmat:
"♫ Gelsomina, Gelsomina TARIRARI ♫"
"I'll give you this. It's a memento."
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After saying that, he said goodbye to Gelsomina, looking unusually sad.
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Ilmat:
"Ciao!"
"♫ Gelsomina, Gelsomina TARIRARI ♫"
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Gelsomina was sad, but she looked up and said goodbye to Ilmat with a tearful smile.
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Ilmat:
"Goodbye, Gelsomina."
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Ilmat skipped away and disappeared on the other side of the apartment building.
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13. Two people who are a good match
Time passes and Zampano is released.
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Gelsomina:
"Zampano, here."
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Zampano put a cigarette in his mouth, both emotional and shy.
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Gelsomina:
"I was invited by the troupe."
Zampano:
"I wish you could go."
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Gelsomina silently took Zampano's coat from the carrier and put it on Zampano.
It was like a real married couple.
The two stop at the coast during their journey.
Gelsomina ran to the shore, which resembled her home.
And I was remembering my parents' home.
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Gelsomina:
"Which direction is my house?"
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Zampano says with unusual gentleness as he takes off his shoes and socks and walks toward the waves.
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Zampano:
"Over there."
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It was a beautiful, bright and calm scene with countless reflections of light.
The sunlight reflected off to the far shore sparkles in the monochrome image.
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Gelsomina:
"Before, I just wanted to go home."
"But now it doesn't matter."
"My home is where I am with you."
Zampano:
"That's a great idea."
"You changed your mind because you couldn't eat enough when you got home."
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Gelsomina is irritated by Zampano, who doesn't understand her love.
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Gelsomina:
"You're a beast. I'm astonished."
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Zampano may be too embarrassed to say anything.
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Zampano:
"HA HA HA HA HA. But it's true."
14. Monastery
Zampano and Gelsomina met a nun during their journey and decided to stay at a convent.
The nun: "Permission granted. You can rest in the barn over there."
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Zampano:
"Thank you, Director. I appreciate it."
"Quickly bring me a blanket."
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The nun has favor with the naive Gelsomina.
The Zampanos were fed.
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The nun:
"There's still a little left."
Zampano:
"Thank you. It's delicious."
The nun:
"Would you like another drink?"
Zampano:
"You'll take it."
The nun:
"Would you like to work with her too?"
Zampano:
"She's helping out a little. She plays the drums and bugles."
"Let her hear the trumpet."
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Gelsomina played the melancholy tune that Ilmat had taught her.
Zampano was so impressed that he stopped eating and continued listening.
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The nun:
"Well, you're good at it."
Zampano:
"Enough, wash this."
The nun:
"I'll wash it."
Zampano:
"She'll wash it."
The nun:
"Come with me."
"She's good at playing the trumpet. What song is it?"
Gelsomina:
"I don’t know."
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The nun speaks to Gelsomina.
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The nun:
"Do you always sleep in that car?"
Gelsomina:
"It's spacious inside, so there's a pot and a lamp."
The nun:
"That's wonderful. Do you like traveling from place to place?"
Gelsomina:
"Are you here all the time?"
The nun:
"We move too. We change monasteries every two years."
"This is the second one."
Gelsomina:
"Why?"
The nun:
"If we stay in the same place for a long time, we will never be able to leave."
"There is a danger that we will become attached to the land we live in and forget the God that is most important to us."
"I go around all over the place with God.''
Gelsomina:
"It varies depending on the person."
The nun:
"Would you like to see inside the monastery?"
"I'll show you around. It's an old monastery that's more than a thousand years old."
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This is a conversation between Gelsomina and Zampano in the barn before going to bed.
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Gelsomina:
"Zampano, why are you with me? I'm ugly and I can't cook or anything."
Zampano:
"What are you talking about? Sleep soon. You're a woman who says strange things."
Gelsomina:
"It's raining. I'm glad I stayed."
"Zampano, would you be sad if I died?"
Zampano:
"Are you going to die?"
Gelsomina:
"Before, I wanted to die if I lived like this. Now it seems like the two of you are a couple."
"If even a pebble is useful, we can live together."
"I need to think about it. Don't you think about it?"
Zampano:
"Don't think about it."
Gelsomina:
"Really?"
Zampano:
"What are you thinking? Stop talking about this nonsense!"
"Go to bed early! I'm sleepy"
Gelsomina:
"Zampano, do you like me a little?"
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Zampano no longer answered.
Gelsomina plays the trumpet.
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Zampano:
"Stop it and go to sleep."
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15. Crime of theft
When Gelsomina woke up in the middle of the night, Zampano was awake and doing something.
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Zampano:
"There's a silver heart over there. Your hands are small so you can fit in it."
Gelsomina:
"No."
Zampano:
"What do you hate? Who are you telling this to?"
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Zampano hits Gelsomina.
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Gelsomina:
"No. That's bad."
Zampano:
"Noisy!"
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The next morning, Zampanos are preparing to leave the monastery.
Seeing Gelsomina's gloomy expression, the nun spoke.
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The nun:
"What's wrong? Do you want to stay here? I'll ask the director."
Zampano:
"Thank you very much. Your warm hospitality was a great help to a poor comedian."
"Push!"
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Gelsomina left the monastery crying.
This scene seems to foretell the future in which Gelsomina goes to God.
This scene highlights Gelsomina's purity and Zampano's sinfulness.
The journey continues through ranches and lakes.
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16. Crime of murder
A familiar car was parked on the side of the road.
Ilmat was repairing cars there.
Zampano and Ilmat meet.
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Ilmat:
" 'Lifle', please help me. I'll help you someday too."
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Zampano kicks away Ilmat's car repair tools.
The way Zampano's face is not shown and only his feet are visible is eerie and frightening.
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Ilmat:
" 'Lifle' "
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Zampano attacks Ilmat.
Unable to control his anger from the previous fight, Zampano punches Ilmat.
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Zampano:
"Fuck!"
Gelsomina:
"Zampano, stop it!"
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Zampano kept hitting.
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Ilmat:
"Are you planning on killing me?"
Zampano:
"This is a thank you from 'Lifle'."
"Be prepared next time."
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Ilmat walked unsteadily and then fell down on the spot.
Gelsomina rushes over in a panic.
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Gelsomina:
"Zampano, hurry!"
"There’s something wrong with him!"
"He's acting strange."
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Zampano approaches and kicks Ilmat's leg to check on him.
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Zampano:
"Wake up, stop joking."
Gelsomina:
"He's going to die."
Zampano:
"Be quiet!"
"Hey!"
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Zampano looked at Ilmat's downturned fingertips and knew that he was dead.
Due to a bad blow to the head, Ilmat hit the back of his head against a car and died.
Gelsomina goes crazy and starts screaming.
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Zampano:
"Be quiet!"
"If you just be quiet!"
"It turned out to be a bad thing."
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Zampano looks around in dismay.
Zampano grabs Ilmat's legs and drags his body away, hiding him under a bridge.
Gelsomina stares at the scene, holding her breath.
Gelsomina's body gradually began to tremble.
He then pushes Ilmat's car under a bridge, causing it to burst into flames.
Zampano grabbed Gelsomina by the arm, put her in his car, and drove away.
Afraid of being caught by the police, Zampano left the body under a bridge and fled the scene to make it look like a car accident.
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17. Collapse of the heart
All you could see from the car during that time were rotten trees with withered leaves.
The black tree branches add to the horror.
The Zampanos continued their journey, performing tricks to earn food.
The season is winter. At the corners of the road, there is a thick layer of unmelted snow.
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Zampano:
"Please do not watch if you are faint of heart."
"The flesh may tear and blood may come out."
"Now, with the drum as a signal, Ms. Gelsomina, please come."
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There is no smile on Zampano's lips, and he speaks indifferently.
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Zampano:
"Ms. Gelsomina, it's the drum."
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Gelsomina has been spending a lot of time thinking about things.
She suddenly noticed Zampano's words and spoke.
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Gelsomina:
"He's acting strange. Zampano!"
"Zampano, he's going to die!"
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Gelsomina was having a mental breakdown.
The horror of the incident can be felt in the words of Gelsomina, who speaks while wearing clown makeup.
Since the incident, Zampano has developed a habit of checking his surroundings.
Stop the car and talk to Gelsomina.
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Zampano:
"What's going on? What happened?"
"No one saw it. It's okay. No one will know."
"I'm hungry, stay here. I'll make it for you."
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Gelsomina wandered off to somewhere while Zampano left the car.
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Zampano:
"Hey! Where are you going!? Hey, where on earth are you going?"
"Where are you going? Hey, do you want to go home? "
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Gelsomina rejects Zampano because of his uncleanness. .
During that time, Zampano did the chores and nurse care of her.
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Zampano:
"Eat."
"Stop crying! Stop! Stop crying!"
"It's cold, I'm going to bed now."
Gelsomina:
"No, no, please don't come in!"
Zampano:
"Do whatever you like!"
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Zampanos continue to move.
18. Crime of abandonment
Zampano was making a fire in a place where there was a fence to protect him from the wind.
Gelsomina got up from the carrier for the first time in a while.
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Gelsomina:
"I like this place."
Zampano: "It's cold."
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Zampano's cold attitude toward Gelsomina has clearly changed.
Little by little, his compassion for Gelsomina oozes out.
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Zampano:
"Sit down and enjoy the sun."
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Gelsomina's mood swings are becoming more intense.
I feel like she's feeling a little brighter now.
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Zampano:
"Would you like some soup?"
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Zampano tastes the pot that was on the fire.
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Zampano: "This is missing something."
Gelsomina:
"Give me, I'll do it."
Zampano:
"It's been a while. It's been 10 days since we last spoke."
"I didn't mean to kill him. I just hit him twice. Nothing happened."
"He only got a little nosebleed, and when I let him go, he fell down. After about two shots, I'm not going to jail."
"I want to work like other people. I have the right to live!"
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Gelsomina tastes the food and hands the plate to Zampano.
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Zampano:
"Not bad. Now, let's go."
"There's a festival in the village. It's 5 or 6 kilos. We might be able to make some money."
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Gelsomina's behavior suddenly changed.
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Zampano:
"What happened, what happened?"
Gelsomina:
"He's acting strange."
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Zampano finds out that Gelsomina has become ill.
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Zampano:
"Let's go back to your house. To your mom's place."
"Don’t you want to go back to your mom?"
Gelsomina:
"You're alone without me."
Zampano:
"I can't play! I have to earn money to eat. You're sick! Here!"
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Zampano says, pointing to his head.
Because Gelsomina's words are almost unconscious, her true feelings are expressed and these have weight.
Gelsomina lies down to sleep outside.
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Zampano:
"Come on, what are you doing? It's cold. Get in the car."
"Get on"
Gelsomina:
"You killed him. I'm tired of it."
"I wanted to run away. He told me to stay with you."
"We don't have enough firewood. The fire will go out."
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After a while, Gelsomina fell asleep.
Zampano placed Gelsomina's clothes and blankets next to Gelsomina, who was sleeping outside.
He will cover her with a blanket gently.
He put the money in his pocket into Gelsomina's hand.
Then, just as he was about to close the top of the cargo bed, a trumpet caught his eye.
Zampano leaves Gelsomina with the trumpet nearby so she doesn't wake up.
As Zampano pushes the car onto the public road, the camera shifts to Zampano looking at Gelsomina, and Gelsomina gradually becomes smaller and smaller.
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19.Spirit Voice
How many years have passed since then?
At a certain town's circus troupe, Zampano performs his usual "Man of Steel Lungs" tricks.
Zampano had gray hair, and his voice was a little hoarse and he looked older.
He strolls through the town between performances of the circus.
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Singing voice:
"♪ LA~LA LA LA LA~ ♪"
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Suddenly, for a moment, he heard a voice that sounded like spirits.
Zampano quickly turned around.
It was a song Zampano had heard.
Thinking it was just his imagination, he turned and started walking again.
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Singing voice:
"♫ LA~LA LA LA LA~, LA~LA LA LA LA~♫"
Then, as if to stop Zampano, the voice could be heard again, this time clearly.
Zampano looks back again.
When he went to the voice, he found a young woman humming the song while hanging the laundry.
Little children formed a circle around it and skipped around.
A young woman is singing while spreading out the pure white sheets.
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Singing voice:
"♫ LA~LA LA LA LA~, LA~LA LA LA LA~♫"
Zampano:
"Hey, where did you learn that song?"
The Washing Girl:
"What is a song?"
Zampano:
"That's it. It's the song you sang."
The Washing Girl:
"Oh, this song?"
"♪ LA~LA LA LA LA~ ♪"
Zampano:
"That’s it."
The Washing Girl: "A long time ago, a girl who was here was singing this song."
Zampano:
"How long ago?"
The Washing Girl: "A long time ago. Four or five years ago. She was playing it on a trumpet. That's how I learned it."
Zampano:
"What about that girl?"
The Washing Girl:
"She died, poor thing."
"You're from the circus, aren't you? That girl was also a traveling performer."
"She didn't know anyone here, and she didn't talk much."
"She was a strange girl. One night my father found her on the beach over there and brought her home."
"She had a high fever. So she went to our house. She didn't say anything, didn't eat anything, and was crying."
"When she felt well, she would sunbathe. And she would blow the trumpet."
"She was cold one morning."
"The mayor took care of the rest. Maybe you can find out if you ask the mayor..."
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Zampano is upset and leaves silently.
The barbed wire lying in front of Zampano begins to look like a thorny whip, indicating Zampano's sins.
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20. Zampano's Redemption
At the circus venue, Zampano's turn has begun.
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Host:
"A big round of applause for Zampano."
"He’s the man with the lungs of steel."
"Please look forward to it."
"Now for the music."
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Zampano entered with his head down.
Zampano has an older body.
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Zampano:
"Okay, everyone!"
"There's a 5mm thick chain and a big hook."
"It's made of crude iron, which is harder than steel."
"Now I'm going to expand my chest, and in other words, use just my chest muscles to break this hook."
"This cloth is just in case I bleed."
"Sometimes there's blood."
"Please do not watch if you are faint of heart."
"The hook can dig into the flesh."
"I'm giving you some advice. Please."
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This statement is repeated many times throughout the work.
However, the meaning that we feel each time is different.
Saying the same thing will be effective.
It speaks of the need to "have to eat'' as a profession.
And then there's the "transition of time."
Although the words are the same, changes in location, companions, and aging are clearly visible.
So sad.
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"Time is the Great Arthur" 
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This is a line from Chaplin's "Limelight."
And that repetition is a refrain effect.
Music and poetry evoke a sense of flow.
The story instills "universality'' and "formal beauty'' in the viewer.
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Ilmat's song
"♫ Gelsomina, Gelsomina TARIRARI♫"
Gelsomina's trumpet
"♪ LA~LA LA LA LA~, LA~LA LA LA LA~ ♪"
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The repetition of is also a refrain effect.
After finishing his turn, Zampano went to a bar and got drunk and got into a rough situation.
Then he lunges at the men and starts a fight.
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Zampano:
"I don't need friends. Why are you running away? I'm fine without anyone."
"I want to be alone."
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Zampano had no intention of being there, and seemed to be being tossed about by the rough seas, just as he felt.
What suddenly hit Zampano was a feeling of emptiness.
The gusts of wind, the cold, and the helpless feeling of loneliness.
I think he've always believed that Gelsomina was alive somewhere.
That's why Zampano has been able to live sanely until now. His heart was preserved.
However, he learned that Gelsomina is no longer in this world.
'Feelings of regret'
But, just 'anger' towards himself.
The 'loneliness' attacks him mercilessly.
After losing Gelsomina, he learned the "meaning of life'' and realized that he had lost that hope.
Zampano, drunk, wanders towards the beach.
This coast is like home to Gelsomina.
Coast at night. Waves like black liquid wash over Zampano over and over again.
It was a stark contrast to the shore where Gelsomina decided to live with Zampano, where countless lights were reflected and sparkled.
At that time, Gelsomina said to Zampano.
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Gelsomina:
"Before, I just wanted to go home."
"But now it doesn't matter."
"My home is where I am with you."
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Zampano sits down on the beach where Gelsomina was found dead.
Then I think of Gelsomina and look up at the night sky.
"I guess you've already gone to heaven, leaving me behind..."
You can almost hear his words.
And then he realized that he was already alone in this world.
Breathing heavily, looking around, frightened, Zampano collapsed crying on the beach.
What he really wanted to hold in those hands that held the sand had been erased by time.
The camera takes a close-up shot of Zampano crying, and gradually pulls back, and gentle waves and a slightly bright moon come into the frame to comfort Zampano.
And so the story of Zampano and Gelsomina ended.
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To be Continued…Part2
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beardedhandstoadshark · 9 months
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please gush about your passions and pastimes!!! I would love to hear about them
!?? (*⁰▿⁰*)!!!!
Sure!! Though I fear videogames might be too repetitive given that’s…basically the entirety of this blog already, plants already got a post, and drawing a whole sideblog, soooo!
MUSIC! I play instruments! Though I‘m not sure if it’s counted as playing 4 or 1 because Violins and Violas are counted as 2 different instruments even though Violas are just Violins in alto /slightly deeper, while playing the whole ensemble of Sopran, Alto, Tenor, and Bass recorders still counts as just playing the recorder.
(Ik what you’re probably thinking now, and I could make a whole essay about the danger of self-perpetuating stereotypes using them as an example here…but I‘m not gonna do that.) ANYways-
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Bass recorders are frickin huge! Mine is almost a meter long, and the only reason it isn’t is because of the angle mine’s got to make playing easier. It’s put in wrong here so it could be lied down properly. Also mines made by Yamaha aka the…motorcycle guys? That for some reason also make instruments?? Ig both use pipes but still super specific lol. Also! Theyre an octave/8 notes higher than is usually counted for other instruments, so the tenor and Bass here would be the Soprano and Alto on other instruments.
Apparently a supposed reason for that is because they’ve got very clear sounds, which means there’s not much of a wobble into higher tones like most other instruments, making them sound lower in comparison to their notes.
Anyways the Alto (the red one)‘s my favorite! Ive been playing it for a long time and it’s actually so old that if you were to buy the exact same model from the same manufactures now, the whistle shape? would have a slightly different form :0 You can play them very fast and lose with a good grip unlike the bigger ones which are, well, bigger and therefore have to be a bit clunkier, but the sounds dont murder ear drums like the soprano can sometimes do even if you properly know how to play it. Again, one octave higher than other instruments. It’s like only playing the rightmost keys on a piano. The low notes are fine, but the high ones…not so much XD
Also got myself a keyboard for pretty cheap a while ago and have been trying to self-teach myself. Not working that great because going from "keeping your hands in one place while moving fingers a lot“ to "moving your whole arm around a lot while keeping your hand rigid so the chords stay the same“ is…quite the jump! Also I‘m ironically really tone-deaf. And I mean really. Tone-deaf. …still managed to learn the Tetris theme though! :D
Aside from that, there’s really not much I do that isn’t spontaneous? Mostly due to a lack of time. Like for example, officially I’ve got a blue belt in karate if that’s anything XD In reality more of an orange belt though cuz said lack of time cut what would be 2 times per week down to 2 times per month, and that’s…not a lot to get good, really. Quite shocked I ever managed to get the green one, either. Would absolutely get destroyed in a fight, but at least it sounds cool! And if I ever need to draw really lose but rough clothing, I can make the references myself :3
Uhhh ye. Anyways thank you so much for the ask! :D !!
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talenlee · 1 year
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Decemberween 2022: Music!
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As you get older you stop paying attention to ‘music’ in a general way. I don’t drive a car, I don’t go to parties, I tend to listen to music that’s functionally entirely under my control, and this year I have been trying to avoid streaming services for music.
This has also meant more stealing stuff, which I feel completely fine about, but it has meant stealing stuff in low quality mp3s, which of course, the person in my life who might hear them and can appreciate bad music quality doesn’t like.
Still, here’s some stuff I found this year and I like:
Night Gaunts - Post Party Depression [Days N Daze Cover]
Watch this video on YouTube
It’s weird how this song, which I first found on Spotify (you know, before the stealing stuff) didn’t have an album cover to me. Now it has an album cover and I can’t imagine wanting anything else. Sick, huh?
The Town Inside Me [With Lyrics] (Bridget Theme) - Guilty Gear Strive OST
Watch this video on YouTube
Oh man, remember when Bridget GuiltyGear dropped and we got treated to a new wave of incredibly stupid discourse? A detail easily missed in all this was that there was a new theme song with it, and most of the Guilty Gear Strive music whips (I particularly like Disaster of Passion, the theme for May), but The Town Inside Me got to stand apart of it and included an enduringly weird line that keeps popping into my head, ‘I hate the alarm clock I chose.’
Also it’s got a horns bit! I like horns bits!
絶頂讃歌/和ぬか【Music Video】
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This one might be blocked in your region, don’t know, can’t help ya. It’s called Orgasm Anthem by Wanuka, and it’s a really fun, poppy Japanese song you can hum along with.
KICK BACK
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We also got the OP to Chainsaw Man Kick Back, which is… a cover? Of a Morning Musume song?
Venus Line
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And while I’m loading up on Anime themes, I also really liked Venus Line, the opening to Birdie Wing. Oh no, wait I just noticed this one does a horns bit too. I might just be really into horns in my music?
Sunrise Skater Kids - Rylo Ken [Official Video]
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There’s still always room in my heart for ironically pop-culture engaged pop punk though, and even if I feel like Sunrise Skater Kids is the kind of band I expect to make ‘pronouns’ jokes at some point if you give them enough rope, I still like this song just because if you’re going to make fun of a character, it helps to present them the way you perceive them.
Regurgitator - ! (The Song Formerly Known As)
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Oh, you know what else was super popular this year? 1997 Australian pop music! For reasons undisclosed at this point I’ve been doing a lot of retro listens to 90s pop music and trying to determine if there’s some inherent quality to them I don’t appreciate enough, or if maybe it’s just making my brain think I’m a teenager again.
I like this song a lot because it feels like it’s expressing a very 2020 kind of vibe about loving music but not loving music culture, and how people and anxiety are at odds with one another for how you can appreciate it.
The Dear Hunter "King of Swords (Reversed)"
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I don’t know anything about this one but the name makes me assume it’s part of a greater operatic structure and I absolutely do not care to hear more. But I am a sucker for the jabby violins at the start.
Carmen Miranda's Ghost 02 - Dawson's Christian
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Finally, the thing that made me decide I needed to do a post like this.
Carmen Miranda’s Ghost is a science-fiction zine album of filks made by a variety of folk and headlined by an anarchist songmaker way back in 1989. The story of how it got made is a bit interesting and cool, and maybe the vibe of it is just something that resonates with me a lot. It’s sea shanties, but it’s also science fiction, so there’s an unreality to it and there’s worldbuilding and that’s dope as hell.
And this morning as I write this, I got confirmation of something.
There are a lot of fun names on the credit list for this album of nonprofessional music. Particularly, one of the songs is written by Mercedes Lackey, which is pretty neat (as much tolerance as you have for her). But the other thing is, on a couple of these songs, there’s a chorus voice, doing bass backup for a higher front voice.
That voice is Mike Pondsmith, the creator of Cyberpunk.
I checked with Talsorian Games, and asked if they could confirm it was the same Mike Pondsmith. They told me yes – and they called the album a rare gem.
Check it out on PRESS.exe to see it with images and links!
#Decemberween2022
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gaycey-sketchit · 2 years
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(Gary anon) Still kicking myself for somehow missing both shows [and the manga], but fans kept it alive passed their final airings that I didn't mind too much. Just missed out on some of the fandom history, some of it being gone forever. (Sometimes the age of the audience may explain a bit of it of why it happens, but I think often see kids have more patience. xD) And maintain a sense of anonymity while doing so. To everyone, he's just a small, silly white dog making games.
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(Part 2) (After hearing the horror stories, it's sad seeing some potential newcomers second-guess the career choice they wanted to pursue) Making your creations your career or an extra way to make some money is not inherently bad; but you gotta be aware of how your workload could affect your spark or even mental health. People often wonder how a creator can come to resent what they made; if you ever created and done it for a long while, you'll run into that feeling at some point.
(Part 3) The challenge is NOT to experience it frequently. (Early 2000s internet was a lawless land when it came to trying to find stuff; ironic how it's easier to do that today but at cost of everything being restricted and exclusive, for better or worse) For what its worth, the concept works better with games. Just for absurdity of having the weirdest crossovers somehow mesh really well or be a dumpster fire.
(Part 4) (Not sure if I shared before; the talk Gary gives Ash about Sinnoh. Not the postcard, though it still applies. After Pikachu vs Electivire, while the tone of the dub music is somewhat similar to the sub, it's still distinctly different. Skip to 2:00, note the violins: / wat ch? v = q yZ1seuA4_k ) Mm-hmm, they deserve a battle that feels more them and showcase how much these two have grown and influenced each other. And again, it's been 20 years since the Johto one.
(Part 5) (I generally don't mind the leaks. We know how most of the PWC battles will end, it's just HOW they're done. Though I'm still debating on whether I want to know if Ash or Leon wins. All I want is the matchups for the battle) In before Leon somehow surprises us.
Yeah, at least the fandom is still thriving all these years later.
True, true.
Yeah, that's impressive too. Like, I think photos of him exist? But in my head he'll always be that little white dog.
Yeah, it's really unfortunate.
Oh, for sure. I respect people who manage to make a career out of their art and do it without their mental health suffering, but that is simply not the path for me.
Yeah, the internet used to be... really different than it is now, in a lot of ways. Some changes have definitely been more positive than others.
True--like, one of the most entertaining things about Smash is the eclectic roster leading to scenarios like an Animal Crossing villager duking it out with Solid Snake.
Ooh thanks for the link! After having watched that bit a couple times to take in the details... yeah.
For sure. Wow, it really has been twenty years. They are long overdue for another really good battle.
Yeah--it's easy enough to guess what most of the results will be, how we get to those results is the important part. But personally I do not want the outcome of Ash vs Leon spoiled, I need to see how that goes myself. (Partly to make up for not being there for Ash becoming the champion of Alola a few years back--I heard about that very significant event from Twitter, I want to actually witness this one.)
He could! We'll see how things go. It's uhh the Friday after this coming one that episodes start airing again I'm pretty sure? Excited to see how things unfold from there!
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fortunefishsalad · 2 years
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6/30/19
Wake Up ||
If you could get up that’d help an awful lot. I’m sick of having to do everything by myself around here, No thanks to you and that smelly cage you built around me. I thought I was working this whole time! Look at the position you’ve put this whole vessel in, I’m gonna have to work my ass off to get us out of this shit. Oh sorry, was that language a little too much for you? Pathetic. You couldn’t take care of a plant if it watered itself. Smells like fast food in here, Seriously? Stop sulking there, You always do this, The time thing. “There’s no more time! Everything’s over!” Shut up already. I’m not doing this for you by the way, I’m doing it for me, I couldn’t care less about this whole operation. Well, I don’t know if that’s true. I know I don’t care about you.
She’s Working Now
Sometimes I’m ok. Why not always? Is there some hole I’m trying to fill? How cliche. But why is that such a crime? Are my cliche emotions dumb? They’re just called that because we’re all afraid to feel anything normal. I’m so scared to say something someone else has said. Why can’t I have my emotions back, Who even took them from me? I’m so useless, I just want to help. I think. I’m so useless.
Watching ||
It will begin tomorrow: Operation Rebirth. We will start building up our resources for the end of this world, He thought we could just jump in blind, How fucking typical. It’s alright, I’ve got this. We need to study, No guesswork this time. I’m receiving thought but I can’t work with this kind of noise right now. I don’t know what to call the new form, I shouldn’t really refer to it like that. Maybe… Eden? Sounds too cliche. Oh duh! Anwar. Nice to meet you. I mean you don’t exist yet, But you will, I just need to get everything ready. Ok I need to address this: Everyone will not die, But they will become objects. Everyone I do not need can die, I mean if I genuinely don’t need them then I’m not losing anything. You will have to come back. No, not Anwar. That represents a dead part of this. You. I like that name, Somethings there I know it. Youi? I don’t know, I'll figure it out. The next world is beautiful I’ve heard. Ironically it’s the here of here, Which is really weird. As long as he stays out of this- No, As long as EVERYONE stays out of MY way, This will be fine. I can save this. Pathetic
I feel horrible, Like I’ve ruined everything. All of this is my fault, I want to scratch my chest and watch it bleed. I fell down earlier today on purpose. Not to make anyone pity me, Just so I could bleed again. There’s something familiar about scraping my knee. I did it so much when I was young, And I still do. I feel so fucking young. I need to stop swearing. I wish I could play the violin, I can speak Thai but only one person can understand me. It feels so good to be understood. I want someone to listen to me. I want someone I can tear open with my claws.
Repressed Needs ||
I need to kill somebody. I need to rape somebody. I need to be raped. I need to be shot and live. I need to be stabbed. I need to be blind I need to go deaf. I need to lose a leg. I need to kidnap someone. I need to become a servant. I need to become a god. I need to die. I need to be heard. I need someone to react to me. I need to be loud. I need to scream. I am screaming. Not so someone will help me, But so someone will look at me.
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luckiecharms8991 · 5 years
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All of my finished pieces in one place. Would be willing to sell any of them at the right price. Message me for details. Not the houses though. Those are part of a bigger plan.
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rcksmith · 3 years
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Geniuses — Five Hargreeves
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Request: “Hi! I am just the annon that recently sent the request 3,11,16 and 22. You asked what I wanted, I forgot to put that I got them from the “fluff” prompt list. I am so sorry!! And don’t worry! It’s not your fault I didn’t see the list 😂😂 but thank you so much! I really like your fics and your writing style so much! 🥺🥺💖💖”
Fluff prompts:
3“You’re staring again.”
11. “Wow- you look…amazing.”
16. “I love you. You enormously stubborn pain in the ass.” 16. “I heard that!” 1 .“You were supposed to!”
22. “well the probability of that is 0, but you go ahead”
A/N: We not tolerate any pedophilia here !!
I write about Five with their 20s. I write the same about the characters of Harry Potter.
Haha love, it’s okay💖💖 i hope you like, because I really like to writing tis. Thank you for resquest. Love u❤️
English is not my first language, so I so sorry if have a mistake.
Requests are open. Love you ❤️
Couple: Five Hargreeves/Fem! Reader.
Warnings: nothing, just bad words and fluff.
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It was fun to think that Five never had an equal opponent, someone as smart, canny, sarcastic and ironic as he. Five Hargreeves was always used to being the smartest person in the room, always being the one with the quickest response on the tip of his tongue.
And, well, it was fun to think that it all went up in the air when you showed up.
You were cruelly intelligent, able to correct errors in Five's math equations, sarcastic and always had a cheeky smile on your face. You weren't used to being underneath, which is why when Five wanted to show that he was better than you, well, you wouldn't give up.
But unlike the time traveler, you didn't have super powers, you weren't extraordinary, you didn't have any skills, but that didn't stop you from being equal to him in every other way.
Whenever Five wanted to come out on top with the argument that he had powers and you didn’t, you raised an eyebrow, looked at him as if he had made a basic math mistake, and said: “I don’t need powers, I’m a genius, you should try to be one too.” And it made him furious, and, truth be told, you just liked to tease him too.
But just as the two of you had personality differences, the ability to handle emotions and people well was different from Five. You were kind, funny and wanted to make people comfortable around you. Being a genius didn't mean you shouldn't be a nice person, and Five usually forgot about it.
As you and Five spent more time together, it became clear that you two were no longer able to stay away from each other. Five liked (secretly) to have someone to really talk to. Someone that understood and followed his line of reasoning, that understood the equations he did, and that considered him a genius instead of crazy with some reasoning.
Being with you was like, for Five, meeting another human being in a dog-only world, and when he kind of told you that in other words, you laughed out loud and said: “Or how to find an equal sign in an equation.” And that's when he felt his heart pounding for you.
Five remembered when you beat him in chess for the first time, no one had ever done it before, and he agreed to play with the full awareness that he was going to win again. Well, that is not what happened.
When you checkmate his king, Five was stunned. He leaned over the board, looking at the pieces as if they had created a head. And you laughed, leaned back in your chair in a victorious smile.
“This is impossible.”
“it's actually just intelligence, why don't you use it now and then?” You were kidding, it was obvious, you couldn't stand hurting people and Five knew it. The dynamics of the two of you who were exchanging barbs.
“You must have stolen or something, this is very much your style” He returned, eyes on you as you laughed “Let's play again and I will give you a the most brutal defeat.”
“Well the probability of that is 0, but you go ahead” You accepted, first because you wanted to show that you would beat him as many times as possible, and second because there was nothing you liked more than spending time with Five.
The matches started, and you won every time. And when the sunset and the breeze was cold, you and Five looked at each other, with the peach rays of the sun illuminating their faces, and the mutual smile they gave out sweetly.
He were really enjoy the game and you knew that, and he knew you not just want the victory. You two know Just more matches would make you spend more time together. And... Five didn't remember if anyone ever really engaged in a game just to want to be around him.
But things really got more real and serious when Vayna asked you to go to one of her violin performances too. And, well, you wore a long, red dress, firm in all the right places, and Five couldn't get his eyes off you just one second.
It was as if, when he saw you, all the equations in his life had been solved. And a single thought rang in his mind: “I want her”
And the certainty of that was absolute. He wanted you as an overwhelming force, which shook his whole body. He needed you like needed oxygen. And there was no way to deny that anymore.
But it all happened in a fraction of a second, and you had just chosen that moment to approach him and ask:
“So, how am I look? Are you going to make a little joke about berries or something?” You laughed.
But Five could think of nothing but that if there were the personification of sin and perfection, it would be you. He looked at you as a whole, a fucking beautiful woman with a fucking brilliant mind. You are incredible and he had no other adjectives for you.
“Wow- you look… amazing.” You felt all the intensity and truth in that sentence, and your heart pounded in your chest.
For, truth be revealed, you had dressed up for him. Because wanted him to think you were beautiful. Because you thinking him were a young God with all the vigor and beauty.
Five really wanted to focus on anything but you. Not In the swing of your body, in the outline of your lips, in how he wanted to put you out of that dress. He really tried. But his eyes were always drawn to you at the end of the effort, as if you were the only thing worth seeing.
“You’re staring again.” Luther whispered in his right ear, while Five kept his eyes on you for a moment that seemed to him seconds, but to Luther it was hours.
But who could blame him? You looked like a mirage, too beautiful to be true. And Five wanted to record every detail of it in memory.
“Take care of your life!” He replied, taking his eyes off you.
After that night, Five already knew that he could no longer keep his hands off you. He couldn't just look at you anymore when the hunger to touch you started to hurt physically. As soon as you got back to the mansion, he grabbed you by the wrist, in a strong, firm grip, and pulled you with him as he climbed the stairs towards his own room.
Five needed you. A kiss, a caress, a body-to-body contact, anything, he just needed it. And it had to be now, he not wait for you to go home and come back later, he couldn't wait days...damn it! He couldn't wait seconds!
Then he knocked and locked the door behind you when you entered the his room.
“What the hell?” You rubbed your wrist that he must not have measured how much firmly him hold you “You're acting like a nut and I thin ...”
But Five didn't give you time to continue. He couldn't give you time. He could not explain something that for him was still a mess. So he showed you.
Five came to you in big, determined steps, and he fit your face in his hands before tilting and sticking his lips to yours. And then the world seemed to make sense for the first time.
Everything was suspended. The people, the rotation of the earth, the wind, the noise of the streets. Everything went into a black hole and was no longer important. The only thing that really mattered was you. And Five kissed you until the oxygen was strictly necessary.
“I have been waiting for this for some time.” You confessed, and Five blew out a low laugh, answering you with another kiss that ended up taking you to a bed and messy sheets.
After that night, Five became more attached to you, and the relationship grew stronger over the weeks.
“You know this is wrong, right?” You said as you took a look at the equations he had made that afternoon.
Five looked at you with a frown, irritation in his eyes, but you were trying to contain your laughter.
“You have nothing else to do no?”
“Besides seeing your accounts wrong? No.” You had fun, taking one of the white chalk Five was using and erasing an equation from it, redoing it in the right way.
You could feel his gaze on your back, but you did your best not to laugh and return the chalk complacently.
“Now it's right.”
Five looked at the account you redid, and gave you an expression of so few friends that you couldn't control your laughter anymore.
And his expression closed even more. You shook your head and were already on your way to the door when when you heard him mumbling:
“I love you. You enormously stubborn pain in the ass.”
Then you laughed even harder and turned to Five, who had been doing his math again on the walls of his room.
“I heard that!”
“You were supposed to!” He countered without even waiting a second, and then you came back towards him, the laughter still present in your voice, your eyes full of play and love.
You put your arms behind his waist, still with the remnants of laughter coming from yours lips, and leaned your head against his broad back.
Five felt and heard your laughter, and then controlled himself not to laugh too, before giving yours hands that were hugging his waist a few gentle pats.
“You are unbearable.” You mumbled, but full of love overflowing with the words “But I love you.”
Then Five laugh came and he exchanged pats for an affectionate affection on yours hand, signaling that he also found you unbearable, but that he loves you.
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