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piratejenna · 4 years

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Turnabout Punchline

So, for literally no reason, I started thinking about what kind of cases I would like to see in Ace Attorney 7 (if we ever get it) and as a part of that I started to thinking about what kind of pairings would be fun and how to work in all my favorite characters that haven’t been seen since the switch to 3d. And I have stumbled upon the most surprisingly perfect paring, which because it’s me, has spiraled out into a lengthy outline that I’m getting really excited about, so I thought I’d share it with y’all.

Welcome to Turnabout Punchline! Athena’s first solo case, with Raymond Shields as her “assistant”

Based on my thoughts for an overall story for the game, this would be the 2nd case in the game (first full case)

Athena gets a client (Nick and Apollo are both unavailable for some reason [maybe Nick/Apollo is working a case with Trucy? Or family bonding trip for the siblings?])

Client is disappointed it’s Athena

The client is some kind of stand up comedian, but not a super well-loved one. The victim is someone they had an openly antagonistic relationship with

Something related to their alibi or the case is some legal work they did through Edgeworth Law Offices, and Athena goes to get more information

This is something related to either the issue with the victim or whoever the culprit is. Maybe something like they got sued over stealing material, or maybe they sued someone over the same

Ray is introduced with a joke off screen and his theme kicks in before we see him (he needs to still have the hat, but it would be cool if we saw him with the coat. and since he’s wearing the coat, maybe he’s wearing his badge?)

One of his dialogue boxes is “Edgeworth Law Offices” and he gives a small explanation of his history with Gregory

Athena mentions that she’s met Prosecutor Edgeworth and asks if there’s another Edgeworth who’s a defense attorney

This is a connecting point between her and Ray later, that he’s carrying on Greg’s legacy, but he’s still his own defense attorney

As he’s giving Athena the info she needs, she confesses that she’s nervous because she’s never been on a case by herself (without any help from anyone [maybe Simon is also occupied with something else]), and even the client doesn’t seem to believe in her

She may even half jokingly suggest she hand the case off to Ray

Ray tells her that he’s not busy and if all she needs for a confidence boast is somebody to stand around for her to bounce ideas off of, he’d be happy to help

Ema is the lead detective on the case, but Kay is also here doing a lot of the detective things, though Ema is the one who appears in court (we bounce back and forth between seeing Ema and seeing Kay. for the first investigation segment we don’t see them interact, but they might refer to each other)

We don’t find out until the end of the case, but Kay is there on Yatagarasu business and isn’t an actual detective.

Athena asks something about Kay at the end of the trial and Ema’s like “oh she’s not a detective”

Ray jokes throughout the case, and Athena shifts between taking him seriously and joking along with him.

Athena’s actually able to tell when Ray is joking and when he’s serious, which initially freaks him out, cause she can hear his emotions. However, because she knows Simon, she doesn’t really call him out on this and will play along, so they end up making a pretty great duo. (She does call him out at least once, but she does it when it’s just the two of them, which will be used to help emphasize her psychology training)

She does this in front of Kay at one point, who is very impressed and laughs at Ray, who jokes that he understands Miles a bit better now, referring to how Kay frequently seems to be “stealing” Miles’ thoughts (not sure how direct this should be, since we want to keep the Kay-Miles connection pretty vague at this point)

At one point, they see some notebooks and Ray comments he doesn’t like that brand. After Athena guess why, he says “that, plus they have an awful aftertaste”

Athena’s response in her inner monologue is something like “why would you lick the paper?”

Day one in court, the prosecutor is super tough

I kinda like the idea of the prosecutor being legit corrupt and creating forged evidence

This is why Kay is here. Miles has her looking into this situation

She and Ema are both furious after the first day

Athena (with Ray’s help) is able to get a second day, but Athena’s confidence is shot

Something about the situation causes her to shut down, panicking about how no one seems to be listening, this the thing with Simon all over again

Ray jumps in before the Judge declares his verdict and helps break Athena out of her spiral and offers a suggestion for how to get another day

To help her with her confidence, Ray gives Athena the truncated version of the IS-7 incident, explaining that when he was her age, the first case he was on went so poorly and he wasn’t able to save his client. However, he points out that despite that he’s still working as a defense attorney. He’s managed to pick himself back up. He even managed to get his client acquitted later. He assures Athena that if someone like him can do that, she certainly will be able to. She is in a much better place than he was, and even if she falls that far, she can get back up, and he expects she would do even better than he did.

Investigation goes well. More Kay, trying to find some solid proof of the corruption going on. She and Ray have some banter. Maybe see Little Thief? Feels like that’d be fun for Athena. Or maybe Athena pulls up the mood matrix to show Kay and she gets so excited about it

Day 2 in court. Athena is really nervous. Ray gives her a pep talk explaining that she’s a great lawyer, but she’ll never reach her full potential if she’s focused on being the next Phoenix Wright. Because Athena Cykes is too amazing to deprive the world of. He encourages her to do the case her own way, reminding her he’s there as support, but that she doesn’t really need him.

Day 2 goes better and Athena wins the case through some clever use of her mood matrix, pulling it off in a very unique way. It’s tied in with her psychology thing. Like she pieces it together not based on the logic of events but based on her understanding of the kind of person the culprit is and how they would react/behave. (This can be reflected somewhat in the investigation portion in regards to what Athena focuses on [there’s evidence that seems kinda weird and unrelated but Athena sees how it connects])

Maybe have some fun stuff with the client too. Like they come off as a jerk, but Athena can hear the fear in their voice and very quickly figures out this is a coping mechanism. Maybe uses this in the final, like you have something you can present to show that if your client had committed the murder, they would have done X instead of Y, or maybe you can work through that in the connecting the dots thing)

After case scene with Ema. Maybe Miles swings by to congratulate them, exchange some words with Ray, and vaguely hint that he’s here to visit someone (maybe he says his daughter, or maybe it’s completely vague)

[This is the build up over the whole game, that there’s some connection between Kay and Miles, but we don’t see them interact directly until the very last case, where at the very end of the game, we are told that Kay is essentially Miles’ daughter. There are hints to this effect throughout the other cases, as since our game prosecutor is corrupt, Kay is present throughout every case doing her Yatagarasu thing, though her presence in the other cases might just be references until the final case]

So there’s my ideas. I have a few more thoughts about overall potential ideas, and honestly I’m getting really attached to the pairing of Athena and Ray so I might actually write something for this at some point. Let me know what y’all think and if you have any questions/ideas. And here’s hoping that AA7 isn’t just a pipe dream!

#ace attorney #athena cykes #raymond shields #Kay Faraday #ema skye #aa7 #turnabout punchline #i keep coming back and adding more to this #like the original pairing of these two was kinda just thrown together #but everytime i add more i realize that there's so much potential to these two #athena seems to step back if there's someone else around who's a take charge character #so i think someone like ray who tends to default to stepping back would be a great assistant for her #he'd be someone who knows what they're doing and could provide support #but he wouldn't overshadow athena and would let her take the spotlight

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caffernnn · 3 years

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Haru’s hopelessness - an extensive rambling.

Watchers of Free! Eternal Summer - y’all remember this moment, right?

Throughout S2, as some of the boys now have to seriously think about their lives and paths after high school, Haru struggles to think past what he’s always known: swimming for his friends/himself, eating mackerel, and being free. Things arguably take a darker turn once Haru cannot run from the question anymore and breaks, lashing out at Rin and saying he doesn’t have a dream or a future.

There are so many things that can be unpacked from this quote alone, and my thoughts on the matter will probably be sporadic, but here are a few key things I’d like to try diving into in this post:

My interpretation of Haru’s, Makoto’s, and Rin’s characters’ mindsets

What Haru is likely trying to say

How Makoto and Rin interpret his words (based on their mindsets and experiences)

I’d love to hear other people’s thoughts on it all as well, so please feel free to add on :)

DISCLAIMER: This post will reference material outside of S2 itself to explain my insight/interpretation of the characters (S1 episodes, High Speed novel), but I won’t be putting full links to all of those materials in this post. If you’d like a specific link to anything I’m referencing, let me know and I can try to dig one up.

When first hearing Haru say that he doesn’t have a dream or a future, it is shocking and concerning, especially to his friends. However, as broken as lost as Haru is in this moment, the weight of his words and what he’s verbally trying to convey is most likely different than what his friends hear. I feel as if a big reason for this comes down to the different ways the characters perceive time and approach general goal-setting.

Here is a video that can give a frame of reference for what I mean by “time perception,” but I’ll still try to explain my thinking ---> https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMJsdVUhu/

Rin and Haru butt heads on many occasions throughout the series due to having opposing characteristics and approaches to life. The big difference that comes into play during S2 is how they both approach goal-setting and time. As soon as we’re introduced to Rin, it becomes apparent that he is someone who is a visionary that has always set his sights on the future. From boldly proclaiming his Olympic goals in elementary school to encouraging their team to put their relay trophy into a time capsule, Rin establishes himself early on as a dreamer that puts his all into his long-term goals. Being someone who thinks about things in this manner isn’t inherently good or bad, but it does lend a hand to many of the issues we see Rin go through in S1 (having tunnel vision on his goal that isolates him from his friends, being prone to catastrophize when confronted with road blocks along the way [like when he breaks down after losing to Haru in middle school], etc.). However, all of that dreaming puts him at an advantage now when preparing to move forward into post-high-school life. He has a frame of reference for most of his next steps (winning races, talking to scouts), and now he just has to make it a reality.

Haru, in essence, lives his life in the moment. If he wants to swim, he’ll try to swim; if he wants mackerel, he’ll try to make mackerel. He lets the people around him (usually Makoto) worry about the possible consequences for his actions (swimming too early in spring might get him sick, swimming in a fish tank might get him kicked out of XYZ place, cooking mackerel after a long bath might make him late for school, etc.). The way he thinks about all of his “tomorrows” beyond acting freely on impulse is through having a consistent routine or norm to cling onto. When swimming, he’ll swim freestyle. When given a choice, he’ll default to eating mackerel. He’ll find a way to get in a swim or a bath most days because water is safe. He’ll walk with Makoto to and from school, sticking to the side of the path closest to the ocean and anticipating sharing the same split popsicle. This is about as much thought as he lends to the future, usually: he’ll keep doing the things that make him happy and comfortable, whatever that’ll mean to him in the moment. In opposition of Rin, this frame of mind based in immediacy and short-term goals helps him in S1 (teaching Rin to appreciate the moment, connecting with his friends, not getting lost in the overly analytical or competitive side of swimming), but it makes the challenges that come with his looming graduation in S2 much harder to cope with.

The reason that it’s important to understand how both Haru and Rin frame their perceptions of time is because it plays right into what Haru is saying during their argument. He is frustrated with Rin because Rin doesn’t understand the way Haru thinks/lives moment-to-moment (he yells as much in this fight) and he is tired of hearing people for years try and push him into long-term thinking about his future when he doesn’t naturally approach life that way. Think back to one of the first things Haru said in S1:

“When you're ten, they call you a prodigy. When you're fifteen, they call you a genius. Once you hit twenty, you're just an ordinary person. About three years until I'm ordinary. Man... I can't wait to be ordinary.”

Because of Haru’s swimming abilities, people have looked at him as a prodigy and have had their own visions about his potential or his future ever since he was young. Even if it seems like flattery, Haru feels boxed in by all of this. Being considered a prodigy comes with expectations that put him on a pedestal he never asked to be placed on -- if he’s going to swim, he’s expected to swim well; if he swims well, he’s expected to capitalize on his abilities in a competitive manner or expand his horizons to other forms of swimming; if he’s going to live his life tied to the water, people view him as a swimmer before they view him as anything/anyone else. Haru has been frustrated with all of this since he was younger (as expressed in S1), but it gets even worse as people close in on Haru from all sides with advice and sentiments that compound in Haru’s head as belonging to the echo chamber he hates so much.

So... what does this all mean in relevance to Haru saying he doesn’t have a dream or a future? Here’s my line of thinking: all of the internalized frustration Haru has with long-term thinkers (from his perspective) speaking over him and not taking time to understand his in-the-moment intuition-led mindset comes out in this line. What Haru is trying to say is that he doesn’t have a detailed long-term plan because he isn’t a romantic visionary like Rin. He wants to stick with his relatively free lifestyle (y’know, the one where he can do what he wants, but still ultimately sticks to a routine) because he sees no point in forcing himself to put effort into big changes if 1) he’s satisfied and 2) the system isn’t broken.*

*we learn later, especially through Haru and Makoto’s later fight, that these two points are up for debate, but this is what Haru has convinced himself to believe at the time of this specific confrontation.

However, with the way Haru vocalizes this frustration, it is vague enough that Rin and the others hear something much different. It’s written right on their faces. Like I mentioned earlier, being a long-term thinker prone to catastrophizing, Rin interprets (and possibly misconstrues) Haru’s words to mean that he doesn’t think he has the potential or abilities to strive for something. Rin feels Haru’s words like a punch to the gut because he relates Haru’s hopelessness to the times he has felt lost and hopeless, like when defeat after defeat led to him breaking down after his middle school race with Haru. It’s shocking and it stings for Rin to hear, because as much as he’s learned to believe in himself and his own future, he’s also held onto those dreams and hope for his friends. I’ll admit, his dedication and borderline obsession with swimming lends to him mostly vocalizing the dreams he has for his friends that are related to swimming (Makoto and Haru getting scouted, Sousuke returning to swimming), but the love is still there.

The idea of long-term vs short-term thinkers I’ve presented isn’t completely dichotomous or black-and-white, even though Haru and Rin tend to fall on the far opposite sides of the proposed spectrum. So, where does someone like Makoto fall?

Makoto is an interesting case. From how I’ve come to understand his character, I would say he also looks to the future, albeit in less idealistic or extreme ways than Rin. Makoto’s forward line of thinking presents itself through both his people-pleasing tendencies and his caring disposition. When Makoto interacts with people, he is often observant and calculating, trying to figure out how he can navigate a conversation in the most complimentary or polite manner. This ability and tendency to understand/empathize with others ties into a lot of the roles he takes on: team captain, big brother, part-time position as a swim coach, full-time position as Haru’s impulse control... he is inclined to think about the future and all of the possible consequences for his actions. This also ties into some of the other things we know Makoto’s character for, such as being a scaredy-cat (aka, someone who overthinks consequences in fear of the unknown) and a ray of sunshine (aka, someone who wants to see the best in people and holds onto optimism/hope for the people he loves, even if it sometimes means not saving enough for himself and his own abilities).

Despite being more of a forward-thinker, Makoto has definitely been influenced by his close relationship with Haru. Makoto has spent most of his life observing and learning how to read Haru, and it has been shown time and time again that Makoto is one of the people (if not, the person) that understands Haru best. He understands that Haru values the freedom of choice and harbors a desire for unconditional appreciation. He understands that Haru puts stock in consistency/reliability and needs time and space to process or reflect when life deviates from that carefully-crafted norm. Makoto’s actions towards Haru over the years all reflect him trying to be respectful of these observations. Even when he can tell something is bothering Haru, Makoto tries to let Haru work it out on his own first, not prodding him for information but letting his presence/support be known all the same. I digress, being best friends, their lives and routines are tightly woven together. Because of this, Makoto spends a lot of time also living in-the-moment with Haru -- he is a large proponent in Haru’s “free” lifestyle.

Since Makoto has a foot in both Haru and Rin’s respective worlds, how does he interpret Haru’s declaration that he doesn’t have a dream or a future? Surely, since he understands Haru and his position so well and has always been respectful of his mindset/wishes, he gets what Haru is trying to say... right?

Unfortunately for Haru (or fortunately, depending on who you ask), Makoto is immediately concerned by those words in a way similar to Rin. Like I mentioned earlier, Makoto holds deep optimism and hope in his chest for all of the people he cares about. Even though he never forced lofty expectations onto Haru to swim or be anything other than himself, he still holds so much care and hope for his best friend. For Makoto to hear that Haru might not have that faith in himself or the belief that he is worth a bright future, it breaks his heart. Similar to Rin, he is probably thinking back to his own moments of hopelessness, and I can’t help but think back to the lost and scared Makoto fighting with himself during the middle school days. When entering middle school, Makoto struggles with his identity, trying to figure out just how dependent he is on Haru’s friendship. One of his darkest moments in my mind comes from Chapter 8 of the High Speed! 2 novel, when Makoto is beating himself up especially hard after being frozen by his fear of the ocean yet again. Haru finds Makoto alone on a secluded part of the shore, where he says this:

“Will I be alright even if Haru isn’t here? …..I wanted to make sure of that.”

Raising his eyebrows, he shows a lonely smile. Makoto was fighting all along. He was suffering, all along. In a place where Haruka’s thoughts couldn’t possibly reach...

“Would Haru be alright even if I weren’t here?”

If Makoto’s internal struggles throughout their middle school days reveal anything, it is that Makoto has experienced a hopelessness that he wouldn’t ever wish on his friends. To think that Haru might now be at war with himself in a way that makes him question his own place in the world, his future... it is the ultimate catalyst for Makoto to step in and try to talk to Haru. Sadly, we all remember how that confrontation went...

ENTER: THE FIREWORKS FIGHT (S2E11)

(Since this post is already super long, I might go more into my thoughts on how this all plays into the misunderstandings about the fireworks fight in a separate post. We’ve talked about the fight at length on multiple occasions and you can definitely find my thoughts on the matter if you look under the “#fireworks angst night” or “#meta” tags on my profile.)

If you’ve made it this far into the post, thanks for sticking with me. I’d love to hear about how you interpreted Haru’s words or how you think the others took in his breakdown.

#long post #long long post #these poor complex boys with complex emotions #i just... care about them a whole bunch #meta #free! eternal summer #free! anime #ship neutral I think??#makoto tachibana #haruka nanase #rin matsuoka #fireworks angst night #(kinda but not really)#catherine wrote a thing!

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ninnieartsies · 4 years

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hello, it's the fic anon again! do you have any hard limits on the ship in terms of kinks? i wouldn't want you to be uncomfortable when i write the fics in case it gets ns//fw... i certainly would also like a background on raimundo too please (as a whole character) cause i'd be ashamed if i write him too ooc! ♥️ thank you sm for giving me permission to write about your wonderful oc too! 😭💖

sdsfllkds I’m!! 💞 💞

Hard limits would be mainly piss/scat/vomit based stuff. Other than those, I’m pretty aight! So if you wanna go wild and explore some, feel free to! òvób Rai is good for that stuff!

Okay, so I’m putting the stuff about Raimundo under a read more since it gonna be long-ish. TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR CANNIBALISM, SADOMASOCHISM, MEDICAL/INJURY DESCRIPTIONS, bad renders of SCAR PLACEMENT ART, and other stuff!!

This bastard of a man is 190,5cm (6'3’’), and he weighs 74kg (163.14 lbs). His eyes are red, and his hair is black.

He has a habit of using endearments/petnames on everyone but especially his s/o. These typically are babe, sweetcheeks, darling, my love, love, snookums, snugglebutt, and so on.

SOMEWHAT OF A TL;DR: Think the trope Grumpy/dangerous one being soft for only One Person -ship trope.

Raimundo is a cannibal vampire, which means that he eats other vampires, but will also eat humans. Human blood is like a snack for him, so it doesn’t sustain him, while vampire blood will satisfy him for three days. If he eats human flesh, he’s alright for three days, while if he ate vampire flesh he’d be good for a week.

Rai’s blood is black and tarlike, and it stinks absolutely horrible. It is especially revolting to those with a sensitive nose.

Werewolf blood will make him high (think weed usage).

He’s a sadomasochist, who has a hard time creating emotional bonds with people. But with mutual trust and enough time, anything is possible. His sadomasochism makes it that he can’t get off unless pain and/or humiliation is involved; either him receiving or giving.

He likes cats and strawberries.

Strawberries are pretty much the only thing he can eat that’s not raw (human/vampire/other) flesh, without getting sick. Anything else will get him ill.

He can eat meat that is sort of similar to that of a human, be it raw or cooked.

He can’t read or write due to his brain damage.

Enjoys being read stories to.

Rai’s kinks are basically: anything goes.

Can both top or bottom, both are fine. Though I usually have him top or Katsuk be a power bottom. But you do you!

Rai likes to sit or lay on the floor. For some reason, he finds it comfortable.

He doesn’t understand technology at all. TV and phones are filled with demons. Automatic doors are hell, and escalators are the stairs of satan.

When he’s after affection, he may squish Bakug. Think big dog thinking its a lapdog.

Bakugou is someone Rai trusts and respects immensely, and the only one he can fully relax around. This is why he may nap laying on top of him.

When Katsuki’s busy, Rai may just lay close by to him, or curled around him, as long as he can have a little bit of physical contact, then he’s happy.

Since Rai can turn into a bat, he may also hide himself under the collar of Baku’s shirt and join him on little outings. (Katsuk’s emotional support bat, lmao).

The bat size is basically big ears and a body that’s the size of your hand/palm + wing span. Black bat.

Rai’s and Bakug’s relationship is first and foremost built on mutual respect: Both are aware that they can injure each other badly or even kill each other, if something goes wrong.

He’s got a bunch of scars littering his body, most noticeable being those on his throat and over his nose.

and a burn scar in the form of a cross on his back.

Now then his personality:

Raimundo’s sense of fear has dwindled to almost nonexistent since his brain damage got severe enough. He’s very street smart, and one for close combat, and will keep going, despite getting injured in the process… Now, despite him being what you’d call an apex predator, Raimundo is clumsy when he’s somewhere comfortable. He has a tendency to trip over carpets, and fall down stairs (be it him going up or down them). But once he is outside again, and this clumsy streak is nowhere to be seen. This is because he unconsciously switches on/off his survival instinct. Out in the wild/in the cities, he has to keep an eye on the surroundings and not get caught.

Raimundo is pretty violent by nature, in addition to being reckless. He has issues in showing his feelings in other ways than being a complete asshole, or through bursts of aggression. Raimundo is not someone who’d cry, he hasn’t cried since he was a kid. When he’s sad or upset, he tends to get violent. He also has a hard time trusting anyone enough to form a relationship with them. If anyone would be interested in him enough to suggest dating, they’d need to be patient. Very patient.

He CAN love if the stars align right, and everything clicks. Once he finds his ideal mate, Raimundo is surprisingly cuddly, and he quite enjoys close contact with his SO. He is also POSSESSIVE, and will mark his chosen one often with bites. These bites will be deep and may require stitches if he is not careful enough. Rai is also not shy to show affection through kisses, and/or other means. He may also get easily jealous and act out on it. In bed, he, by default, will be rough. There will be blood involved; it’s either he or his partner that is bleeding. His partners do not have to worry, though. He does not EAT them he views as his. But he may bite too hard since he can’t control himself always due to the brain damage.

Raimundo’s possessiveness can become an issue. He does not like others touching what is his, and even less if they upset his s/o even a little.

When you reach a friend status, or a trustworthy status in general, Raimundo will be sort of pleasant to be around. He will crack jokes and he’ll even be ready to help you with stuff, if he deems you worthy of his time, more or less. Rai can and will use bad pickup lines for the heck of it if it means he can make Katsuki laugh. For example: sit next to him on the couch, and put an arm around him and say “So. Ya c’mere of’en?”

Then for the fun part! Raimundo’s medical issues.

He has BRAIN DAMAGE called CHRONIC TRAUMATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY, that has altered his personality; affects his learning, memories, fine motor skills, and causes seizures.

These seizures can last from a few seconds to a few minutes. In his case, they are unpredictable and episodic. Having lived alone for so long, he doesn’t recognize symptoms, nor does he even understand that he has a brain injury, to begin with.

(Usually, he gets a seizure when he gets overwhelmed, when it’s TOO loud, or he’s idle for too long. Having all his senses stimulated heavily at the same time, may also result in a seizure. Hitting his head or getting a hard enough blow to his head can also cause seizures.)

He thinks it’s normal to black out, be disorientated, and to have gaps in his memory. Now, encephalopathy was also triggered by Rai’s habbit to CANNIBALISM, which he picked up from his step brother. Even Raimundo’s AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR is linked to CTE. As his aggressiveness took a more active part, it in turn dwindled his self-preservation to a bare minimum. Raimundo does understand danger, but MIGHT NOT ACT like someone would expect one to.

Other symptoms in addition to the seizures are his MEMORY LOSS and TROUBLE CONCENTRATING FOR LONG PERIODS of time. He needs to take breaks or he gets frustrated, which in turn can lead to an aggressive outburst. His ABILITY TO LEARN is also affected, it being much slower than that of an average human. He, however, is stubborn so he does not easily give up, but he gets very frustrated when something doesn’t go as he hoped.

Raimundo also has some trouble with his dexterity or fine motor skills. Grasping a pencil is very hard, for example. He can’t always control the strength of his grip either, it being too loose or too strong at times. His hands also shake.

Raimundo’s use of endearments/petnames really comes down to him not bothering to remember names, since he’d probably just forget them after a bad seizure episode.

Katsuki, however, has made a lasting impression, so his name is pretty much etched into Rai’s brain and the few brain cells he got working. Rai also calls Bakugou by his given name, Katsuki.

AFTER THE SEIZURES

he is disorientated, often scared, and confused. Then he becomes lethargic and very SLEEPY. He might think he’s moving, i.e. lifting a hand, but instead, he’s just laying still. Usually, something familiar will help him to GROUND himself. A FAMILIAR VOICE or SCENT calms him down and keeps him from spiraling down into, worst-case scenario, another seizure.

If he is with someone he trusts, he will be more than happy to cuddle/hold hands/anything that offers him some sort of comfort & allows him to calm down.

Rest is important. So don’t be too surprised if he spends hours sleeping after a seizure. Depending on how bad it was it can be a short-ish nap, or he sleeps practically the whole day away.

His speech will slur, he won’t make as much sense, and his reaction time is drastically reduced. He is at his most vulnerable after a seizure.

After a seizure he may also lose memories. Sometimes he can get a fuzzy version of a memory back, but mostly they’re gone forever.

HIS VOICE

Since an incident where he was attacked by a beast (chimera), that left the scars on his throat a century ago, Raimundo’s voice has been altered. IT’S HOARSE, a little bit strained as the vocal-cords in his throat are PERMANENTLY DAMAGED despite his healing and regenerating abilities.

(The incident almost killed him, so the healing process took more priority in keeping him alive than to worry about his vocal cords.)

In order to not irritate his throat, HE DOESN’T SPEAK THAT MUCH. If he does, he has to take breaks in order to let his voice and throat rest. It is inconvenient, but he’s learned to live with it.

Some days he may opt not to speak if his throat/voice is acting up.

Raimundo also purrs when he’s content or happy. He may also hiss, growl, snarl, shriek… All of the sounds he makes will still keep the same strain. Since Raimundo originally was a human, his growls/snarls will never sound as natural as they would if they came from a wolf, for example.

SKILLS

HE CAN TURN INTO A BAT; he might “hibernate” during the coldest months

EXTRAORDINARY CLIMBING SKILLS: Climbs vertical walls like it’s nothing, and might also crawl along the ceiling. That means, he has some killer gripping force. He can also climb walls while carrying someone.

REGENERATION/FAST HEALING: depending on wounds 2 days to 4 weeks+++

“MOVING” THROUGH SHADOWS; practically just got A game in hiding in shadows, in disappears into them. As long as light doesn’t touch him, he’s practically invisible.

HAS THE STRENGTH TO BREAK BONES, with his bare hands.

EXTRAORDINARY HEARING: can in a sense see even as blind, thanks to his hearing alone (think bats and echolocation, tho not as sharp). To navigate blind, he will need a noise source.

A GOOD SENSE OF SMELL.

SPEAKS ENGLISH, AND DEMONIC/BEASTIAL LANGUAGE (albeit broken, as he can’t reach the ranges a demon/beast could).

And broken heavily accented Japanese when with Bakug. Will also mess up meanings of words, or come up with new words.

ex. fries = elongated potatoes

WEAKNESSES

HOLY WATER: burns like acid. Digested he’d cough up blood and probably his intestines, and thus die.

HOLY ARTIFACTS; can kill him if used correctly (i.e. the artifacts are made into weapons). Mostly they just give him a migraine.

SUNLIGHT: The exposed skin starts to bubble and eventually bursts open. Depending on the severity and exposure, the spot can burst into flames. Throw him into a sun-exposed area and you will practically witness him be burned alive. A very painful death.

TRAUMA TO THE HEAD: can cause him to have a seizure at worst, but at the least it makes him disorientated.

WEREWOLF BLOOD will get him high as a kite.

If one was TO KILL RAIMUNDO, you just need to pierce his heart with a weapon of your choice, or alternatively, destroy his brain. He can also bleed to death if he is not careful. But for a quick death, the two other ways are more effective.

#raimundo #bakurai fic anon #ninnieatalk #i think that pretty much covers everything regarding my rairai #if there's something else you need to know just hmu for more rai facts lmao #anon

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INTERVIEW: Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Mangaka Tells Us How to Draw an Ecchi Manga

Few genres are as prone to sudden weather changes as the Ecchi genre—from nebulous fog to blinding rays of sunshine, it has always known how to direct our attention. But what exactly does it take to create the content that can cause such meteorological oddities?

We had the great pleasure of being able to sit down with acclaimed Shonen Jump mangaka Tadahiro Miura, best known for his series Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs. During our small conversation at the German anime convention AnimagiC, he enlightened us on what it takes to draw an Ecchi manga and how the process of his work getting an anime felt for him. Additionally, his editor Ikeda-san as well Shounen Jump's very own vice-editor-in-chief Kawashima-san lifted the fog on who is actually in charge of overseeing an anime adaptation.

Could you describe your general working process for a single chapter?

Miura: I usually take a week to draw everything and I consult with my editor during the same time. We discuss what I plan for any given chapter. Then I create a written script and note down what is supposed to happen on each page. I hand this script to my editor and he makes some corrections if necessary. Once that script is finished, I prepare the “naming”, a storyboard which shows the visual aspects. The panelling, speech bubbles, then the text inside the speech bubbles - and if I already settled on them, the background and the placement of certain characters, as well.

Then we go to the next step: I hand out the templates for the backgrounds and settings for important scenes to my assistants and while they work on those, I already start drawing the characters. After the naming, we put everything together. We split the work between me and the part my assistants take care of. Once everything comes together, I look at it as a whole and make some corrections if necessary – including the parts handled by my assistants. Afterwards, I fill in black spaces – so adding the final touches essentially. Since I draw everything digitally, it is pretty easy to correct things. And then I send a digital copy to my editor – usually he calls me back 30 minutes later and we start discussing the next chapter. This is how things go every week.

How do you come up with the individual situations that you incorporate into your manga?

Miura: I watch a lot of movies and read manga – and then there is of course the input of my daily life. When I discuss an upcoming chapter, it usually looks like this: "I just watched this and really liked it. How can we alter it, so it fits into Yuragi?” For example, I’m really enjoying Splatoon lately. This didn’t happen in Yuna now, but I could draw a manga where all female characters play that game – and make it a bit sexier – like every time someone gets hit, their clothes vanish at that spot and who ends up naked, loses - or something like that. You could say I’m adding my personal touch to a scenario, the Yuragi-so no Yuna-san twist if you so will. And that’s how I get my inspiration.

Volume 1,Page 25

Do you think that there are any rules one should consider when drawing an ecchi manga or things you should definitely think of?

Miura: For me, it’s actually pretty important not to be limited by any kind of rules. I want to have the freedom to say "This is great, I want to draw this." And even without rules, I would never draw anything which I would consider as “going too far” myself. So, I draw what I feel works best. You could say that my editor makes the rules, though. He tends to say "a bit more"– by this, he means “a bit more clothes” and I then adjust the picture accordingly. But my personal rule is: If you want to draw something sexy, you should let your creativity run freely and not shackle it with rules.

Is there an example of how such a conversation between you and Ikeda-san came to be?

Ikeda: I can’t think of a specific example but it happens quite a lot that I have to step in and say "you are showing a bit too much skin" or "You should hide a bit more there”. Miura-sensei usually notices himself when something is too extreme to draw. But again: Usually it’s just that Miura should cover up a bit more skin. So far there has been no extreme case.

Miura: Well, there is another thing. Ikeda-san tends to point out when something is too obvious. So, when a scene looks too much like I just want to show off a butt or something like that. He then advises me to make it look more random and natural.

Volume 1, Page 44

What do you think a mangaka should have if they want to draw an ecchi manga? Maybe something many don’t realize?

Miura: Of course, you need a certain fondness for the material. Besides that, it is also rather important that you don’t focus on your own preferences but that you can understand and analyze why a pose is sexy or why a character design is appealing. You need some distance and you need to understand the What and Why so you can control it. It’s not as easy as it sounds.

Is there something you would like to incorporate in Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs which was cut? Like a story, a character or maybe just a scene?

Miura: When you want to publish your manga in Shonen Jump, you have to hand in your first three chapters as storyboards for a conference. The second and third chapter were altered a lot afterwards. They went into a very different direction. The original second and third chapter showed how sad it is to be a ghost and what kind of challenges Yuna has to face – but then it was decided to put more focus on the comedy aspect. It is more fitting for the current series and setting of Yuna to be light-hearted and funny. And that’s what I want to give my fans; a good time and joy. I do think it’s a bit of a shame that I cannot incorporate the original chapters anymore as Yuna has changed. I don’t regret it, but it was a lot of fun to draw those chapters.

Screenshot from the anime adaptation

©TADAHIRO MIURA/SHUEISHA, YURAGISONOYUNASAN COMMITTEE

How was the process of adapting Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs into an Anime? How involved were you?

Miura: Before the anime went into production, I took part in a conference and talked with the directors, producers and character designers – the important people, so to speak. They asked for my opinion regarding all the important things that were planned to be emphasized in the anime. During the design phase, I also looked over the character designs and made some changes or commented on them. But once the show went into production, I left everything in the hands of the director and as an artist I’m rather pleased with how the anime turned out. It is great that all characters now have voices, that everything is in color and that there are now songs associated with the series. And it is particularly great that the light-heartedness, or rather the atmosphere of the hot springs, was captured in the anime. The animations of the breasts also turned out great, by the way. I can only praise it, since you can’t really see that in the manga.

Next, I have two questions from fans. Have you ever considered having supernatural creatures from different cultures come visit the Yuragi-Sou?

Miura: I don’t want to spoil anything but at least in one of the Japanese volumes – I’m not sure if it already has been released here – there is one foreign creature, a creature that didn’t originate in Japanese culture. So far it has been the only one and I don’t have any plans for any other. But you never know, especially now that I have been to Germany.

Fan Question 2, which is about Yaya: What do you think is the reason that cat girls are so appealing?

Miura: I think they are appealing because they don’t let anyone dictate what they do and simply do whatever they want, a bit like real cats. So, a cute girl that is also very funny. By the way, I think chapter 27 is the best Yaya chapter. Without spoiling anything, Kogarashi and Sagiri have to learn for a test and Yaya has to, as well. While Kogarashi and Sagiri have to struggle a lot, Yaya just shows off her cat nature. I would recommend this chapter to every fan of Yaya.

And now the final question for Miura-sensei. At the end of volume two, you mention that you have become a fan of virtual reality recently – if you had the freedom of choice, which scenario would you like to experience in VR?

Miura: Of course, I wouldn’t do it myself, but I think it would be pretty cool if you could go into the Yuragi Hot Springs and take a hot bath with all the characters. And as long as you are careful enough to not drop the VR goggles, you could go into your own bathtub and authentically enjoy a bath with the Yuragi characters.

Screenshot from the anime adaptation

©TADAHIRO MIURA/SHUEISHA, YURAGISONOYUNASAN COMMITTEE

Now I have a couple of questions for the editors. For one, how do you usually work with a mangaka and what is the most interesting but also challenging part of this job?

Ikeda: Miura-sensei already explained part of it: The editor consults with the mangaka about what should happen in the next chapter and gets the storyboard delivered to him. The editor corrects some things and writes down some comments when something is too hard to understand, so the mangaka can adjust it as needed – and then it’s basically up to the mangaka to finish the story.

The editor of course supports them however he can but soon it’s all about finishing that one chapter. Once the editor gets the finalized chapter, his actual work starts. He still has to pick a font for the text. There is of course a default font but particular funny scenes for example may require different ones. Or a very sexy scene might need different letters to convey that as well. And then there is of course the final check-up: Looking through it if there are any mistakes.

Afterwards the editor hands it off to be printed. It is a lot of fun to discuss upcoming chapters with a mangaka since most editors of course enjoy reading manga themselves. It is very interesting since you know that you help to develop the story. It’s a great feeling to see how a mangaka turns the things you discussed into something great. And I of course always look forward to reader feedback.

Kawashima: Depending on the mangaka's lifestyle the editor may have to adjust to it. There are many mangaka that prefer to draw at night. An editor sometimes has unusual work hours because of that and sometimes you just feel bad when you are asleep while your mangaka is still up drawing. And when something doesn’t turn out so great and you have to deal with less than positive reader feedback which can make you feel a bit embarassed.

How do you decide what is appropriate content for Shonen Jump?

Kawashima: There is a conference in which they discuss what series will be picked up for the magazine and which might get cancelled. But in the end, it’s up to the readers to decide what fits Jump. We consider data like survey results in these conferences for example. You could say that there should be a "this belongs in Jump" definition – and there used to be something like that, but things have loosened up since then. A story like Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs that while being sexy also reads a lot like a shoujo manga and combines several different elements, might not have made the cut in the past. But nowadays, it’s more like “what the readers like, gets into Jump”. It doesn't have to be a pure-blooded shounen title as long as it's a good story.

Is there anything you would like to spotlight about your work at Jump that in your opinion deserves more attention?

Kawashima: Manga editors are actually quite involved in anime adaptations. Usually much more than the mangaka. They have to proofread storyboards and see if everything is in order. When an anime is produced, it is up to the editor to make sure that the manga is honored und the best possible product is being made. If you watch an anime, you are guaranteed to find the name of the responsible manga editor somewhere in the credits. It’s quite funny but a manga editor also has to do the work of an anime editor.

Ikeda: It would be preferable if the mangaka could take care of that themselves, but they are of course rather busy since they have to continue working on the manga. That’s why the editor takes care of that. It’s quite the responsibility since the editor has to speak for the mangaka. It’s a lot of pressure.

We would like to express our gratitude toward Miura-sensei, Ikeda-san, and Kawashima-san for giving us their time as well as KAZÉ Germany for providing the opportunity to conduct this interview. If you would like to get a taste of the antics in Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs yourself, you can watch the anime here on Crunchyroll!

Watch Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs on Crunchyroll

--- René Kayser is the PR and Social Media Manager for Crunchyroll Germany. He tweets @kayserlein where he yells at people to finally read the visual novel Umineko When They Cry.

By: [email protected]

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

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An Optometrist on Protecting Your Eyes from UV Rays, Blue Light, and Brightness

In partnership with our friends at LensCrafters

Our vision, like cars or plumbing, is one of those things we notice only when it fails us. “People don’t necessarily think about eye health as long as they’re seeing okay. They’ll come in only if they have a vision change,” says optometrist and LensCrafters clinical director Mark Jacquot. And you guessed it: This isn’t an ideal strategy. As with most health-related matters, prevention is vastly preferable to the alternative.

The last time we talked to Dr. Jacquot, he gave us the lowdown on blue-light overexposure, which is a buzzy topic but a fairly small piece of the pie. So we asked him to break down the basic steps we can all take to keep our eyes healthy—before things start to get fuzzy.

A Q&A with Mark Jacquot, OD

What prophylactic measures do you recommend for maintaining eye health?

Regardless of whether you’re seeing well or not, an annual eye exam is a key component to an overall wellness regimen. We’ll make sure that you’re seeing well, of course, but what’s most important is that we’re preventing eye conditions and providing optimal protection.

There are a lot of vision conditions that don’t have early symptoms but can be detected with an annual eye exam, like glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration. You don’t want to get to a place where you notice the symptoms and the disease is very progressed. Protection from ultraviolet light is a big part of keeping your eyes healthy. UV light can cause damage and has been implicated in the progression of diseases like skin cancer around the eye, cataracts, and macular degeneration.

Green leafy vegetables, fruits, and foods that are high in omega-3s and antioxidants can all contribute to overall eye health, too.

Is this different for kids?

Kids’ eyes are different. Our pupils tend to shrink over time—they get a little smaller—so kids have really big pupils. They also have clearer structures—the ocular media—inside of the eye. When you combine that big pupil with clear media, what you get is a lot of light in the eye, much more than in an adult eye. And a lot more of that UV light gets to the back of the eye, where it can cause damage long-term. A large portion of the damage the sun causes actually happens before the age of twenty.

So it’s extra important for children to have protection from sun. A photochromic lens, which is the kind of lens that darkens when you go outside, is often ideal for kids who already wear glasses, because they’ve got that sun protection with them by default at all times.

How do photochromic lenses work?

Most people are familiar with lenses that darken when you go outside and get lighter when you come inside. What makes this possible are photochromic molecules. Each photochromic molecule is like a container. The container is clear when it’s closed, and when it’s exposed to UV light, the structure changes—the container opens—and the molecule darkens and blocks UV light, filtering it out for you.

Transitions is the proprietary name we have at LensCrafters for our lenses with photochromic technology: They block 100 percent of ultraviolet A and ultraviolet B rays. They also reduce approximately 20 percent of potentially harmful blue light indoors. It’s really a lifestyle choice if someone wants to choose a photochromic lens over having sunglasses; they make sense for patients who move in and out of doors very frequently and want outdoor comfort but with full clarity indoors. We’ve formulated the molecules at the surface of the lens to recalibrate so that the optimal amount of light reaches your eyes whether you’re in bright sunlight, under a cloud cover, or indoors.

On the recommendation of Dr. Jacquot, a contact-lens-wearing goop staffer tried her normal prescription in Transitions contact lenses. You read that correctly: They’re contact lenses that have the same photochromic molecules as ophthalmic lenses, meaning they darken to protect your eyes from UV light when you step outside and become clear indoors, where they block up to 20 percent of blue light. Of course, the photochromic technology in a contact lens is different from that in an ophthalmic lens: ACUVUE OASYS with Transitions are the only photochromic contact lenses on the market, and they took more than a decade to formulate. By nature, photochromic molecules inside a contact lens are able to open and close—functionally darken and lighten—faster than they would inside of a traditional glass lens, because it’s simply a less rigid environment and the molecules have more mobility. Colder temperatures also make it more challenging for the molecules to open and close, so an automatic benefit of a contact is that it’ll always be close to the relatively warm temperature of your eye. What this means: Our staffer guinea pig hardly noticed any sort of transition period with her contacts as she moved in and out of doors.

We also have photochromic lenses that adapt to changing light and polarize when they darken—polarized lenses contain a filter that blocks light reflected from the sun. When you put on polarized lenses, they reduce the glare that scatters light around inside the eyes and makes things hard to see, creating much crisper and truer vision. I recommend those to patients who spend more time outdoors, especially near snow, water, or sand. And it can also make a big difference when you’re driving, because light reflected from the pavement, from the windshield of a car in front of you, etc., hits your eyes at a very specific angle.

Indoors, you’ll want to add an antireflective coating to your lenses, which is a common addition these days: That’ll block glare from computers and screens.

What are the effects of reflected light in terms of general eye health?

It’s more a matter of discomfort than anything else. About 94 percent of people who are bothered by light use some form of compensatory behavior, like squinting, to mitigate that discomfort. So both indoors and outdoors, it’s just about freeing you from the need to squint and shield your eyes—it’s not as if the reflected light itself is threatening the health of your eyes.

What are the baseline things that are important to look for when buying sunglasses?

When we’re looking at sunwear, bigger is better when it comes to protection. You want to block as much UV light as possible from your eyes and also from the skin around your eyes.

And of course, you want to look for 99 percent—if not 100 percent—UV-blocking shades. Polarized lenses, as I mentioned earlier, brighten and clarify, along with blocking that reflected light. We can really do a lot more with lens technology than we’ve ever been able to do before; anyone’s prescription can be made into high-quality sun antireflective or Transitions lenses.

Mark Jacquot, OD, is the vice president of vision care operations for LensCrafters North America. Dr. Jacquot has been named one of optometry’s Top Influencers by Vision Monday.

This article is for informational purposes only, even if and to the extent that it features the advice of physicians and medical practitioners. This article is not, nor is it intended to be, a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment and should never be relied upon for specific medical advice. The views expressed in this article are the views of the expert and do not necessarily represent the views of goop.

Source: https://goop.com/wellness/health/protecting-your-eyes/

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6 Great $$$ Ideas To Steal

One of the best things about blogging is starting conversations, and then watching all your smarty pants friends chime in with clever ideas of their own ;)

I’ve been collecting a handful of them over the months, and thought today was as good a day as any to share them around so that you guys can steal them too.

Hope they help!

Idea #1: No more gifts please, 529 only!

I have been searching for a LONG LONG time to come up with a (polite) way to stop getting gifts from family and friends without making it awkward for anyone. Some years are better than others, and it has been getting better over time (for example, now at Christmas we only focus mainly on the *kids*), but I have yet to find that magic bullet that non only pleases the givers (since, after all, they get joy out of it too) but also satisfies my minimalist/essentialist ideals too.

Enter Paul’s idea, which I’m beyond excited to try! (He left this in response to my slacking on our kids’ 529 plans without even realizing I was in desperate need of a better form of gift giving too :))

I have relied a lot on my family to help with 529s. I basically just tell them not to ever get me a present because it will be something that I don’t want and will end up sitting in my basement till I get around to donating it one day. Just tell them to give to your kids 529s instead. Strategy has worked so far. My 9 year old has close to 50K, 7 year old close to 40k, 3 year old has about 10 and my new born has less than 1k…

Some people institute a no gift policy to avoid collecting clutter, I simply took it a step further and asked for a specific gift or nothing… Family tends to be more generous in giving doing this as well.

It’s so brilliant, isn’t it? The givers get to give and know it’s 100% not only what you *want*, but also *need*, and at the same time their grandchildren/nephews/nieces/pals/whatever they are to you get helped too!

And on top of that, they still get to buy the kids toys or whatever since this was “dad’s” gift so they’ll still smile back and love all over you ;) Totally trying this with the next holiday – will report back!

Idea #2. Spend something, save something!

This idea comes from Stefanie O’Connell who dropped it on our post the other week about being able to save more if you’re spending everywhere. Here’s her idea:

I’m not totally against lifestyle inflation. I think some sensible improvements are reasonable, but it is SUCH a slippery slope. So I’ve been thinking a lot about how to find the balance. Somewhat similar to this reader, I’ve toyed with a system of matching any new expenses with additional savings before upgrading. For example, if I’m going to start getting a massage once a month. I won’t consider myself able to ‘afford it’ until I can build both the cost of the massage and match that with an additional contribution to my savings, into my budget. TBD on how this method works out.

TBD or not, I think that’s awesome. It gives you full permission to spend and enjoy yourself, while at the same time doing the responsible thing! The more you spend, the more you save, and the less you spend the more you STILL save! (I think I got that right? ;)) I’ll have to go xfer out $2.60 now which I just spent on this delicious Starbucks coffee I’m downing, haha…

Idea #3: “Do I want to clean this thing?”

I loooooove me some self-reflecting questions whenever you’re about to buy something. We’ve covered a lot of them here on the site (I’ll list them below) but here’s a new one that I’ve never heard as yet – by fellow blogger ZJ Thorne:

“I’m a big fan of asking myself if I’d like to clean/maintain the item before purchasing it. So much is not bought this way.”

YES!! And not only with “stuff”, but with pets too. Sooooo many people pick them up on a whim without even thinking or realizing the level of responsibility that comes with it – myself very much included back in the day :( I can’t even imagine how poorly I treated those poor guys looking back, ugh…

But, a great question to ask yourself for sure. Not only to save some money, but to avoid any stress and clutter down the road the item might bring too! Here are similar questions we’ve posed over the years too that might help:

“Would you go out and buy it again?”

“Would I wear this out of the dressing room right now?”

“Would you rather have this, or straight up cash money?”

Idea #4: Separate out your recurring expenses with your variable expenses

Here’s another idea from the same Paul above (how come he doesn’t have a $$$ blog yet??), which he left on our article on how avoiding debt is much more important than your credit score (true fact):

“Instead of going the credit route, I have thought about opening a second checking account specifically for non recurring and variable expenses (i.e. groceries, amazon, walmart, etc…). That way I could make certain I had enough for recurring bills (i.e. mortgage, phone, internet, etc…). Then if my wife or I went to walmart and got declined because we weren’t paying attention, it would have no effect on the mandatory bills we pay. Also, in the event our card number was stolen it wouldn’t mean our mortgage went into default.”

So smart! Most of your necessities would be covered with checking account #1 (recurring) making you feel pretty comfortable, and then whatever’s left over in account #2 you can do with as you please – knowing when it’s gone it’s gone. It also saves you in the event of a hacking too, as mentioned, which at some point *will* occur of course because people are complete a-holes out there…

Hiding money from yourself is one of my favorite tricks, and one of the only reasons we’re at over $600,000 these days. They go right into our retirement accounts which are completely separated out and only checked for net worth reporting once a month! No way I’d be able to look at those #’s in our checking account and not be tempted to spend any of it, haha… I certainly wouldn’t be a personal finance blogger anymore, I can tell you that much ;)

Now hurry up and get your own site up and running, Paul!

Idea #5: Share your failures at the dinner table

Okay, so this one actually comes from Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, and not someone who reads our site (although you never know?), but it was really good and I thought you’d like it.

Business insider ran a story on how her dad taught her a bunch of business lessons growing up, and one of the ones that really stuck with her was around failure.

Here’s a clip from the article:

From a young age, Spanx founder Sara Blakely was encouraged to take risks… Blakely said her dad used to invite her and her brother to share their failures at the dinner table. Instead of being disappointed or upset, he would celebrate their efforts. “What it did was reframe my definition of failure,” Blakely said of the tradition. “Failure for me became not trying, versus the outcome… I’m already having that conversation with my 7-year-old. I talk to him all about, ‘What have you tried to fail at this week?'”

This is so good on so many levels. First, it encourages you to DO STUFF vs thinking about it all the time! Secondly, it helps you get over the fear of failing in itself. And third, it teaches you to take risks and learn before you’ve got gobs of responsibilities and money to worry about messing up ;) I mean, you’re just a kid!! And when better to fail and learn – and then fail all over again – than when you’re so young and nubile? No wonder why she’s so successful these days… She’s failed a ton!

(Reminds me of a quote I recently read from Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s – “I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night.”)

Idea #6. “How much would I pay for this?”

Lastly, here’s one more question you can ask yourself when you’re trying to decide whether or not to buy something. This time by Sarah Von Bargen over at Yes And Yes Blog.

“Think about how much you’d be willing to pay for it before you look at the price tag.”

This is great because it places YOUR value on the item before you actually find out the true value! Or, I guess, the price tag, but still – same thing if you’ve agreed to exchange money for it, right?

If you guessed close and it *excites* you, great. At least you know you’re getting what you feel it’s worth. If it’s way out of the ballpark, though, you better stop for a hot second and really be sure it excites you enough. After all, you have to want it MORE than cash money, and that’s one helluva tall order! ;)

So there it is friends! A handful of new ideas for you to run off with and steal too. Please continue to spill all your secrets here, and I’ll do my best to continue making you famous :)

See you smarty pants in the comments…

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6 Great $$$ Ideas To Steal

One of the best things about blogging is starting conversations, and then watching all your smarty pants friends chime in with clever ideas of their own ;)

I’ve been collecting a handful of them over the months, and thought today was as good a day as any to share them around so that you guys can steal them too.

Hope they help!

Idea #1: No more gifts please, 529 only!

Idea #2. Spend something, save something!

This idea comes from Stefanie O’Connell who dropped it on our post the other week about being able to save more if you’re spending everywhere. Here’s her idea:

Idea #3: “Do I want to clean this thing?”

“I’m a big fan of asking myself if I’d like to clean/maintain the item before purchasing it. So much is not bought this way.”

“Would you go out and buy it again?”

“Would I wear this out of the dressing room right now?”

“Would you rather have this, or straight up cash money?”

Idea #4: Separate out your recurring expenses with your variable expenses

Now hurry up and get your own site up and running, Paul!

Idea #5: Share your failures at the dinner table

Okay, so this one actually comes from Spanx founder, Sara Blakely, and not someone who reads our site (although you never know?), but it was really good and I thought you’d like it.

Business insider ran a story on how her dad taught her a bunch of business lessons growing up, and one of the ones that really stuck with her was around failure.

Here’s a clip from the article:

(Reminds me of a quote I recently read from Ray Kroc, founder of McDonald’s – “I was an overnight success alright, but 30 years is a long, long night.”)

Idea #6. “How much would I pay for this?”

Lastly, here’s one more question you can ask yourself when you’re trying to decide whether or not to buy something. This time by Sarah Von Bargen over at Yes And Yes Blog.

“Think about how much you’d be willing to pay for it before you look at the price tag.”

So there it is friends! A handful of new ideas for you to run off with and steal too. Please continue to spill all your secrets here, and I’ll do my best to continue making you famous :)

See you smarty pants in the comments…

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