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Saturday, 15th of January 2022, 13:56:10 UTC
21:04:59
shinmera
Minty said to wait for her
21:05:20
Mithent
I guess my parcel still hasn't arrived, huh... I wonder if it ever will
21:06:08
minty
i dunno what it is but i have to open the channels list when i open the chat and then disconnect and re-connect to this specific one
21:06:17
minty
i am here. please allow me a moment to make some tea
21:07:09
shinmera
This movie is an adaptation of one of my favourite comics
21:08:40
shinmera
But also I'm phone posting, so I'll be slow to react
21:09:17
shinmera
Have to use the laptop for the actual movie playback for gingy and i
21:10:06
shinmera
Anyway, please announce your state of readiness
21:12:10
gingerale
I'll do the countdown when we're all ready
21:14:48
Mithent
'Oh Come All Ye Faithful?
21:15:12
Mithent
I am very confused by the Christmassy music
21:15:34
Mithent
Oh, well, it's Christmas. Fair
21:16:09
minty
there was nothing indicating it was christmas
21:16:18
minty
until after the music had started
21:16:42
PincerAttack
Oh right, same artist as that bird comic. That's why the artstyle is familiar.
21:18:14
Mithent
I feel like she might not be an entirely reliable narrator here
21:18:20
minty
getting kidnapped n wondering who's gonna feed the chickens
21:19:09
minty
sounds like a day in the life of gingy
21:19:14
gingerale
Chickens are important
21:21:25
Mithent
Grandma, there's a girl living in your roof
21:21:48
shinmera
Ugh, looks like emotes cause the chat not to scroll right because of the images appearing too late
21:23:52
shinmera
Pretty good :snake grin:
21:25:56
Mithent
Just casually doing that while out to collect kindling
21:26:44
Mithent
Are those things to shield crops from the sun?
21:26:58
shinmera
Yay, arranged marriage
21:33:45
Mithent
The honour is ours, by which I mean, now do all the chores
21:34:23
shinmera
Man this is all sorts of :smith:
21:35:02
Mithent
Apparently this umbrella conversation is a thing...
21:36:12
gingerale
mithent: Is there a meaning to it?
21:37:29
shinmera
Man, imagine not even knowing the address
21:37:48
Mithent
Oh, I meant in the context of this at least. I'm not sure about that specific conversation yet, but umbrellas are a thing in weddings apparently
21:38:00
Mithent
> The perfectly round, even shape of an open umbrella viewed from below lends itself to Japanese sayings — words and sayings about fulfillment and satisfaction often involve the word for “circle.” At Japanese wedding ceremonies, the Passing of the Umbrella is deeply ingrained in Japanese culture: an umbrella is passed from parent to child, to be used by the bride.
21:38:07
Mithent
> For the Passing of the Umbrella ritual, the bride and her father share a single traditional Japanese Janome umbrella and walk to the groom. The father of the bride then passes the umbrella to the groom, to represent entrusting his daughter to her new husband.
21:47:51
Mithent
She should certainly be drawing more
21:52:52
Mithent
I guess the sweet potato is a decent base, at least
21:55:02
shinmera
Gotta be real, not chopping at the bits to try war-time food
21:58:02
shinmera
Idunno what would be going through my head if i had to build my own fucking bunker
21:58:13
Mithent
At least I can understand 'naruhodo'
21:58:24
Mithent
But yeah, it must be terrible
21:58:43
shinmera
Teach me, Chris-san senpai
21:59:47
minty
keiko need to shut the fuck up
21:59:53
shinmera
At last this marriage hasn't been completely terrible so far
22:00:54
Mithent
It means 'I see'; Naruhodō is used as a pun in the Ace Attorney games in Japanese
22:02:49
Mithent
Uh, maybe you could stick up for her a bit?
22:03:34
shinmera
If they did they woulda been beaten or arrested
22:08:01
minty
-getting lost on the way home
22:08:07
shinmera
And she never found her way back
22:08:47
minty
"lost? even though you're a grown up?"
22:09:14
Mithent
This looks so modern really
22:09:43
shinmera
Also japan in infamous for having to real addressing or system to number houses in a logical way
22:11:31
PincerAttack
Good old honey water
22:13:27
Mithent
Fortunately he doesn't seem bad, yeah
22:13:34
minty
awww, they're having a date day
22:25:56
Mithent
Don't think that's going to help
22:26:15
minty
i love the intercuts to the art
22:27:25
shinmera
Didn't help much in the end
22:29:59
shinmera
:911::911::911::911::911: USA USA USA USA USA
22:31:12
shinmera
She's not small, she's compact
22:34:30
shinmera
Heck yeah, nationalism
22:35:03
Mithent
What's the timestamp? I had a glitch
22:35:34
Mithent
Thanks! I'm pretty close then
22:44:59
shinmera
I want to rewatch Letters From Iwo Jima
22:45:30
minty
this kinda makes me wanna watch grave of the fireflies for the depression and suffering
22:46:31
Mithent
Yeah, that was very powerful, and hard to watch
22:46:39
shinmera
The other story by this author is even more depressing imo. Deals with the nuclear fallout in Japan and the aftermath of the bombings
22:49:29
shinmera
The premonition is killing me
22:49:30
minty
"the bombings in hiroshima aren't that bad" wait for it
22:50:09
Mithent
Yeah, I can't remember the actual dates so am never quite sure when
22:57:32
minty
shin, can we please watch the running man next weekend and stop having emotional whiplash?
23:07:32
Mithent
Oh, the one they were 'congratulating'
23:11:43
Mithent
Well, there's our title
23:11:45
minty
ohhhhh, the monster with the basket
23:11:56
minty
that's the basket they met in
23:16:27
Mithent
It was good, yep... sad, but that was fairly inevitable once I noticed the date
23:16:46
PincerAttack
That was emotional
23:16:51
minty
yeh, it was like 1938 n mentioned hiroshima so i knew that was gonna happen
23:17:08
minty
i thought her husband was gonna die n she was gonna end up with the mizuhara dude tho
23:19:06
shinmera
Definitely read the other comic from this author
23:22:50
minty
okay, well... i adore you all
23:23:01
minty
and i'm gonna leave n go shower now since i didn't have time to after work
23:23:40
PincerAttack
And goodnight, everyone
23:23:42
gingerale
Have a good night, you all
Sunday, 16th of January 2022, 1:56:10 UTC