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[vanity]

good afternoon to everyone! ┌(＾＾)┘ i have a few simple question points i'd like to discuss today. this current home base is much more familiar territory to me compared to my previous kidnaping destination, but! I REFUSE TO FALL INTO THE DEPTHS OF COMPLACENCY!

i notice there are quite a few fellow japanese here, some who are much more culturally acquainted to their roots than i. so i'd like to continue my studies and ask about the following:

- japanese vending machines. i've heard the most audacious things can be found within their cheap plexiglass walls! (;;;*_*)

- japanese baths!! i would LOVE to hear more about this. does the communal experience serve the purpose of bonding with one another? would you say that this could be a family activity?

- have you ever been to karaoke? (´• ω •`)ﾉ please tell me about the experience! (is there a karaoke bar here? one should be made if not!)

- the rapid transit system. have you ever used it? how often? how does it truly feel to be cramped in such a confined space?

- how would you describe the taste of taiyaki? the texture? are the ingredients required to make it available here?

any and all information is appreciated. and if it's possible to recreate any of the above here, i'm set on making it a reality!

Comments

[theskyaccepts]

Okay, I'll try.

You kind of remind me of a friend of mine. He has a similar story but he's not Japanese.

[He sounds like Basil, but hopefully he hasn't gotten the same stories that Basil has gotten from Tsuna's father.]

I've only heard about the weird ones for vending machines but I've never seen one. Most of the ones in my town are just for like snacks or drinks.

I wouldn't really say that the baths are good for families. Or bonding. There's too many chances for something to go wrong.

I've never been to karaoke. It looks like fun though.

I've only been on the trains once or twice and it really wasn't that bad. Maybe I missed rush hour? But I'm also from a smaller town so...

Uh...kinda like a waffle with filling? Really depends on the filling I think but most of them are sweet.

I hope those help.

[vanity]

this information is very insightful!

i'm very disappointed about this information regarding baths, however. it seems the image in my head doesn't exactly match the intended purpose. i'll have to tweak my expectations.

❰ a bonding family bath is not slipping from his grasp so easily!! ❱

but! overall, this fuels my drive for a karaoke-oriented business to pop up here in camelot! there's no reason you should have been denied this experience for so long!

and i'll attach a taiyaki stand to the side ╮(￣ω￣;)╭

[theskyaccepts]

Who told you about the baths? They might have a weird idea of them.

And it's alright...I'm not a very good singer anyway.

[The problem with large group activities is that whole he finally has friends to enjoy them with, he's also seen how out of hand they can get. But that might just also be his friends. He could be tempted by Taiyaki.]

[vanity]

it's simply information i've gleaned through osmosis of many varieties.

oh! but someone did inform me that skinship of that kind is great for bonding so i do have a direct reference!

(and in my opinion, karaoke isn't about the quality of your voice, but the amount of passion in your heart!)

[theskyaccepts]

Like TV and movies and stuff?

...I'm kinda lacking in passion to...

[He has questions but not really a tactful way to ask them yet so he'll let it lie for now.]

[vanity]

❰ potentially wise, tbh. ❱

some of that, but also literature and online research.

no passion? everyone has to have something they feel passionately about, don't they? nothing that you feel so strongly about it consumes the entirety of your heart?

[theskyaccepts]

[That's a lot of work to put in to something like that.]

I mean...I guess protecting my friends? But nothing else, otherwise...

[That kind of stuff ends up down the list when you're dealing with Mafia shenanigans.]