Bleach Postcards from the Edge
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And once again, it returns to "Who's going to rape Ichigo."
Nice work! Good characterization of college, roommate seems to be your average dumbass. Nice to see Ishida break out of his shell as well.
Too ba there isn't more Tatsuki, but she was covered in previous snippet, so not a problem.
Looking forward to the next bit!
Nice work! Good characterization of college, roommate seems to be your average dumbass. Nice to see Ishida break out of his shell as well.
Too ba there isn't more Tatsuki, but she was covered in previous snippet, so not a problem.
Looking forward to the next bit!
Urahara, for his own amusement and at Benihime's urging, started something that he... didn't quite think through. His zanpakuto did. Sort of. If you want her portrayal by me, go and read Crimson Edge - I am making her just about identical here. And that should tell you all you need to know about the lady in question. B)
Even she won't anticipate what will the result of this 'innocent' little prank be. Ichigo will remember his days of nice, predicatble boredom with fondness.
Even she won't anticipate what will the result of this 'innocent' little prank be. Ichigo will remember his days of nice, predicatble boredom with fondness.
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Just to add in a little bit about Japanese college life:
First, in Japan college is generally more laid back than here. The whole thing is that once you get into college, you're set; unless you're at one of the top-rank schools (Tokyo, Waseda, Kyoto, etc.), you have to work at it to flunk out. It's basically the four years in a Japanese person's life where they aren't utterly beholden to some sort of strict set of responsibilities and can therefore unwind a little before entering the soul-crushing workplace.
Second, clubs are a much, much bigger thing there than here. Basically, if it's actually considered a club then you've got club stuff 5-6 days per week. Circles are a little less intensive, but they're still going to be meeting two, maybe three times a week. And figure that pretty much everybody is in one, because there are clubs and circles for virtually everything.
Expect that Ichigo and crew had an interesting time avoiding recruitment by any of the athletic clubs. I can actually see him wandering into a circle focused on supernatural stuff occasionally just to be amused by what they think is going on.
And Orihime probably tried to join some sort of cooking circle. The end results would make an amusing story in their own right.
Frats as we know them, however, don't exist. Nor do dorms. The social role of the former is taken by club/circle life, and the latter just isn't there for some reason. About the only exception is foreign students; there usually are dorms of some sort at the places that regularly have exchange students coming in.
I also have this amusing mental image of Ishida being dragooned by the local Genshiken-esque club to a) make costumes and B) convince Orihime to wear the ones that don't work with normal Japanese female proportions.
Also, what are the chances that Ichigo minors in Spanish? If nothing else, as part of a quest to try and figure out why everything Hollow-related seems to be in that language?
First, in Japan college is generally more laid back than here. The whole thing is that once you get into college, you're set; unless you're at one of the top-rank schools (Tokyo, Waseda, Kyoto, etc.), you have to work at it to flunk out. It's basically the four years in a Japanese person's life where they aren't utterly beholden to some sort of strict set of responsibilities and can therefore unwind a little before entering the soul-crushing workplace.
Second, clubs are a much, much bigger thing there than here. Basically, if it's actually considered a club then you've got club stuff 5-6 days per week. Circles are a little less intensive, but they're still going to be meeting two, maybe three times a week. And figure that pretty much everybody is in one, because there are clubs and circles for virtually everything.
Expect that Ichigo and crew had an interesting time avoiding recruitment by any of the athletic clubs. I can actually see him wandering into a circle focused on supernatural stuff occasionally just to be amused by what they think is going on.
And Orihime probably tried to join some sort of cooking circle. The end results would make an amusing story in their own right.
Frats as we know them, however, don't exist. Nor do dorms. The social role of the former is taken by club/circle life, and the latter just isn't there for some reason. About the only exception is foreign students; there usually are dorms of some sort at the places that regularly have exchange students coming in.
I also have this amusing mental image of Ishida being dragooned by the local Genshiken-esque club to a) make costumes and B) convince Orihime to wear the ones that don't work with normal Japanese female proportions.
Also, what are the chances that Ichigo minors in Spanish? If nothing else, as part of a quest to try and figure out why everything Hollow-related seems to be in that language?
I swear, fosfor, that Aizen Avatar is more than fitting for you.
Using Benihime as an actual character also sounds really intriguing. I can only think of one other instance where I've read that, and it was only a snippet. Nothing more. So, I would like to see some character/Zanpakuto interaction.
Also, thanks for pointing me to Crimson Edge. I'm enjoying it.
Using Benihime as an actual character also sounds really intriguing. I can only think of one other instance where I've read that, and it was only a snippet. Nothing more. So, I would like to see some character/Zanpakuto interaction.
Also, thanks for pointing me to Crimson Edge. I'm enjoying it.
theM said:
lunaitc said:
Nikas_Zekeval said:
A bored Kisuke is more dangerous than banging on a nuclear bomb with a sledgehammer.á 
h43r:
h43r:
However, the amount of banging it would take to do that is sufficient that you'll get better results with a screwdriver and a basic understanding of bomb construction.