GODLY AUDIENCES - TAKAOMI SHISHIMARU

[divus]

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[bakaomi]

[ oh ]

Do you know what Japanese is?

[ look there are people here who don't know what electricity is, he's gotta be sure ]

[divus]

It's a language, duh. And I know they make sushi in Japan. I just don't speak it.

[bakaomi]

[ the fact that ambition's knowledge of japan seems to be they speak japanese and also sushi is making him lose his mind right now, but he manages to keep a straight face again. ]

Then you've seen the symbols that make up the written language? Kanji's one form of it.

[divus]

There's more than one way to write Japanese?

[bakaomi]

There's also kana, which-- [ oh my god how did the conversation get here ]

Well, people are normally more familiar with kanji.

[divus]

Is kana the stuff that looks like Chinese?

[no, ambition, that's kanji]

[bakaomi]

That's kanji.

[ he pulls a pen out of his pocket ]

Give me your hand.

[divus]

[ambition shakes her head]

You want to write on my skin? Ridiculous. Utterly ridiculous! [she reaches into her sleeve and pulls out a scrap of paper.] Write on this like a civilized person instead.

[bakaomi]

It's called using soap.

[ binch

but he will write out the word ambition in kanji and then shows her ]

[divus]

[


yeah she's never gonna remember that, but she nods]

[bakaomi]

That's your name.

[ he figures he should

point that out ]

[divus]

Oh.

[squinting behind the mask]

How is it pronounced?

[bakaomi]

Yashin.

[ the time between you sending this tag and me replying was googling ]

[divus]

[motherfucker did i seriously pick sincerity's icon instead of ambition's]

Huh. I guess it could sound worse.

[bakaomi]

[ i'm gonna be honest i somehow didn't question it ]

It's not that bad. [ ... ] Why did he want to name you after Bambi, anyway?

[divus]

Something about the first part of my name reminding him of that movie.

[bakaomi]

... ambi?

[ squints ]

[divus]

Yeah. [She shrugs.] He seemed to like it, so I let him go with it.

[bakaomi]

He's definitely done worse.

[ see: every name he has for taka ]

[divus]

Yeah, like what?

[bakaomi]

Bakaomi...

[divus]

What's so bad about changing one letter in your name?

[she doesn't speak japanese, b-baka]

[bakaomi]

Baka means idiot! It's an insult!

[divus]

[ambition cracks up laughing, sorry]

[bakaomi]

Oi!

[ FUCKIN RUDE ]