maple, harvest, jack-o-lantern, and maize!
Thank you for asking, @bayreef!
Maple - I’vealways wanted to really dedicate myself to a musical instrument. I playedclarinet for five years in school, but neither the environment nor my ownmotivation really encouraged me to do more than the bare minimum with it, and Iwish I had. To take up my clarinet again, or to start with something new like theharp or shakuhachi would be somethingI really want to do.
Harvest - Chihirofrom Spirited Away is probably thecharacter that I identify with most. She starts off such a brat and the momenther security is taken away from her she devolves into a scared, submissive littlegirl. But she’s not incapable and she has to learn that even when she feelslike she has no power or understanding of the situation, she can still dosomething (she has to do something). Ihave a hard time believing I can do things too, but somehow I manage.
Jack-o-Lantern - I’dlike to look like Mads Mikkelsen, honestly. He’s handsome but really broad and distinctlooking, and there are times where depending on lighting and context that hecan look grotesque. There’s something powerful about that. My face is all roundand soft and I’d like it to be more commanding and even unsettling like his canbe (though I appreciate how soft and warm he can get when he smiles).
Maize - Myweirdest encounter was just with a guy being a jerk on the street. I was ajunior in high school, miserable for a dozen reasons, in my goth phase, and I waswalking across town to the university where my uncle worked (he was my ridehome). A guy was waiting at a bus stop and sneered, “You look happy,” as Iwalked past. I gave him a huge smile, said, “Thanks,” and just kept walking. Iwish I could say it was bitingly sarcastic or something, but I didn’t reallyfully comprehend what an ass he was being until a few moments later and beingpolite was my kneejerk reaction. And I’m not very good with comebacks even whenI recognize that one would be appropriate, and I genuinely don’t get why anyonewould go out of their way to make someone feel bad about themselves like thisguy did to me.
