text: shin.o. / age???

[mindthebass]

just wondering something.


what year were you born and how old are you? i'm from 1983, and last i remember, it was 2001. there are people who are close in age but are from different years in the future, making me old relatively, and i hate this.

... am i old to you?

(nope, 1985. still, he's sad.)

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[mindthebass]

well, yeah and no.

not really because i'm still your age-ish, so my date of birth doesn't really matter. it's just a fun conversation to have, and i get to see everyone's worlds and views like that.

YES BECAUSE BY THE TIME YOU CAME HERE I MUST BE OLD AND NOT-CUTE ANYMORE

[mahoraga]

[ mildly shocked at the sudden capslock ]

You would be 35 in the year it was back home.

I'm sure you look fine?

[mindthebass]

YOU CAN'T KNOW THAT

[mahoraga]

Even if you don't, does it matter?

[mindthebass]

TO ME IT DO

[mahoraga]

But you can't stop it? Aging happens to almost everyone ...

[ almost. he knows there must be some immortal spirits around. ]

[mindthebass]

i know but i don't have to like it do i

[mahoraga]

You don't, but you're going to have to get used to it.

... Though, we probably don't age now that we're in Hell.

[mindthebass]

"probably".......................

[mahoraga]

We aren't too different from ghosts here. Spirits generally do not age.

Of course, I've got no definitive proof.

[mindthebass]

tell me when u do

[mahoraga]

Sure.

You'd stress less about it if you just stopped caring, though.

[mindthebass]

you just don't get it

[mahoraga]

Do you want to explain it to me?

[mindthebass]

not in public.

private

[mahoraga]

Is this better?

[mindthebass]

(ok he didn't think megumi gave THAT much of a shit. fine??)

i just have a certain image to uphold, megumi. if i'm small and cute.

[mahoraga]

Is there a reason you need to have this image? Wouldn't it be better to be seen as strong? Small and weak-looking people get bullied more.

[mindthebass]

not if you're intelligent.

there are several reasons - but mostly because of my jobs. my face sells and there are some people who wouldn't like me if i weren't.

(hahahaha...)

[mahoraga]

Your job as a musician? I didn't think those standards applied to members of rock bands as well. [ He knows people generally expect idols and singers to maintain a beautiful image, even if he doesn't see how that has anything to do with musicality. ]

You don't have to care about the people who don't like you.

[mindthebass]

they do. when you're a musician, although you do have all these opportunities to express yourself, you have to remember you're an object of admiration and projection. you have a certain image to be faithful to.

and being a muisician isn't my only job at home, anyway.

it's not that simple, is it?

[mahoraga]

It's simple for me. But I don't have to look good doing what I do.

[ which is why his hair is perpetually uncombed ]

What's this other job?

cw sw

[mindthebass]

exactly. you're pretty handsome, so i guess it doesn't matter. your fashion could be better, though.

oh. let's just say i'm right at home at tamamo.

(put two and two together, megumi.)

[mahoraga]

[ what is wrong with his fashion!!! and he is hearing this comment about his looks and choosing to ignore it.

he does put two and two together. ]

Was it by choice?

[mindthebass]

yeah the choice is called having a roof over my head and not starving to death in a country i barely spoke the language of

in case you didn't knotice

my japanese isn't perfect