HELLO WORLD.

I have six more Sora kumibons and an ALICE-CHAN PHOTO BOOK OF AMAZING.

...That I don't have time to post about. T___T;;;

What I do need to post about is:

* ladybretagne and ceteranna, could you please mail my phone to confirm your addresses?

* prim, muirin, cosmos14 and princesslucia, plus Britt and Anna -- please mail my phone if you would like your packages to be sent via a method OTHER than air mail.

(The address is wao_julie_wao (AT) softbank.ne.jp)

* palais I put your form in the mail yesterday; jenebi your form is going in the mail today.

...I think that's all. If not, I'll mail people again from my phone.

Okay.

I had my day of initial shock, and I had my night of angst and crying.

Now I just don't know how to feel.

I went to iri yesterday. Alice-chan's birthday. There were three of us there, which was great, and afterward Harada-san told us a lot of stuff about Alice-chan in the revue.

But she also told us that the day before Alice-chan had fainted during rehearsals, and that she hadn't slept much that night.

...

Do I just shrug it off, or do I get melodramatic about it, or what.

I think the number one thing I learned from my question post is "don't be so sensitive / take things so personally". That's definitely something I need to work on.

And yeah, people should feel free to give negative opinions on an actresses' performance, as long as they're not nasty about the actress as a person.

Food for thought. I'm still chewing on it all, and I hope other people are too. ;)

BUT NOW. I WILL GLOAT.

FOR THE POWER OF SORAGUMI LOVE HAS DELIVERED TO MY HANDS

A TICKET TO PHOENIX WRIGHT 2.

Not obtained from a fanclub. Not bought at a ridiculous second-hand price. No, I won it legally and fairly from the Ticket Pia lottery!!! ("Won" meaning I was chosen to get one, and pay for it -- not that I'm getting it for free. ^^;;;)

ANYWAY BACK TO ALL CAPS OMG TICKET TO PHOENIX ON THE SECOND DAY OF THE RUN AND NOT AT SOME EXORBITANT PRICE OMG OMG!!!!!!!!!!

I WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Masako and Dai-chan on Yappari GoGo5 and Tani showing off what God gave her are welcome sights as well. ;)

(I know I owe LJ lots of reports, but I just can't afford to make really long posts with these bad wrists while paying for net cafe time...)

Okay, 20 minutes have passed and I want to post HAPPY before I leave instead of fretting about "omg did I open a can of worms".

I spent a record... 18 minutes in the Mura today. XDD;;

I'd meant to leave on the 10-minutes-earlier train, but things came up. So when I got to Takarazuka station I was kind of jogging through Sorio...

...But slowed down when I saw a tall, skinny figure in a baseball cap who I knew before I could quite see her face...

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ MONCHI ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

I... I broke into a grin I couldn't hide.

She saw me.

I nodded and whispered "ohayou gozaimasu" AND SHE NODDED BACK.

MONCHI. ACKNOWLEDGED ME. MONCHI. SHE SAW ME. THE DAY AFTER I POSTED A LETTER TO HER. OH MY GOD MAYBE SHE'LL CONNECT THE NAME TO THE FACE OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE A DREAM.

Anyway. XDD;;

Obviously I was actually going in for Alice-chan iri, and she was ♥ ♥ ♥ gorgeous ♥ ♥ ♥, her hair is dark now because she thinks the program photo shoot will be soon, and today it was up in the most beautiful way, with a straight pin decorated with small flowers.

She has a lot to do and is rehearsing really late, just like AmeUta and BeruBara. ;_____;

But. But she said for Apasionado she's basically "in every number except Dracula" and that overall the revue is only different "here and there" with little things.

OH MY GOD YOU GUYS WHAT IF SHE'S THE SINGER FOR VALENTINO.

AND OH MY GOD MONCHI.

AND OH MY GOD ALICE-CHAN ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

Alice-chan actually came 2 minutes before she said she would, but fortunately I was there in time. Then after iri I jumped onto the 11:40 train home, thus only being in Mura for 18 minutes. ^^;;;

There are happy things I want to write, but something is really on my mind right now.

Asako.

Everyone is muttering about Asako. Either that it was her time to leave, or "I'm so sad she's retiring and upset that other people are glad she's finally leaving."

And Yuuhi.

People are going to be talking about Yuuhi more and more. The day after Tani retires, and not everyone can conceal their joy of YAY YUUHI TOP.

Are these two things not similiar?

If I may ask,

Is there anyone in this fandom who loves every actress in Takarazuka?

( Just my thoughts. )

Anyway.

I'm posting this to gather opinions, so please comment. Where is that line between rude and polite? Are we ever going to agree on what constitutes going too far?

(I'm still computer-less, by the way, but doing my best to keep up.)

I had this weird dream last night.

Asako was being moved out of Tsukigumi to head a newly-formed "Rain Troupe". (What a coincidence!" I said in my dream. "That's the troupe name I used when I wrote 'Zuka fanfiction!" Silly dream self. ^^;;;)

The only person guaranteed to be moving with her was a random Tsuki upperclassman -- Ken Ruisu, I think.

We (me and a friend or two) were wondering about dates, how long between the announcement and the formation, that kind of thing. Conveniently and randomly, Juri Sakiho was on hand to answer our questions! "Juri-pyon!" we asked. "How long between Soragumi's formation announcement and their first performance?"

I don't remember if we got an answer or not. I was also trying to picture Alice-chan as top musumeyaku of a brand new troupe but couldn't quite wrap my brain around it all.

Anyway, sometime later I was with Asako, Ruisun in a kimono, and maybe someone else... Meeting the emperor of Japan.

Oooookaaayyyyy, subconscious. You could have given me a slightly more normal dream to herald Asako's retirement announcement.

I'm pretty disappointed by the near-absence of anything senshuuraku-related on my f-list.

Oh well. I suppose I knew Tani and Ume-chan weren't as popular as Touko and Asuka.

I had an amazing time. In the middle it looked like I might not have an amazing time, but I joined up with my club and stood and we chatted until our feet went numb and when the taidansha finally came out, it was amazing.

Also, because of the way Tani Club took up all parts of the street, I was in a direct line about 25~30 people away from utena1409. :) We did manage to meet up, and sailortelevator kindly kept me company for a few hours before my night bus left.

I'm sorry I couldn't meet up with O'young and her friends, though. I ran through three stations but couldn't make it back from my test before the end of intermission.

Anyway.

Everyone was lovely, lovely, lovely. I didn't cry until Eriko came out and I started thinking about Teffy... But it was comforting that the two club members next to me burst into tears too.

Watching Masami, Yucchi-san and Ume-chan was pretty emotional too. Tani was just... Tani. XD Her car. XD (By the way, this is Ume-chan's "let me leave already, photographers" face. ;P)

So many more stories I could tell.

Alice-chan was lovely, lovely, lovely. She MC-ed at Eriko's farewell party again.

And I'll see her tomorrow, because they only got one day of break before Ooeyama shuugoubi. T_______T;;;

She's the new E to Bun writer in Kageki ♥ Loosely translated, her column title is "Alice in Revueland" ♥

I have so so so many things I want to say to her tomorrow, I don't even know where to start.

Speaking of Kageki, Yuuhi is already featured in the "which one are you, A or B?" section. This went on sale on Tani's retirement day. Burn.

(The question is "Where would you like to go, (A) Outer Space, or (B) Deep in the Sea?" Everyone picked "outer space" except Asako. Somehow even the question manages to feel ironic re: the cosmos.)

And the Star File has been changed, and people have already edited the Wiki, and sigh.

An era has ended. A new era is beginning. I have to try to be positive and stay strong.

BAN-SAN DINNER SHOW "My Life" with Tomoe, Masako & Ecchan! Takarazuka Hotel, Sept. 16 (Wed) & 17 (Thu).

TOM DINNER SHOW "Yu, il mondo!" with BonBon, Akkii, Riku and MONCHIIII!!!!!!!!!!! Hankyu Hotel International, Sept. 9 (Wed) & 10 (Thu).

AND!!!!!!!!!

MICCHAN DINNER SHOW!!!!!!!!!!

"All of Me" with Chii-chan and J-ko! Takarazuka Hotel, Sept. 7 (Mon) & 8 (Tue).

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE GETTING READY FOR TOKYO AND THIS HAPPENS.

Reposting this clip that cosmos14 pointed out:

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm7503818

They... they all plastered themselves with senjafuda. ;___________;

The classmate support among 90ths, 89ths and 85ths is pretty obvious, but...

I wonder whose Alice-chan has on her arms?

So I think I mentioned I'm taking a night bus up to Tokyo for the last day of BaraAme. Just to see the parade.

I'm actually taking the Japanese Language Placement Test at Tokyo University until 2:40PM, so I probably won't get to Tokyo Takarazuka Theater until 3:15PM at least.

I think if people are seeing the show, I can possibly be in time for intermission? And meet... somewhere?

Or, Plan B, go directly to saving myself a good viewing spot for the parade and sit around by myself.

OR, Plan C, actually tell my club I can help with basho-tori? This option is tempting only because a) being a good club member, b) promise of bonus Alice-chan goods, and c) heard that basho-tori is way better in Tokyo re: parade view.

But of course I don't have the wear and don't know if Takatori-san is more strict about it than Harada-san, since I only ever talk to Harada-san... And I told Alice-chan in my letter that I wouldn't see her on raku... And then what if I don't have the chance to meet up with anyone at all, and...

Why, oh why did I have to go and be responsible and pay the money AGAIN to fail that Japanese test AGAIN when IT'S ON RAKU... ;_________________;