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『War Paint』

This is going to be an elaboration on my short list of characters who're going to come back in JJK.

My theory on Nanami's return is that Ino is going to use his Seance CT and replicate Granny Ogami's version of it to temporarily bring Nanami back to life.

Ino and Ogami have a similar CT

On my first read through that detail had stuck out to me immediately. Ino channels the abilities of 4 Beasts (basically shikigami) in the same way that Sukuna channeled Max Elephant's water to use as his version of Piercing Blood.

Ino's CT is called Auspicious Beast Summoning and it's explicitly stated to be a seance technique. Upon seeing Ino use his CT, Ogami and her grandson talk about the "chances" of encountering another seance user.

We have seen that the usages of CTs can be switched up and copied from other sorcerers, Sukuna as I already said, does this by replicating how Ino uses his technique to get the same result as Kamo's CT. In the same vein, Yuki's Black Hole achieves the same pulling power as Gojo's Blue.

On top of that, Mahoraga doesn't differentiate between CT. His adaptation ability is solely concentrated on "phenomena" which was why adapting to Dismantle also made him adapt to Cleave and made him immune to Sukuna's Domain Kitchen. He would also be immune to any other CT that utilizes slashes.

So a cross-usage of CTs and them being inherently simialr in some aspects has already been shown in the story. What also has been shown is sorcerers like Mei Mei pushing their CT to unknown limits and acquiring new attacks and applications.

But I wouldn't write all of this with only these backdrops as a foundation for my theory.

After Gojo had been unboxed, Shoko let Ino enter their room with the words: "Ino has something to say about Nanami." Ino enters and has his mask in his hand, the item he needs to perform his cursed technique.

What extactly would there be to say about Nanami? And with the mask in his hand no less? Nanami's story as we've seen in the last episode, is over. He died without regrets and there are no open threads left for him to untangle. At the airport he seemed content as well.

Now everyone could have their own interpretation of this scene but for me it's a setup for Nanami's eventual return. And yes, while Nanami himself doesn't have things left to do on earth, his presence would still be a moral boost for Yuji (and others) because I can feel it in my bones that that boy is going to suffer even more than he already did.

The only problem I see with my theory is the placing. Since the start I've been talking about how we only have 3 villains and a fuckton of good guys who have nothing to do except for getting heart attacks wile watching a screen.

My thoughts on this was that Kenjaku would recruit other sorcerers to his side so the others like Kirara, Kamo, Momo and everyone else on the lower tier list would get to fight and contribute to the struggle. Instead, Kenjauku was last seen hunting other sorcerers. And then there is the ending of the last chapter.

There’s been a huge rise in commission scammers recently, mostly on Instagram. A lot of new artists don’t know what to look out for, so I figured this might help people.

How they begin

Usually the scammer will write to you asking about a commission. Something deceptively cute - mostly I encounter asks about pet portraits, with one or two photos sent. They’ll probably try to sell you a sweet little story, like “It’s for my son’s birthday”. They will insist that they love your artwork and style, even though they don’t follow you or never liked a single piece of your art.

What to look out for:

Their profiles will either be private, empty, or filled with very generic stuff, dating at most a few years back.

Their language will be very simple, rushed or downright bad. They might use weird emojis that nobody ever uses. They will probably send impatient “??” when you don’t answer immediately. They’re in a crunch - lots of people to scam, you know. 

They’ll give you absolutely no guidelines. No hints on style, contents aside from (usually) the pet and often a name written on the artwork, no theme. Anything you draw will be perfect. Full artistic freedom. In reality they don’t really care for this part.

They’ll offer you a ridiculous amount of money. Usually 100 or 300 USD (EDIT: I know it might not be a lot for some work. What I mean here - way higher than your asking price, 100 and 300 are standard rates they give). They’ll often put in a phrase like “I am willing to compensate you financially” and “I want the best you can draw”, peppered with vague praise. It will most likely sound way too good to be true. That’s because it is.

Where the scam actually happens

If you agree, they will ask you for a payment method. They’ll try to get to this part as soon as possible. 

Usually, they’ll insist on PayPal. And not just any PayPal. They’ll always insist on sending you a transfer immediately. None of that PayPal Invoice stuff (although some do have methods for that, too). They’ll really, REALLY want to get your PayPal email address and name for the transfer - that’s what they’re after. If you insist on any other method, they’ll just circle back to the transfer “for easiest method”. If you do provide them with the info, most likely you’ll soon get a scam email. It most likely be a message with a link that will ultimately lead to bleeding you dry. Never, and I mean NEVER click on any emails or links you get from them. It’s like with any other scam emails you can ever get.

A few things can happen here:

They overpay you and ask for the difference to be wired back. Usually it will go to a different account and you’ll never see that money again. 

They’ll overpay you “for shipping costs” and ask you to forward the difference to their shipping company. Just like before, you’ll never see that money again.

The actual owner of the account (yes, they most likely use stolen accounts to wire from) will realize there’s been something sketchy going on and request a refund via official channels. Your account will be charged with fees and/or you get in trouble for fraudulent transactions. 

You will transfer the money from your PayPal credit to your bank account and they will make a shitstorm when they want their money back, making your life a living hell. They will call you a scammer, a thief, make wild claims, wearing you down and forcing you into wiring money “back” - aka to their final destination account. 

Never, EVER wire money to anyone. This is not how it’s supposed to go. Use PayPal Invoice for secure exchanges where the client needs to provide you with their email, not the other way around.

You can find more info on that method HERE.

What to do when you encounter a scammer:

Ask the right questions: inquire about the style, which artwork of yours they like, as much details as you can. They won’t supply you with any good answers.

Don’t let the rush of the exchange, their praise and the promise of insanely good money to get to you. That’s how they operate, that’s how they make you lose vigilance. 

Don’t engage them. As soon as you realize it might be a scam, block them. The sense of urgency they create with their rushed exchange, and pressure they put on you will sooner or later get to you and you might do something that you’ll regret later.

Never wire money to anyone. Never give out your personal data. Never provide your email, name, address or credit card info. 

Don’t be deceived by receiving a payment, if you somehow agree to go along with it. Just because it’s there now doesn’t mean it can’t be withdrawn. 

Here is a very standard example of such an exchange. I realized it’s a scam pretty fast and went along with it, because I wanted good screenshots for you guys, so I tried going very “by the book” with it. 

Please share this post, make it reach as many artists as possible. Let young or inexperienced artists know that this is going on. So many people have no idea that this is a thing. Let’s help each other out. If you think I missed any relevant info, do add it as an rb!