#inyo

Ok...

theres probably more but ehhhhhh I forgor😛

She's meant to be eighteen here, wondering to herself how she'll break her and Tiger out of their cult — I mean, village.

She's secretly eavesdropping on a conversation their Shinshoku (Shinto priest) is having with Tiger out in the halls of the building they reside in (cuz they don't have parents). She's thinking like: "boy, I can't stand you manipulating this fourteen-year-old just cause he's got our village in a chokehold with his hair. Get your filthy claws off him."

And Shinshoku knows she's onto him (he's the cult leader in disguise), but chooses to be civil about it and doesn't speak up. He just increases the number of caretakers she has (because she has a skin condition that doesn't let her out in the sun), so that it'll be harder for her to catch up on what he's doing.

She manages to run away around a year after Tiger leaves to get a more proper education in the city, but that means she won't be able to know what the higher-ups in her village are up to.

And unbeknownst to her, they get into contact with Ura Giri after getting wind that their "children", Miko and Tora, joined Nakama FC.

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Her hair's too purple, it makes her look like Yuri from DDLC, or Mafuyu from Pjsk (now that I think about it, Mafuyu suits her nicely, cuz I made her emothinless).

Took me a few tries to get the face right, because the first time the proportions were an utter mess :')

Also, guess whose special day it is today?

Me B-)

So shoutout to me, and kudos to all of you for coming to my birthday, the Inyo Sketch was a thank-you gift :]

Goodbye everyone

Bruce Springsteen’s Inyo.

"Girls just wanna have fun, I just wanna have sex in a car" (FVN - LVL1)

"Write such good stories oh, their mothers must be proud, making money off your insecurity and doubt" (Girls - Marina And the Diamonds)

"I get mean when I'm nervous like a bad dog" (Cop Car - Mitski)

"You took away what I wanted the most and he will come back to me, he will come back to me one day" (Sufre mamón - Hombres G)

"And since I didn't want to stay sad and lonely I had to get married with the neighborhood faggot" (El Putón del barrio - El Cuarteto de Nos)

"But I quite like your girlfriend, How'd the fuck she end up with you? You know we talk about all the dumb shit you do" (Oh yeah, you gonna cry? - Lovejoy)

"They will blame us, crucify and shame us, We can't help it if we are a problem" (The Adults Are Talking - The Strokes)

"It's just that I fell in love with a war" (A Pearl - Mitski)

"I'm the doctor, I'm the patient, Don't forget that, it's important" (Prescription - Mindless Self Indulgence)

"He only loves me when, There's a means he means to end" (Jobless Monday - Mitski)

So...I listened to "Inyo" from "Tracks II: The Lost Album" for the first time today and HOO BOY I HAVE FEELINGS.

I lived in Inyo County/the Owens Valley for 5 years and still have lots of connections to the community. When I realized what this song was about I fucking LOST IT (/pos). Like... *holy shit*, Bruce Fucking Springsteen wrote a song about the Owens Valley and the water wars. My favorite artist wrote a song about my favorite place, and a topic I know so much about/have a personal connection to.

(And I FINALLY have a chance to post this super niche meme I made when I worked at the visitor info center there.)

I'm working on an actually serious lyrics moodboard/photo essay so tuned for that! I am so honestly obsessed with this song and the history behind it.