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((!! I only just realized I left this in my drafts! I’m sorry for the delay, Anon!))

Woah, you went straight for the hard ones, Anon, ahaha. From this asklist. Good thing I think about this kind of stuff often enough:

30: What happens after we die? As a person, I like to believe that there are choices to be made. I like to believe that, after death, we are either given the opportunity to rest for a little while before journeying to the end, or we are given the opportunity to return to the world again to try living life again. 

As a writer, I like to imagine a sadistic bureaucracy where they reveal that all of life was a standardized test, only you don’t get to know the score, and then they ask you, “So, do you think you did well enough to go to heaven? If you’re confident, go right on through the door and we’ll see, or you’re free to retake the exams as many times as you need,” all with a terrifying polite demeanor thinly masking their delight at your suffering.

More under the cut.

This question is always tricky because I don’t actually ever listen to music for personal pleasure. I have playlists organized by stories and atmospheres, and I listen to them in order to alter my mood or mindset to work on a specific project. That being said, I suppose there are a few artists I listen to more than others - the ask before this asked for ten, so I’ll be doing ten and giving a song or two I like from each of them.

Top 10 Music Artists (in no particular order)1. Sia (“The Greatest” , “Alive”)2. Of Monsters and Men (“Little Talks”)3. Joe Hisaishi (“Summer” , “Dragon Boy”)4. Sara Bareilles (“Bright Lights and Cityscapes”)5. Okkervil River (“Westfall”)6. 악동뮤지션 / AKMU (“Give Love” , “200%” , “오랜 날 오랜 밤 / Last Goodbye”)7. Porter Robinson (“Shelter” , “Fresh Static Snow”)8. Lin-Manuel Miranda (“Burn” , “Non-Stop”)9. Toby Fox (“Hopes and Dreams” , “SAVE the World” , “His Theme”)10. DECO*27 (“Two Breaths Walking” , “Aimai Elegy” , “Delusion Tax” ) 

I had music artists asked by someone else, so I’ll answer that one there, but for the other two, hmm… firstly, let me reiterate that my ‘favorite’ stuff actually has less to do with my personal tastes and more to do with the question, “Did they tell this story in the most effective way they could have in the chosen medium?” So if you were hoping for some recommendations, my genres are going to be a little all over the place, ahaha. These are also not any particular order.

Top 10 Anime (not including films)1. Princess Tutu2. Hunter x Hunter (2011)3. Osomatsu-san4. Mob Psycho 1005. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun6. Tiger & Bunny7. Konjinki no Gash Bell8. Scrapped Princess9. Monster10. Shouwa Genroku Rakugou Shinjuu

No worries - it’s my pleasure to help! I’m always happy to help respectful exchange of cultural information.

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22. Do you have a secret talent? If yes, what is it?Hm, not necessarily secret in general, but something I don’t mention frequently on Tumblr is that I am familiar with several martial arts. I studied taekwondo in childhood, kickboxing and jujitsu in high school, and now I am learning krav maga. I enjoy having complete control of my body and knowing how to use it. I like ballroom dance for the same reason, though I only know the basics of the usual dance styles.

26. You just got a free plane ticket to anywhere in the world, but you have to leave immediately. Where are you going to go? Other times I might have other answers, but right now? KOREA. I miss Korea so much, and I need a hair stylist that knows how to deal with my Korean hair, and I need cute cheap note books and Korean food and karaoke!! And one of my friends is still there for her winter break!! We could hang out at one of the dozen cute cafes on the street!!! Oh, and also I can see my family, that would be cool too, I guess. And I need the suit from my closet, and on my home desktop, I could finally play Fallout 4.

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I wish I had an interesting answer for this. Honestly, there’s no one I know in real life that I would enjoy having in servitude, ahaha. I wouldn’t want to burn bridges with any acquaintances, and I would feel too guilty to force something like that onto a friend. 

If anything, if this circumstance came with no repercussions and we’re just operating within the realm of imagination, I think it would be most satisfying to just... choose a random person who I know would be indignant about it? Someone who doesn’t have anything pressing to do that day, so their life won’t be ruined by it, but who would despise not having control over their own day. A stranger, so that after the day is up, we don’t have to ever see each other ever again, aha. 

I wouldn’t do anything excessive - just kind of take the chance to be lazy, I guess, asking for chilled glasses of water and such. Call the person in, then be like “sorry, I forgot” - just little annoyances, I suppose. Make them play chess with me. Make them lose if they’re better at chess than me. Make them listen to my life problems that they couldn’t care less about since they don’t exactly want to be there. Make them order the food from that one delivery place that doesn’t let you online order, so you have to call even though you hate calling.