its good. the cards gain a meaning after reading the event after already being visually appealing and they hit the relationship towers when the whole lineup house shows up which really reminded me why i like mixed events with how they all have their interpretations of the storybook but i also just think this was really good considering its likely going to be a long while til we see ena's next focus (even if its thematically just a year. its nice that we're seeing her progress towards her goal between hakos) and demonstrating her desire to express by helping the artist is really good. and the saistos are so so sweet.
that being said i think two things can be true. i am still bummed we never got anything white day this year and im disappointed to not see the rest of the characters slot into the au that proseka was building up. i wanted to see where honachan would fit in with ichishiho knights + saki being locked up in a tower. what is anchan doing? what are vivids doing? is ena there? haruka being snubbed despite being in the og white day event still saddens me to this day.

ive been sitting on this but i really cant imagine toya needing to have a coming out moment with vbs im sorry anon ☹☹ i think with the way vivid street is structured being such an open and expressive place i dont feel like he'd need to keep it in. not to sound so Do you guys think street music is a queer allegory but with the way he regards vivid street as a place he can belong after feeling unsteady for so long i think that falls in line with his sexuality too. moreover i dont feel like he needs to stress the label for himself either and while i do think hes proud and gay, the order of him realising he might have a crush on akito and grappling the fact he likes boys isnt so chronological to me ugh im wording this badly im sorry
but at the same time i do think its inevitable they could tell LMAO following on from my current thought it feels like to 🥞 its a Yeah man i can tell we are dating you know? but i also really have been fond of the idea that an can recognise toya's expression of identity in a similar way to her own after wtwg / kohane the same way after woao. its that earnest face you wear really

i would rather them lose to be honestt because i think itd do more for their characters but to be fair it swings either way. i see him making them lose as vbs do have a strong goal to be trampled over but i think with the way the connections have been established with the white rivals them getting kicked down and an/toya having that anger is a viable path to me because theres nothing satisfying about that sort of win for them. thats not what theyre aiming for. having everything done for you isnt giving that excitement you felt and its hard to see vbs pulling that off themselves considering their whole lack of skill compared to everyone else at the moment. nonetheless i think itd be better for them to experience a loss. its been a long long while but before i set my bets down we'll see what kohane7 and/or an7 has to offer

though i do think that the americans are a litttle older based on the whole thematics of them meeting radder but the age differences between vivid street and nyc is so important. vbs are always looking up to people back in vivid street and i think them being older helps to propagate the need for obsession in music as there's a drag towards the fact if you don't put your whole life into it, you fall behind because all these people have had the time and experience to give their everything to music and reap what it gives back. whereas in ny everyones younger, and everyones a lot more welcoming and build their relationships on trust first, fight second. rivalry looks a little different on this side of the world if u compare how the original npcs were introduced in the story vs illys/embers. the white rivals were inviting while npcs like arata were Definitely not. it really helps flesh out ny as a different place from home

IVE BEEN SAYING!!!!!! i think so far based on compfire/gao theres a sliver of foreshadowing with the way an/toya feel respective anger for illys/embers for their situation and the disadvantage theyve had for their past, illys with their "nepotism" background and then slade with his deafness. oomf brought this idea to light for me but i think dg might take advantage of these and sabotage the white rivals to let vbs win, or in some way theres rigging to rush beats that push vbs into the spotlight when its very much undeserved, since as u can see right now the skill gap is very big lol. i think itd be good with the way the current nyc connections made so far have been built on trust and understanding, and this just flips it on its head. the explosion we need really, and i think it gives way to the differences between the vbs characters themselves and their own relationships so far but im waiting for kohane7 to finish that part of my prediction.

eternal yearning situationship. since takeoff ive felt like toya would follow in harumichi's footsteps and go study music in vienna but he could go join his brother at the new york conservatory but i think nonetheless he'd go to university for music composition. akito's always a mixed bag for me... he's really the type of guy to stare uneasily at future career forms in his 3rd year i feel like theyre gonna eventually touch up on it (in. the eventual age up. if it ever comes.) he could do odd jobs working in a live house as a sound tech or pick up shifts at weg (though i feel like this is more of an an and kohane thing. he can just take their slack whenever) but i feel like he needs something more rigid and helps push him towards his goal. if alan curtis' offer in limits could stretch 4 years thatd be great. ldr akitoya is rather tasty to me but i also really like them being awkward as fuck ignoring the elephant in a shitty apartment during their college years

i think shiho would find the apartment listing they eventually settle on and sort out the paperwork there and also be the grocery guy. as you said anon honami is probably at the helm for cooking but saki joins her on occasion (icchan likes her dish duty methinks. thanks for your hard work.) otherwise im sure theyd get a chore chart for most household duties but if one of thems too exhausted in the day, honami would always lend them a hand. sakichan likes being on laundry though because it means she gets a chance to pilfer everyone's clothing. #1 hoodie hoarder. im fond of the image of honashiho sitting down to do tax forms together.