Post by Yasuo Nagamiya on Apr 8, 2009 13:47:35 GMT -5
YASUO NAGAMIYA'S BEEN ON THE RUN
DRIVING IN THE SUN
LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE.
hey, you! yeah, i'm talking to you. wake the hell up! good.
welcome to the When You Were Young tour. it is
mandatory that you fill out this paperwork. yes, all of it. why?
because we doggone said so, that's why! now take a seat and
please be quiet. i said be quiet!
CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME,
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM.
"not really. if you shorten my name to 'yazzy' or something similar, i will not be a happy bunny. although if you're interested, yasuo means 'peaceful one'. my surname means 'eternal palace'. very posh."
I HAVE TO ASK: MALE, FEMALE, OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?
"male, the last time i checked."
GOOD, I WAS STARTING TO WORRY. NOW, HOW OLD ARE YOU EXACTLY?
"i'm twenty-two, and my birthday is on the 1st january. i've never followed star signs so i don't know what i am."
WELL, YOU LOOK YOUNG FOR YOUR AGE. HOW DO YOU STAY IN SHAPE?
"i practice aikido."
OH, I'LL HAVE TO TRY THAT. MOVING ON: YOUR HAIR, IS THAT YOUR NATURAL COLOR?
"yep."
DON'T MEAN TO BE A PEST BUT, HOW TALL ARE YOU EXACTLY?
"i'm about 5'6, i think. which is actually pretty tall compared to the rest of my family."
I WOULD NEVER HAVE CONSIDERED THAT GEORGE CLOONEY MIGHT BE GAY. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
"i've never considered it either. and i don't plan to. and i'm straight... generally. there was one time... but that doesn't really matter any more. ahem. what's the next question?"
OH REALLY? WELL, WHAT BAND ARE YOU IN WHAT'S YOUR POSITION?
"i'm the bassist for taller than tom."
WELL THEN, WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO IN YOUR SPARE TIME?
"play bass guitar. read (yes, boring i know). listen to music. write my own music, sometimes. i do also play the flute... but don't tell anyone."
DON'T WORRY, THIS IS ALL CONFIDENTIAL. GO AHEAD, TELL US WHAT YOU ENJOY.
"um... pretty much all that i just listed. i enjoy music - listening, playing, writing. kissing is generally pretty enjoyable too. and the books i read are mostly historical novels, or fantasy of some kind. also aikido, whenever i can get round to practicing it."
WHAT ABOUT SOMETHING THAT GETS ON YOUR NERVES?
"people taking the piss because i play flute as well as bass guitar. people taking the piss because i read history and fantasy novels. people taking the piss because i list 'kissing' as something i like on myspace rather than sex... which generally leads to the realisation i'm still a virgin, which leads to more taking the piss. just... generally, people taking the piss and thinking they can lord it over me."
I'LL HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT. SO, ARE YOU GOOD AT ANYTHING?
"bass guitar - i was the best at school by far. but i'm actually better at playing flute, there's just less demand for that in bands. and however much some people go on at me about being a virgin, restraint means i'm a very good kisser."
THAT'S INTERESTING, NOW WHAT ARE YOU NOT SO GOOD AT?
"i've been told i get very overprotective at times, and have been known to lose my temper easily. i'm also not so great at the meditation part of buddhism - i get distracted too easily and i'm quite impatient."
I BET I CAN BEAT YOU IN A THUMB WRESTLE AND HOLD MY BREATHE LONGER THAN YOU AT THE SAME TIME.
"i bet you could too. which leaves you with no bet. tough luck mate."
YOU MUST THINK I'M CRAZY. OH WELL, SAY, WHAT KIND OF QUALITIES DO YOU LIKE IN A SPOUSE?
"well... i'm kind of engaged already... but if i had a choice it would be someone beautiful... which sumiko is, from her photo. and interested in music... which she also is since she's on this tour. someone who will appreciate me for who i am, rather than the general stereotype of young men being arrogant and sex-obsessed. preferably someone who's also vegetarian and buddhist, but even if i wasn't engaged i doubt i'd find anyone like that on this tour. vegetarian is more likely than buddhist, at least."
OH, I GUESS I'M NOT YOUR TYPE THEN, EH? WELL, WHAT DO YOU FIND UNATTRACTIVE IN A PERSON?
"well, yeah. i'm engaged. which means everyone apart from Sumiko isn't my type any more. other than that, someone who believes and follows the mainstream trends just to fit in."
FINE, BE LIKE THAT. I DON'T LIKE YOU ANYWAYS.
"are you not listening? i'm engaged!"
OK, WE'RE GONNA PLAY A GAME. I'M GOING TO ASK SOME SIMPLE QUESTIONS, AND YOUR GOING TO SAY THE FIRST THING THAT COMES TO MIND, OK?
"fine."
FAVORITE FOOD?
"shojin ryori."
FAVORITE MOVIE?
"crouching tiger, hidden dragon."
FAVORITE BAND/ARTIST?
"taller than tom... obviously."
FAVORITE DRINK?
"english beer. although i know i'm not supposed to drink it..."
FAVORITE SUBJECT?
"english."
FAVORITE SPICE GIRL?
"don't have one, sorry to say."
FAVORITE TV SHOW?
"don't really watch much tv."
FAVORITE HOLIDAY AND SEASON?
"wesak festival, and summer."
FAVORITE WORD?
"don't have one. sorry, again."
FAVORITE FAMOUS DEAD PERSON?
"gautama buddha."
FAVORITE TIME OF DAY?
"early morning. yep, weird i know."
FAVORITE COLOR?
"white."
FAVORITE BOOK?
"memoirs of a geisha."
FAVORITE TOY?
"a toy guitar i had as a kid."
WELL, WASN'T THAT FUN? ON TO THE SERIOUS SHIT. TELL ME A BIT ABOUT YOURSELF.
"i'm not a very patient person. and i can also be very over-protective and lose my temper easily if someone threatens whatever or whoever it is i'm protecting. but generally i'm a pretty nice guy - i'll stick up for what i believe in, be it religious or ethical, and can be however charming i wish to be."
MHMM, AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
"my family have always been good to me and done what they thought was best for me - that's why i'm not objecting to this arranged marriage. it might be a bit old fashioned, but i was dead set against being sent to that english secondary school - turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened to me. my father is called makoto; he's a barrister and usually very happy. my mother's name is kaoriko, but she stays at home and looks after my siblings. i have plenty of them - amaya is 9, and she can be very sweet when she wants to be. nami and kimi are twins and both 12. kaiya is 15, and my only brother, ryu, is 17. he's very like me. but like i said - big family."
VERY INTERESTING. SO HOW DID YOU END UP IN AT THIS TOUR?
"i was born in nagasaki, japan. after attending secondary school in england and living at home for a year, i went to the usa, specifically tennessee, with a friend from england and ended up stepping in for a band's bassist when he got too sick to play at a gig. i guess they liked me, because when the guy broke his arm and couldn't play any more they phoned me up and asked if i could play with them. that was last year, and now i've ended up on tour with them."
RIGHT ON, MY FRIEND. SO, CAN YOU TELL US WHAT WAS YOUR BEST MEMORY?
"getting straight as in all my english lang lit modules for a-level. pretty good considering it's a second language. also passing my grade 8 flute with distinction in year 10."
HOW, LOVELY. AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR WORST MEMORY?
"landing in gatwick airport for the first time aged 11, about to start school in a country i knew hardly anything about. man, i was terrified."
NOW, JUST WONDERING. WHAT RELIGION ARE YOU EXACTLY?
"mahayana buddhism. i'm just not too good at following certain teachings - like, the meditation. half the time i get bored and don't finish. and the non-violence doesn't go too well if i lose my temper. not to mention the not drinking alcohol... i try, i really do."
WHAT SORT OF CAREER WILL YOU GO INTO THEN?
"dream job... it would have to be an author, but i doubt that's gonna happen. actual job - maybe a manager in a record label or something."
WHAT HAPPENED TO BE YOUR FIRST WORDS?
"okāsan. japanese for mother."
OMGWTFBBQ?!? WELL, LOOK AT THAT. I'VE NEVER SEEN A GENIE ACTUALLY COME OUT OF THE BOTTLE. WHAT ARE YOUR THREE WISHES?
"that sumiko won't hate me for being the person her parents have arranged our marriage with. that some of the people i'm around every day would mature. that i would have control over my temper."
WOW, WASN'T THAT FASCINATING?
"why not."
SO, YOU, UH, WITH ANYBODY AT THE PRESENT MOMENT?
"well, not exactly with them yet... since she doesn't know i exist. i'm engaged to sumiko, but judging from a phone conversation i heard her mother having one time, she's not happy about it. so, i'm just gonna get to know her and hopefully get her to like me before i tell her who i am."
WELL, YOU WANNA GO OUT SOME TIME? WHERE CAN I TAKE YA?
"you're an idiot. in the past, i've liked vegetarian restaurants - it's great being able to go somewhere and not worry about whether a meal has any meat products in it."
HEY, IF YOUR NOT BUSY FRIDAY...WANNA GO OUT?
"no."
ALRIGHT, WHATEVER. THIS INTERVIEW IS COMING TO AN END. ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TELL US?
"hm... not that i can think of."
THIS FAKE INTERVIEWER DUDE GUY WILL SELF DESTRUCT IN FIVE SECONDS.
"woot."
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ON THE STEREO,
LISTEN AS WE GO,
DRIVING DOWN THE 101.
HALO has been trying to escape this doggone planet for SEVENTEEN (BUT EIGHTEEN TOMORROW!) years,
but they've found themselves stuck in the vortex of role playing for 1 AND A HALF years.
too bad. we could have busted them out if they didn't live all the way in
the GMT timezone. you can always reach them at HAYLIE CLAVELL'S ACCOUNT.
hold up, you'll need the password, which is I CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO GO LOOK IT UP AGAIN... SEE HAYLIE'S and we'll need
to see some proof that you're a GIRL. yep, pull down those pants.
ok, well, i'll just take your paperwork and be going:
SEE HAYLIE.
CALIFORNIA HERE WE COME,
RIGHT BACK WHERE WE STARTED FROM.
say hold up, wait a minute. let me put some pimpin' in
it! yep, that's right, this sexy application template was made
by yours truly: CHRISS a.k.a. LENNY GOT LAID ?! @
CAUTION 2.0. yeah, see those fawesome lyrics? that be
california by none other than phantom planet. and by the way,
if you happen to remove this little credit, i'll sned vampires
after you in the night to rip out your jugular. and they won't
be as sexy as you think the cullens are. uh-huh.[/center]
