What is your idea of perfect happiness?
i’m not wholly sure i have one, not clearly…but i think it involves living independently by the ocean, be able to use my artistry and passions to support myself.

What is your greatest fear?
the deaths of loved ones.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
shyness.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?
false niceness/kindness.

Which living person do you most admire?
is this the part where i play “all my heroes are dead”?

What is your greatest extravagance?
i overspend.

What is your current state of mind?
lost.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?
in the Christian sense, chastity. in everyday life, being “nice”.

On what occasion do you lie?
when i’d rather avoid hurting someone.

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
most of all? the overall.

Which living person do you most despise?
vladimir putin.

What is the quality you most like in a man?
softness.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?
dominance.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“seriously”, “あらあら/あらま”

What or who is the greatest love of your life?
music.

When and where were you happiest?
2016, summer, university.

Which talent would you most like to have?
i wish i could play piano properly, not just by ear.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
physical beauty.

What do you consider your greatest achievement?
well, i’m still alive.

If you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
a jacaranda tree.

Where would you most like to live?
by the sea, somewhere i could walk by the water every day.

What is your most treasured possession?
i’m such a materialistic little spark; i have too many to list.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
that moment when you’re just too depressed to kill yourself. you are too miserable & lost & alone to move the blade one more inch that might free you. that’s hell.

What is your favorite occupation?
songwriter.

What is your most marked characteristic?
shyness.

What do you most value in your friends?
loyalty.

Who are your favorite writers?
jrr tolkien, francesca lia block, lenore kandel, yoshimoto banana, sei shounagon

Who is your hero of fiction?
frodo baggins.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?
murasaki shikibu.

Who are your heroes in real life?
who knows.

What are your favorite names?
elijah, miaka, elanor, erik, arwen, mireille, carys, sadwyn, daenerys, robert, jaemin, ciara, beatrice, xiaomei.

What is it that you most dislike?
migraine pain.

What is your greatest regret?
leaving my home.

How would you like to die?
peacefully and painlessly.

What is your motto?
“hope.”