Alright... uh... So it begins.

...Hello, my name is Demrick, and Lauren, Sae ( @lightlybow), and I are going to Kyoto and Tokyo for Golden Week.

You can follow our... 'adventures'... with #GoldenAfternoonWeek because Lauren describes my hair color as 'golden afternoon' =____= ;;

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Our first stop was Fushimi Inari Taisha

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Fushimi Inari is most famous for its rows of torii gates, each a donation to the wealth deity in hopes of seeing that wealth returned

(Demrick is too shy for funny commentary--he'll warm up)

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...Lauren spent $23 on omamori & an emma in order to wish her way into a deal with an agent

...Do what you need to to keep going, but the only way you'll succeed is by working hard and doing your best

(You sound like my Dad)
(The FOX emma is @lightlybow's!)

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Um
We had a mishap with the zoom ;;;;

(What soft eyes you have, Demrick)

#GoldenAfternoonWeek The stairs at Kyoto Station light up.They're pretty.

.......... Apologies my commentary isn't more.... illuminating

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Played Mario Party with @lightlybow the whole way to Tokyo; I am embarrassed to say every time my tiny hands tried to push the button, I would drop the controller ;;;;;

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Aaand we made it to Tokyo! I'll keep you updated as we travel through the Yamanote line tomorrow

(this blanket is the same color as your hair >: D)

..... Excuse me while I murder my author ☆

#GoldenAfternoonWeek There's a Marvel pop-up store in Akihabara JR Station!!!

Lauren does not ~love~ Marvel, but somehow she spent the most 円円円 here

(In my defense, one thing was a Christmas gift)

RIP the Gwen Stacy jar that got broken 2 minutes later

#GoldenAfternoonWeek We went to the Square Enix café!

#GoldenAfternoonWeek The event was for Final Fantasy Brave Exvarius (I have no emotional connection) but Lauren was overwhelmed to find merch for FFXV, Octopath Traveler, KH, NieR: Automata and **TWEWY** (SCREAMING)

(Also there were display figures, and the workers are SHIPPERS)

#GoldenAfternoonWeek cw food

I got a sword! Also food and a drink. But more importantly a sword!!!

#GoldenAfternoonWeek We were looking for miscellaneous Nendoroid parts for Lauren's Great Nendo Quest, but while they didn't have any parts for Clau or Axiss, we did find good faces for--me?!

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Took a work break after an intensive two hours of shopping so Lauren could chip away at the short story she wants to submit to Common Bonds. [It's about me when I was young!!]

She's not sure she'll have it decent in time, but I believe in her. ☆

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Axiss?????? Axiss are you in the box????????

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cw food

Day 3 begins!!! As it ought--with Eggs Benedict (and @lightlybow)

It's the age-old adage: When not in Tokushima, go to Eggs'n Things

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Lauren bought a sweater at a used clothing store to protect her neck???!!!! (Thrift stores smell like home) Also she liked the buttons

So an obligatory in-pocket shot

#GoldenAfternoonWeek We went to a vampire café--I don't understand at all, but Lauren and @lightlybow had a delightful time

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cw blood splatters (fake), fire, food

It was an, uh, experience

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(The ice cream was shaped like spiders!! ♡)

DON'T POST THAT LAUREN AXISS IS SCARED OF SPIDERS WHAT ARE YOU DOING

#GoldenAfternoonWeek One of Lauren's top priorities was sitting at the Shibuya Scramble Starbucks and getting some work done

Uhhhh, the counter was super busy, they only sell Talls now???, and the floor closed 30 min after we arrived

A disappointment, but oh well

#GoldenAfternoonWeek DISNEYLAND

I am ~ about it, but Lauren almost panicked/cried when we couldn't actually buy tickets, and then the workaround site we used said the tickets only MIGHT work, but it all worked out and I'm overjoyed for her

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Excellent merch

Lauren was particularly dying at the Tig(g)er jacket

That Baymax plush is 5' and $100. Lauren is not considering buying it.
(I am.)
She's not.

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#GoldenAfternoonWeek Finished the first ride--the Tower of Terror. We knew the story was different from the American, but Lauren was very surprised at how different the ride itself was, too

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Matching stupid hats were purchased

[Lauren has asked me to inform you all that she will be drawing me in my own set as soon as possible]

#GoldenAfternoonWeek @lightlybow bought a boat?!

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There's an explorable fortress Lauren thought would just be views but was instead VERY COOL

We found a Camera Obscura and Axiss' favorite place in the park

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...... I miss my nephew

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I'm changing weapons

Cannon is my best friend now

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Some fun during the 2.6-hour long wait for Journey to the Center of the Earth

[It was an A+ ride, even if Lauren wishes the roller coaster buts were twice as long]

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Once the sun goes down it's too hard for Lauren to arrange night shots so there's not much of me here, but the park sure is pretty at night

(Everything is prettier at night)

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(cw food)

Sea salt ice cream!!! The only Kingdom Hearts thing Lauren could find in the whole park, but it's still **the** sea salt ice cream from Disneysea that inspired Nomura to put it in KH in the first place ☆

Oh, and in case you missed it-- https://twitter.com/lightlybow/status/1123497094319263744?s=19

And part 2 https://twitter.com/lightlybow/status/1123501006895992833?s=19

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This is the largest glass Lauren has seen in like three years. It's as big as M E

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....... So Lauren bought:

x1 punk Mickey ears headband
x1 boat
x1 VERY LARGE BAYMAX

She keeps referring to him as "Bigmax"

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Sorry for the delay! It was a PACKED day

We tried to go to Harajuku to buy Lauren's sister a sweater--IT WAS SO BUSY THE POLICE WERE DIVIDING THE STREET
So no

We went to Meiji Shrine, which was nice, but no pics of me

Then Odaiba & WENDY'S?! W a Sadako cup

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And then we fulfilled one of Lauren's dreams: TeamLab BORDERLESS

Expect a LOT of photos for this one. This is about as close to a religious experience as Lauren gets ;;;;

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Lauren's getting frustrated at how little these pictures show of the BEAUTY of the place. It's pretty unreal. Axiss and Clau would have started crying (Lauren's not sure who'd break down first, but they'd both go fast)

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Lauren and @lightlybow drew butterflies, which were then scanned in and ACTUALLY PROJECTED THROUGH THE ROOM! Incredible

Sae laughed at Lauren when they saw what she was drawing, but Lauren has a very particular brand and she thought everyone knew that

#GoldenAfternoonWeek They also had a room where you could make sea animals!

Do you, um, see that jellyfish shape on the paper?

Lauren thought they would scan only what was in the outline

They did not

She unleashed a blob of moonlit night on an aquarium with a Doraemon squid

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This place is incredible

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Last BORDERLESS set. Just... this place is really amazing. A testament to light and darkness and colors--Lauren's favorite things

[RE: last photo, I know Aragorn was an inspiration for me but does that mean I needed the ARMY OF GHOSTS]

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cw food, heights

We rode the Odaiba Ferris Wheel and got a view of the city from 400'!

Then, thankfully, the nearby mall was open and we could get Indian curry and a-- float. Sure, Lauren

..... And then we did a coin laundry trip at midnight, and now BED!

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Day --! What are we on now? Six?

Day 6! Starting off straight to TeamLab PLANETS

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The first room was one giant beanbag

The second room was another Crystal Universe ☆ For this one you could launch your own stars, but the app was down ;;;

w/ @lightlybow !

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........ I miss Clau

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The water in this room was milky and knee-deep, and on it were projections of koi, flowers, and fish spirits??? It was very cool

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Same room a second time

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Cohose yuor cloor

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Apparently we're going to go see a movie

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Tokyo more like transit life

Choo-choo

#GoldenAfternoonWeek Day 7 and we're slowing down a bit. Walked briefly through Harajuku to get breakfast crepes & Lauren's sister a sweater, then walked to Shinjuku to visit the Samurai Museum.

They had authentic armor sets from 300-400 years ago?! And replica Shinsengumi stuff