Ayashe Ninetails

Yeowza. Lemme tell a quick little personal story since we're on the subject. Years ago, I met a guy from France - college student at a local state university. Long story short, he got into a massive car accident which left me believing the poor guy would never walk again (hit a tree - no one else hurt thank goodness). I visited him in the hospital every day - he was on like 4 different major pain meds (all the biggies at once) and required major, major leg surgery to get back on his feet. His hospital stay - over 1 month. Keep in mind - international student with only college-supplied health insurance here. I had NO idea what the resulting costs of this would be, but let's just say once those bills started to hit (and other issues - the fool had been drinking so probably legal problems to follow), suddenly he called me up, told me to come over, told me he's going back to France, we said our goodbyes, and he was gone. Gave up everything - his university education, all of his professional contacts, a potential internship his mentor was negotiating with NASA = all of it. Now had that been an American student or worker (which I'm sure happens regularly, especially here - we have stupidly high DWI rates) - just imagine. Instant bankruptcy.

Healthcare, what's that? 🙃

This has been written about fairly extensively. There are travel bloggers, adventurers, students, and other career professionals who left the US and went abroad seeking a better life and spent a lot of time writing about it. Some wound up in Europe and elsewhere. I believe the general consensus seems to be it's "okay," as the day-to-day challenges they face are slightly different than those in the US, but those who found themselves in Central and South America and other regions seem to have better experiences (sometimes - really depends where you go, of course - lots of places have their challenges). Random articles (most from a Black female perspective, but you can Google around for others - soooo many have been written): https://candaceabroad.com/best-cities-black-women-to-live/ - this one has links below the sections that lead off-site to more in-depth articles. https://www.vogue.co.uk/arts-and-lifestyle/article/black-expat-experience https://fortune.com/2020/08/10/black-african-americans-leaving-us-moving-abroad-professionals-race-opportunity-careers/ https://www.elle.com/culture/career-politics/a34327214/black-women-leaving-america-healthcare/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/09/black-americans-expats-costa-rica

Passing them down does sound like the right thing to do! That's a pretty solid idea. As far as my location and climate change goes, I honestly never even think about it. Our weather has always seemed weirdly all over the place and we aren't immune from damaging hurricanes, the occasional tornado, flooding, homes being swept off beaches, etc. It would be difficult for me to figure out if things are getting progressively worse or not in that arena. Seems kind of the same for me as of right now. One thing I'll say - it's not enough to keep me planted here. And the current political climate has little to do with me wanting to move on. That feeling started eons ago when I was 18ish. Like right after high school I wanted out. I had planned to go away to college back then, but couldn't settle on a major at all (I've always been all over the place on that front - interested in wayyyy too many things). I wound up staying local and working through my first degree here until I could figure things out. Silly me - I should've left way back then and done a full 4 years abroad as I would've stood a greater chance of it all becoming permanent.

Well-supported + athletic + not Maitreya = Legacy. That's about the closest you're going to get on that as the majority of female bodies cater to curvier shapes. Belleza Isis (or Venus? I forget which) could be made thinner, but I rarely ever see clothing fitted for either of those. Kalhene Erika can do more athletic shapes (well, athletic + curves), but now you're falling out of well-supported territory. Stuff is around, but nowhere near the level of Maitreya/Legacy.

Ummm I don't have many "to go" coffees, but I really like Hive. They're quite customizable, too.

So here's me showing up for a meeting with the school principal. Kidding. Just me judging y'all alongside my judgy little kitten.

OMG you're the best. Thank you so much!!! Your look is FIERCE btw! Great job with the hairstyle! I've been looking for something like that forrreeeeeeeeeeeverrrrrr.

Omg that's a great idea! Thank you! Yaaaaay.

I'm not sure if I even do! I know I have...one set of bangs. I'm going to need to start buying addons like crazy now. Thank goodness the weekend sales exist!

Omg. They're making us put in WORK to get these hairdos!

It looks like 3 parts. The top main "pulled back" piece could be one of a number of styles (I've seen pieces like that around everywhere). The two photos posted by Pandora use bases from Doux (Henrique) and [taketomi]_ (Kenji). The pony itself could be...well, from a lot of places. One uses one from Doux and the other is using one from Beusy.

LOL I'm inspired now! Time to build a hair inspiration folder made from RL styles and then go zip around the grid collecting every bang, flip, flop, braid, quiff, pony, and bun I can find! You know how easy something like this would be to make? I'm so mad at myself LOL. Just wish we had some more unique hairbases. I dunno if I'm feeling making THAT myself, too.

I used to make prim hair from scratch. I have no excuse! I'm like...completely baffled I never considered the build-a-style route. In all this time!!!!! There are so many styles I've been waiting and waiting and waiting for that I could probably just build on my own from bits and pieces I find around the grid. 🤣

Wait. Why did it never occur to me to build my own hairstyles?! I mean, I did it once but...the idea never stuck. 😳

Ughghghghgghhghhh now I want Mongolian beef!

Not Limerence, Ayashi, Yomi, Olive (there's a similar style with very different bangs), or Mina either. Mina does have a few cute shaved styles, though.

Nope, not .Shi. They have slightly different textures also. Unless they've got something new. Lemme peek. Nope.

Bloodline. Never heard of em. Edit: Went to their inworld store. It's empty except for two items at events. Did find their Flickr page posted on the board at the entrance, though. LOL hi Sarah fancy meeting you here! 😂

Marketplace is really unreliable - especially for hair. Might have more luck poking around on Flickr.

It's soooo similar in style (not texture) to the kind of stuff I wear from Adonness. It's definitely not that though. I thought maybe Yomi, but it's not her either! Must...keep...digging...

No but I need it!!!!!!!!111oneone

It's reaaaaaally hard. I'd venture a guess that it's almost impossible for most people to just toss a few items into a bag and just go. You could ship, maybe, but if they're really fragile, that's massively risky. If you're driving across, it might not be too bad to bring a lot with you. I have a lot of stuff - mostly in the crafting realm. I seem to collect yarn, fabric, and jewelry-making supplies. I'd probably just ship anything I really wanted to keep. Dragging massive luggage through airports, though? Never again!

LOL no worries! You're totally fine. That same thing happens to me, too. And all my broken brain thinks is "I wonder how many threatened to boycott the show over that." LOL. And yes I have.

Nope. In fact, I don't really see those improvements as much more than theater, in a sense. Some of what you describe just became less...fashionable? It's not the cool thing to do anymore, people said hey don't do that, so they stopped doing it. That doesn't mean some people don't still feel that way - and it all comes out when you least expect it. I found that out as a teen. Meet a guy, damn his parents are cool! Super nice, really friendly. Start dating him - yeeeeeah... 😂 Like I said though, I'm just massively cynical. Someone else might appreciate how far *cough cough* things have come. Personally? I just want out.