i fear this is going to, as they say it, Flop, but: kind people, share your blorbo thoughts. even if they are as follows: “a yao somft” or “purble..” or “rotates him in my mind”. any thoughts are welcome. i’ll take them all

So I updated my summary of my Whimsica series Foibles.

It’s  still very messy and incomplete, but that will change with time as I get more ideas.

Sumi’s situation is inspired by Daughter of White, yes. Also yes, it kinda did become a fantasy version of A Dreamer’s Journey.

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The Forest of Resonance is a tropical rainforest in the magical land of Whimsica where it is perpetually summer. The forest is inhabited by elven people, or elves. It never is cold in the forest, nor does it ever snow. Nobody who inhabits the Forest of Resonance is able leave it, or else they will begin to die slowly as long as they are outside of the boundaries. Everyone in the forest has hair/eyes that are blue, green, or somewhere in between. Even when they age, the hair never turns white. But Sumi Shizumi, an albino, was born with white hair, and is ostracized because of it. Sumi Shizumi was born on an unusually cold day for the forest. She was born with white hair and purple eyes, and everyone began to treat Sumi as a mistake and a cursed child because of it. Sumi’s single mother who was a pianist, Setsuko, passed away shortly after birthing her, leaving Sumi an orphan. Sumi’s mother cared deeply about her child. Her final wish was for Sumi to live on and have a happy life, despite her looking different. However, others would soon mistreat Sumi. Sumi had been living with an adoptive mother since then, who frequently treated Sumi as inferior. Sumi’s adoptive mother then died when Sumi was 17, leaving her to live on her own. Sumi grows up as a very lonely and apologetic person, despite having an incredibly gentle and benevolent nature. Sumi also has an adventurous spirit. She is a writer, she loves books, and had always heard stories and legends of life outside the forest. She has always longed to see all the amazing sights from beyond the boundaries. Sumi is not only ostracized for her white hair, but also her strange powers. Everyone else’s powers are related to plants and summer elements. Sumi’s powers are related to ice and are rather wintry. They are also very hard to control, and more like a curse. Before Sumi’s discovered her powers, nobody had ever heard of snow. When they first saw the snow that happened because of Sumi, they panicked. They thought that Sumi had done something bad to the usual rain. The key to Sumi controlling her powers is confidence. But since Sumi has been mistreated her whole life, finding confidence ends up being an immensely difficult quest for her. Ever since she was little, Sumi also wanted to be a singer (like her upperclassman Liu) but she’s never had the courage, not even to join the sing-along program at school. She avoided singing with the other kids in music class out of fear of being criticized, and sat alone in the corner. Sumi wanted to play the piano the way her mother did. She took a lesson at age 12, but she was clumsy at it. The pianist in her village was very harsh, also mistreated Sumi, and refused to teach Sumi any further due to being a “nuisance”. This damages Sumi’s self-esteem further. Kiri is a girl who secretly always wanted to be comfort Sumi and be her friend, except she felt like a powerless bystander. Kiri did comfort Sumi in secret by giving her uplifting notes in her locker and mailbox when nobody was around, essentially becoming Sumi’s secret friend. However, Kiri felt like she could not reveal herself, because then she’d be mistreated too. One day when she is 22, Sumi is having a particularly horrible day. That night when she sees a shooting star from her treehouse, she wishes for someone, anyone, to be her friend. Sumi’s emotional feelings that night were so strong, it caused a blizzard to plummet the forest. The crops begin to die and everyone chases Sumi out because of what she did. The elder of the forest says that Sumi won’t die when she’s away from the forest, because the forest was never where she belonged in the first place. This hurts Sumi deeply, hearing she never belonged. What hurts even more is that Sumi doesn’t seem to feel weaker once she’s away from the forest, meaning the elder was right. Sumi takes this opportunity to run away, to somewhere outside the boundaries where she’d be happier. However, word gets out, and Kiri is worried. She follows Sumi in secret, even risking her own death. Meanwhile on Earth, we have Reina Coda. Reina is a girl who finds her life boring and disappointing. She is a singer and pianist, but recently she lost her passion and reason. Reina became a nihilist who believes her life is meaningless. She desires and longs for a reason to keep living. One night, Reina goes to sleep after a long day... and mysteriously wakes up in another world. In fact, this is Whimsica. Reina wakes up in an unknown place, wanders for a while, and finds Sumi, who is running away. They have a conversation. Reina’s hair is black, which Sumi comments on. All throughout her life, she had only seen people with blue or green hair, and never a different color, such as black as the night. Sumi asks where Reina is from. Reina mentions she’s from far away, and that she’s lost. Reina is initially aloof and a bit standoffish. She isn’t good at consoling Sumi, who is so diffident. But she comments that Sumi’s hair is beautiful. This changes Sumi’s life. She had never thought of herself as anything more than worthless and ugly, and it was all because of her hair. Having it being called beautiful changes Sumi’s world. They go on a journey together. All sorts of adventures. Sumi’s journey is to find acceptance. Reina’s journey is to find a way back home. Throughout the story, many things happen. They even both gain powers to transform into magical girls and fight monsters through fulfillment (mentioned later). Sumi ends up making her previously uncontrollable ice powers useful. They become friends, though it takes them a while to get close. Sumi ends up trusting Reina, and tells her secrets and dreams. Sumi wants to be a singer and pianist. Reina, who is experienced in both, offers to teach Sumi. Eventually they discover an old house. They decide to make it their home. Coincidentally and much to their delight, the house mysteriously has a piano in it. Reina uses this to start Sumi’s piano and voice lessons. Sumi is clumsy at both at first. This discourages her immensely. Eventually, Reina unintentionally hurts Sumi’s feelings by telling her that she lacks confidence. Reina claims That Sumi won’t be making it far as a singer without such a crucial characteristic. Sumi breaks down into tears and has an emotional outburst. She runs away and hides. Reina apologizes, but Sumi still feels hurt. This stems from Sumi’s low self-esteem and past rejection. Reina eventually gets to understand Sumi’s feelings better, and realizes how her words were hurtful to Sumi. Reina finds Sumi. She then tells Sumi she understands her better and apologizes again. She tells Sumi that everyone has things they need to learn, and that it doesn’t make Sumi awful or hopeless. Sumi and Reina have a poignant moment that brings them closer together. Reina confesses to Sumi that she once was shy as well. Reina gradually opens up more throughout the story. We end up finding out why she is a nihilist and is so standoffish. Reina’s parents died, and her step-parents are always arguing and eventually divorced, leading Reina into thinking life is meaningless. Eventually during their journey, Sumi and Reina stumble upon a colorful Land of Misfits. Legend has it, to reach this land, you have to be someone running away due to being mistreated for being different. Then, if you are lucky, you will come across the Land of Misfits. A long time ago, all the people and creatures who ran away had found each other and built a safe haven where everyone is accepted. However, villains from the evil planet Monochrome want to destroy the Land of Misfits, because they don’t think that the Misfits deserve to be happy. Monochrome doesn’t believe in happiness. They also want to corrupt Whimsica to make the entire universe boring and hopeless to their liking. Monochrome villains spread despair, and have the power to harness negative feelings and turn them into monsters. These monsters hurt people physically and emotionally, and spread negative energy. Reina, along with the people in the Land of Misfits, tell Sumi that she doesn’t have to be sorry for being different. They tell her that it’s not her fault. Once Sumi hears that it isn’t her fault, and finds out there are Misfits with stories like hers, her entire world changes. For the first time, she doesn’t feel alone. Eventually, Sumi even finds out about hair dye, but she declines the opportunity to dye her white hair that she’s been ostracized for her whole life. She is pressured into doing so by the person selling it, but Sumi stands up for herself and claims there’s nothing wrong with being different in the first place. This is part of her character development. Sumi now realizes all the unfair treatment she’s been through. She wants to stand up for all misfits. Out of spite, she refuses to change. It’s a little thing, but it shows how much Sumi’s confidence had developed. When Sumi finds out about Monochrome, she is shocked and appalled that they want to destroy a land filled with all the people that are different. Though Sumi is timid, she wants to make a difference. She slowly builds her self-worth and confidence, and her magic gets stronger and more controllable as a result. Sumi and Reina also find they can cast magic with music. Sumi and Reina also end up, along with some Misfits, joining an exploration team, in order to explore Whimsica, combat Monochrome’s negativity monsters, and look for a way for Reina to return home. It gets to the Sumi eventually fulfills herself. In Whimsica, magical transformations, complete with an outfit and a special weapon, are unlocked when the user “fulfills” themself. This can be through overcoming an obstacle, or having a substantial moment of bravery. In Sumi’s home forest, fulfillment was said to only happen to the “truly worthy”. Very few people in the forest had been able to. Reina eventually fulfills herself when she gets over her feelings that life is meaningless. Being with Sumi teachers Reina that life is precious. And that’s all I have for now I guess. But they do save the Land of Misfits after an epic journey. Without Sumi’s courage and kindness, the Land of Misfits would have never been saved. Sumi goes from bein At the end of the story, Reina says something corny like “Maybe the real journey is deep inside of us all.” But it shows how much her view on life changes. Though eventually there is a sad ending where Reina has to go back to Earth and say goodbye to Sumi forever, but she’ll never forget her. But Reina is the person who changed Sumi’s life and gave her strength. Perhaps Sumi needs to find the strength to go on without Reina, yet treasure her memories. It is thought that Reina can never return to Whimsica. During the time Reina is gone home, Sumi becomes an accomplished magical girl. She also becomes a vocal coach, because she wants to help people reach their dreams the way Reina had helped her. One of her students is very shy just like her, so Sumi tells them the story of her and Reina, and how she was shy and hopeless once. Meanwhile, Reina is extremely depressed at home and wishes she could at least visit Sumi once again, who had given her life meaning. However, she is grateful. Reina will never forget how she felt when she was with Sumi. Eventually, four months later, Reina gains the ability to go back to Whimsica. She finds Sumi again, and eventually they get married.