Moshi Moshi Minna-san! ヽ(´。• ω •。`)
I hope you all had fun during Armageddon and if you missed it this time, don't despair. The second Armageddon is
already officially planned for April's Fools! Get ready!
For those who don't know what Armageddon is: Well it's simple really, during Armageddon you are allowed to
upload just about anything you want to the gallery; this can range from memes, doodles, or pictures that used to be too
low in quality for the site standards, to hentai, which will be allowed as long as it's badly censored. Examples of
this would be just crappy scratch outs, photoshopping a sandwich over the naughty zones, etc. If you do upload
straight-up hentai, it will stay only for the duration of Armageddon; the rest of the images will be allowed to stay and
will be tagged as "MT Armageddon".
For those who participated with their heart and soul, the MT staff selected a few lucky winners and prepared some commemorative awards! Here are the categories!
The 'Dankest Meme' award goes to HatedAngel,
our beloved Queen of Penguins! <3 Her meme
showed us the bitter truth of the otaku and weeb culture. Welcome to the Dark side, my friends!
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The 'Spirit of Armageddon' award goes to our waller, Shimazaki! His daring wallpaper conveys the unheard appeals of the MT staff to our biggest
MT celebrity (interview follows!). MT staff are so
grateful for this wallpaper, Arigatou nee Shimazaki-san! <3
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The 'You Need Jesus' award goes to our Naughty Toast, who is now burned after
being roasted by his fellow MTokians! His exquisite mayo sandwiches were so good that he should absolutely get
Jesus's blessings~
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The 'Best Edit' award goes to the die-hard Liefeld fan and our beloved spiritual leader Pandemonium91. <33 Her splendid Death Note edit shook us all
to our cores! Everyone's panties were wet for all the various reasons!
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Now in all this chaos there were some who were completely swept off their feet
by the sudden fast food bombardment. The 'Out of the Loop' award is
the prize for our dear yroshiku, who set the MT staff
laughing with his comments and received some Liefeld love from Pande in
return!
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BurnedToast made the most people freak out during
Armageddon with this fast food advetising, so the 'Freak of the Week' award goes to to him without question!
He totally got his freak on! :D
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Last but not least, the 'Belle of the Garbage Dump' is an award well-deserved by Jason9811, who brought to us this piece of art during Armageddon. It glittered like gold in all
the trash and filled our hearts with yearning and beautiful melancholy. On top of that, his wallpaper got highlighted;
now that is something worth of a big applause!
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Now after the awards, here's a Special Surprise of this article. Brace yourselves! *drum rolls*
INTERVIEW WITH OUR ADMIN SHEQEL!
And we are live with the most controversial web personality of the moment - none other than Sheqel, the elusively enigmatic owner of Minitokyo.net. Affectionately dubbed “Daddy” by the staff of Minitokyo, he was kind enough to answer a few of the questions that his admirers have been dying to ask.
[The interview below has been recorded and transcribed with great care, for improved accuracy.]
Interviewer: Sheqel, glad to have you here with us.
Sheqel: Glad to be here, Mai-chan.
I: Especially since it’s been so difficult to get ahold of you nowadays; the
fans are anxious! Why did you decide to make time for this interview in particular?
S: I was bored, haha.
He pushes his sunglasses further back and runs his fingers through his hair. Something outside catches his eye, and he looks at it for a few long, silent moments.
I: Well, that certainly is a valid reason. Let’s see a few of the questions,
shall we?
S: Sure.
I: First question is from a person who wished to remain anonymous: “So,
Sheqel-san. How's that site update going?” I confess this one resonates with me as well.
S: Oh, you know...
Sheqel’s gaze slides from me, to the window, to the green exit sign fastened above the door leading to the spacious elevator hallway. His hands, previously relaxed, now show a subtle, almost imperceptible twitch. He coughs shortly.
S: It’s in development, we’re getting there. Building a website is a lot of
work, especially implementing and testing ads.
I: So that is the angle you have decided to approach it from?
S: Yeah.
I: Another curious person wishes to know what you plan on doing in regards to the
food crisis currently affecting Minitokyo, particularly the lack of hamburgers?
S: ...What? I don’t know what this is supposed to mean, Minitokyo isn’t
[redacted product placement].
I: According to the questions, several people are interested in the new iteration
of Minitokyo…
S: I am aware of that, yes. It will go online when it’s ready.
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I: Let’s move on to the next question, shall we? Another user asks: “What
have you been doing all this time?”
S: A little bit of this, a little bit of that. Mostly work and real life things,
haha.
I: Real life does occupy a lot of your time, it’s understandable. Yet some feel
that Minitokyo benefits from little attention on your part, even keeping in mind the natural commitment towards other
concerns…
S: I have already answered this before and see no point in revisiting
it.
Now sitting with his left leg crossed over the right, Sheqel begins tapping the air nervously with his left foot.
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I: For the sake of convenience, this question is actually several merged into
one. “What do you think about this Armageddon event?”
S: “Armageddon”? ...Are these joke questions? What does “Armageddon
event” mean? I haven’t seen the film, and what does it have to do with me anyway?
I: Oh, so it was a surprise for you too, then? “Armageddon” was an event that
took place this February, Saturday 17th to Monday 19th, during which several rules were relaxed - mostly rules dictating
what content could and could not be uploaded. Reactions to it were, let’s say, mixed.
S: This is the first time I’m hearing about this.
His confusion is visible.
I: Most of the submissions have been deleted as they didn’t follow regular
rules, actually, so they aren’t visible anymore if you visited the site.
S: I haven’t logged into the site in months…
I: …
At this point, this interviewer got a fascinating peek into Sheqel, the online personality. While people had always voiced only respect for him, it appears that a rift has appeared between the elusive webmaster and his followers? Why did he not visit his own website? Why did no one notify or consult him about “Armageddon”?
I: Apparently, not everyone was receptive to the event. You see, members were not
notified beforehand of what was going to happen, and a lot were confused upon seeing the “new” gallery.
S: What do you mean, “new gallery”? What happened?
I: To put it mildly, the ecchi guidelines were...relaxed. A lot. Foodstuff items
were involved, abuse of power...
S: I don’t understand any of this…
Oddly enough, Sheqel does not seem overly bothered by these new developments. Laid back against the armchair, absently playing with a pen, he seems impatient and vaguely bored at this new information.
S: Look, I have better things to do than sit here listening to gossip. If there
are no more worthwhile questions, I have ads to evaluate.
I: We are approaching the end, just one more question!
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I: And now, let’s lighten the mood a bit: this question holds great potential
for gossip! Sheqel, who is your favorite among the moderating staff of Minitokyo?
S: ...Minitokyo still has moderators?
I: ...Yes?
Sheqel shoots me a quick, bewildered look, right hand now gently massaging the nape of his neck. A gesture that can usually be interpreted as casual and relaxed, but on this occasion betraying feelings of uncertainty and bewilderment. He pauses for a few moments, before finally replying:
S: I assumed everyone had left.
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I hope everyone enjoyed this article to their hearts' content!
The next Armageddon starts during the first week of April - yes, a full week long for more fun!
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With Love, Mai-chan~