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Date: March 19, 2024 Dear Toriyama-sensei, Is it weird that I’ve been saying that starting phrase to this letter multiple times the last few days? Ever since I heard of your passing, I have been reading people’s comments online, from those of random Internet people, to Oda-sensei and Kishimoto-sensei’s touching eulogies. I can’t really say I know you that well. I never touched your video game bodies of work, oddly though, I’d just started playing Chrono-Trigger1 a few weeks ago. I don’t know what made me start playing it. I’d tried several times earlier in my life, but I never went too far. ...

📝 Note This post should have photos of the things I fear. It does not because I’m terrified to look at them. I do have photos of me in swimming gear and my pool, but by learning to swim, I have not conquered my fear. I merely face it. If you want the TLDR of this post, you might want to check out my detailed swimming progress tracking page. Fear I am terrified of water tanks, stepped wells, regular wells, temple tanks, over head water tanks, monolithic statues partially or fully submerged. I’m not fully scared of oceans, rivers, ponds or lakes. What I have is termed submechanophobia, but oddly enough I’m not too scared of watching documentaries of the Titanic Wreck. I’m absolutely terrified of looking at even photos or videos of the former stuff though. ...