Sorry for messaging so late at night.

I’m Meg, a female member. Just give it a little thought. If you were planning to apply to a university called Universe and I were your homeroom teacher, I couldn’t simply tell you to be yourself and do your best. If I wanted you to get in, I’d recommend studying that university’s past exam books thoroughly. I have a feeling there may be another university that’s a much better fit for you. I think it would be fine to explore different options and see which university suits you best.

I’m in Seattle. With body piercings and a pants-based style, the first hurdle is simply getting through the interview. As for whether you’d get any offers, it might be interesting to register as Type E and say, “I have 100 body piercings, so I’m pretty unusual—would you like to take a look?” That could attract some attention. If you have good self-awareness and seem like a nice person, you might be able to continue once you clear that initial hurdle.

Maezawa from the President’s Office will answer this one as well. > Regardless of appearance, can a member’s rank change because of so-called fashion choices that are unpopular with men? Take piercings, for example. If they seem like something men might dislike, they can affect the member’s rank. Fashion is something people are judged on in wider society too. For example, imagine a man who looks incredibly attractive without clothes—someone nine out of ten people would consider handsome. If that man wore wrinkled, tattered, foul-smelling clothes, his evaluation would probably drop significantly. Wouldn’t nine out of ten people decide they wouldn’t want to be around him? He’s still the same person on the inside, but it affects how society evaluates him. (In my case, appearance has almost no effect, though（笑）.) With that in mind, if someone comes to an interview wearing “fashion that’s unpopular with men,” their member rank may change as well. That said, there also seem to be outfits that are “sexy while still being a pants-based look.” If the staff think that kind of outfit could attract plenty of offers, the member’s rank probably wouldn’t go down. Pants looks may not be popular, but if the overall impression more than makes up for that, there’s no need to lower the rank. Also, if someone is wearing a sexy pants look but the staff feel she could use a little more appeal, they may suggest, “Would you like to change into this outfit—or perhaps a swimsuit?” In that case, it might be a good idea to agree and have some photos taken. Men also want to see women in their everyday clothes, so they may include at least one photo in a pants look, along with more attractive photos taken after she changed. > If you’re going to modify your body anyway, you might as well have started with a split tongue. A woman who had registered with us once contacted me to say, “I got a split tongue.” I remember thinking, “Huh? A split tongue?” She said she was letting us know so men wouldn’t be surprised when they went on a date with her. But perhaps she wanted us to mention that a split-tongue blowjob is incredible. (I didn’t know that at the time.) When I asked why she had done it, she said: “I keep snakes. I love snakes. I wanted to become more like a snake, so I got a split tongue.” I believed her completely. If I had known that split-tongue blowjobs were so amazing, I would have written more about it, and she probably would have received lots of offers afterward. I feel bad that I didn’t ＞＜ She was a kind woman who was struggling financially and receiving public assistance, so I used to recommend her to people.

I’m Paper Airplane, a male member who’s spent the past few days in a panic: “Is my younger child a close contact? Wait, a PCR test? What should we do? Should we sleep in separate rooms?” From a man’s perspective, a woman’s appearance—including her clothes—is judged as one overall impression, so I imagine that, for male staff, it’s important that she dress in a pleasant, appealing way. With female staff, though, a woman may still be considered a “Black-tier woman” even if her clothes or appearance aren’t particularly appealing to men. I wonder how women classify other women into tiers. It seems incredibly difficult and strict in some ways, yet lenient in others. In any case, if you want to date a man who likes you for who you are, I think it’s fine to wear clothes that feel like you when you go for the interview and photo shoot. And even if that causes your tier to drop, it could be a benefit if men find it easier to make offers as a result. Also, if a man you meet is surprised by your body piercings or notices an unexpected gap between your appearance and your personality, he may find it easier to accept if your tier is lower rather than higher. I’m not usually surprised by piercings, wherever they are, but the one that has surprised me most so far was a tongue piercing. I couldn’t help imagining how painful it must have been… P.S. It seems PCR testing has become much more readily available in Osaka. A staff member at the daycare my younger child attends became infected, so since the children might have been close contacts, everyone—not just the staff—was tested. I assumed it would take quite a while because everyone had to be tested, but they called the very day they had said they would contact us with the schedule and told us they’d come to our house to collect the samples (saliva). They came that day, collected our saliva, and even contacted us the next day to let us know the result was negative. Still, we’re supposed to stay home for two weeks just in case, so my wife is in a terrible mood. I’m going to take the kids out for a walk or something. Please talk to me ＞＜