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On 5ch’s Nyuusoku VIP board, a regular going by the fixed handle “Byosoin Kururi” declared on Sunday morning that they’d “answer every single reply,” kicking off a thread where they responded one by one to whatever questions came their way. Topics ranged wildly — remedies for migraines and hangovers, health talk about depression and bipolar disorder, favorite reading habits, a future where AI takes people’s jobs, and recommended Cthulhu Mythos works. There was even a reunion moment with a regular who remembered a past exchange, and the whole thread stayed calm and friendly from start to finish.
What people said
I'll consult a lawyer about that.
I'll also talk to a lawyer and think long and hard about whether to pursue legal action.
I see. Good for you.
Also, didn't you post something pretty similar yourself?
I see. Good for you.
I'm not dead.
I'll eat some jelly, take my meds, and go back to sleep.
Sounds like a cold? Flu's going around too, so be careful. Take care of yourself.
I wonder why that is. Might have something to do with the sugar.
It's bad for me, so I only go to McDonald's when my head is really pounding.
Migraines often have no clear cause, so why they get cured is a mystery too — but hey, at least there's a fix. Small mercy.
Anyway, Kururi-chan, weren't you hungover?
Lately, no matter how much I drink, I don't get hangovers anymore. Maybe my liver's toughened up.
Mine gets worse with heat.
I go to a headache clinic and get a preventive migraine shot (Aimovig) every month.
I also cut back on cheese and chocolate since those trigger headaches too.
So it's called a tension headache — good to know.
In high school I had headaches almost every day, but as I got older they let up a lot.
Hope things keep improving for you too.
Maybe you just stopped drinking enough to get hungover?
Can't really say, I don't drink myself.
But I want Kururi-chan to live a long life, so don't overdo it.
Thanks. Might just be that I've been drinking less lately.
Way back when, I posted
"Thinking about getting plastic surgery to go from a strong face to a plainer one"
and you told me
"You're putting your effort in the wrong place. First, fix your personality."
That's not an answer any AI would give.
Is that you, Tenten-san?
You actually remembered me?!
I'm so happy 🙌 so glad you're back, Kururi-chan 🥳🥳
I honestly had no idea it was you, Tenten-san, until just now — I'm pretty shocked.
Glad to be reunited with you too.
Right now they're only hanging on because things are still so analog.
I think Japan's still safe for a while yet. By the time the West starts pushing back against AI, Japan will probably only just be getting around to rolling it out properly at mainstream companies.
Glad to see you're doing well, Kururi-chan.
By the way, still haven't gotten so much as a millimeter of plastic surgery, and I've got depression, but I'm doing fine 👍
Hope your depression goes into remission soon. Bipolar sounds rough, so take care of yourself.
All sorts of things. Novels make up about half, and the rest is a mix of neuroscience, psychology, psychiatry, philosophy, and religion.
I've also got books on poverty and end-of-life care.
Yeah, true. I've always loved reading, so going into science and math track might've just been because the coursework was easier.
No, private university actually. I'm hopeless at anything forced on me, so a private school with fewer required subjects was really my only option.
I've never had it, so I wouldn't know.
They're games rather than novels, but I'd recommend Bloodborne and dear My Abyss. The former's an action RPG, the latter a visual novel.
Unfortunately I haven't come across any novels I'd feel good recommending.
Totally get that. Miyazaki (Hidetaka Miyazaki, the FromSoftware director) is a phenomenal creator.
Background and Key Points
On 5ch’s VIP board, there’s a long-running tradition where a regular posting under a fixed handle (a “kotehan”) declares at some set time that they’ll “answer every single reply,” then works through whatever questions or jabs get thrown their way. This thread followed that same format, with questions covering remedies for migraines and hangovers, health topics like depression and bipolar disorder, favorite reading habits, Cthulhu Mythos recommendations, and AI’s impact on jobs. There was even a reunion moment with a regular who remembered past exchanges, and the whole thing stayed calm throughout, with no conflict or flame wars. Note: the thread also included an exchange where the poster claiming to be the real Kururi posted a face photo and got teased over their looks — since that can’t be verified and amounts to mocking someone’s appearance, it’s been left out of this article.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Nyuusoku VIP) thread “I go by Byosoin Kururi, and since it’s Sunday morning I’ll answer every reply.“
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