Dear #newcomers and other #newbies from yet another #TwitterMigration (yes, I'm using lots of #hashtags because otherwise, how are you going to see this?), instead of telling you what you should or shouldn't do here, on the #Fediverse (honestly, just look at what the regulars are doing and pick up from them, just like any other social circle on or offline), I decided to give you a small welcoming present.

See, I live in #Japan and I hate the #WeirdJapan trope. However, there is one domain where it's all true. It's with the #Gashapon aka #Gacha aka Capsule Toys.

Once in a while, when I go shopping, I browse the Gacha Gacha section and take pictures of the weirdest ones. Here is my last batch. Follow the 🧵⤵

Oh, one more thing: if you're wondering how I can type such a message - after all, #Mastodon only allows for 500 characters per post... well, there is a twist... The Fediverse extends way beyond Mastodon, and not every service does the same thing - here I am on Calckey, not on Mastodon and you can read this message. This too is the magic of the Fediverse... But we're here for something completely different. Enjoy :

Let's start with something very basic: various kinds of bread, with arms and legs, because why not?