PARLER PARLAY — ROUND 3: JACY LEE PERIN

Photography: Etheldreda Esomba

Wardrobe: M. Mims

Our season igniting game today is a revised version of the Proust Questionnaire, arguably one of the most famous parlor games in history.

The motive? To reveal and encapsulate another's "true" personality at a state in time.

For context, this conversation was recorded in September of 2025 therefore, the answers may not reflect the player's state of mind at the time that you read this.

Much like the seasons, we are entitled to change our minds.

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When I thought of the photo story to finally shoot with Jacy, I originally wanted to personify the spirt of the black orchid, a form of flora that I felt represented Jacy and what I understood of her essence best.

I garnered the assistance of our friend Mims, costume designer and musical extraordinaire, to visualize the mystery, power, and poise represented by the flower, mirroring the same elements that she effortlessly embodies both connotatively in her being and denotatively in her career as a commercial model.

Yet too close to be classified as a coincidence, immediately upon crossing the threshold of our shoot location, I was met with correction.

Before the team and I, making itself unable to be ignored, stood a partially bloomed moonflower. It was the middle of the day, past the appropriate time for its petals to be widened to this degree, and while its sentiments relate in parallel with the black orchid in the sense that they both represent mystery, they differ in that the moonflower evokes romance, the transient nature of life, and quite literally: resilience in dark times.

Needless to say, while I wasn't too far off, by the end of the interview you can recognize why the latter is a far more fitting symbol.

I present before you: my moonflower, Jacy Lee Perrin

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Question Number One: What is your idea of "perfect" happiness?

JLP: My idea of perfect happiness is...so conflicting. When I think about hapiness it's like i'm looking at a mirror and see no flaws. When you can see past points of views even your own.

Pure happiness is being free of people's perception of you.

Question Number Two: What is the trait you love most about yourself?

I think my awareness and how I can always find the good out of the bad.

Question Number Three: What are the traits you love most in others.

My top one would be how open can be towards others. Being nonjudgemental and things like that is what I notice first.

Question Number Four: Who is a living person you admire?

Julia Jox and Rihanna just ran through my head and Megan the Stallion.

Question Number Five: What is a great fear of yours?

Being consumed by social media. (The fear of) losing myself in it because sometimes I find myself living for others or paying attention to what others have going on that what I personally have going on. Maybe just losing myself in general.

Question Number Six: What is your current state of mind? How are you feeling right now?

I've been feeling a little crazy lately...I've met someone new. I've found myself meeting myself from my last relationship and I'm noticing it and I feel aware of it. I just feel like I need to take a few steps to close that.

Question Number Seven: What do you consider an overrated virtue?

Define a virtue

Let's

"Behavior showing high moral standard" hmmm

Think like courage, selflessness, positivity, etc

Morality.

Expand on that.

I mean everyone has their own different understanding.

Question Number Eight: On what occasions do you lie?

I've lied to my agents about Likely just a little white lie. I'd rather not say anything at all. I won't tell you nothin'

Question Number Nine: What do you like most about your appearance?

I like my Piecean features. My eyes, my round face, the dreamiless of it all. I like that I'm still finding my style. (Redacted)

Question Number Ten: What is a quality you like most in a man.

Openmindedness. Showing up. The ability to display acts of service.

Question Number Eleven: What is the quality you like most in a woman?

I love the tenderness and how passionate and creative women are and their ability to express that.

Question Number Twelve: What words or phrases do you overuse?

Puuuuurrr

RIP ROLLING RAY

Question Number Thirteen: What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Yerba. I feel like I'm meeting someone who could be a really great love though.

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Question Number Fourteen: When and where are you the happiest?

Near flowing water.

Question Number Fifteen: Which talent would you most like to have (excluding the talents you have already)

That can be attained?

Hypotheticaly sure.

Musical ability

I think if you really wanted to you could. It can definitely be learned to an extent.

Question Number Sixteen: What is your greatest achievement?

One of my big ones was working for Fenty Beauty for Sephora. I remember being in time square and I wasn't able to see it (The Fenty billbord). My Target billboard was pretty cool. Actually! It was working for MILK and I had my first subway ad.

Question Number Seventeen: If you were to come back as a person or a thing what or who would it be.

Jim Morrison. A Rockstar

Question Number Eighteeen: Where would like to most to live.

I think I fell in love with Paris last year

Question Number Nineteen: What's your most treasured possesion?

Looks around

Put it like this: if God forbid there was a fire right now, aside from Yerby what are you taking with you?

My passport. Remember the fires from the beinging of the year I had to pack a bag!

Something I had since I was little is this fishing knife that I got from my brother-in-law so maybe something like that.

Have you used it?

No. It's just been hanging on my wall.

Question Number Twenty: What is an occupation that you admire?

Journalism or Public Speaking. I struggle with getting my thoughts across and i definitely struggle with speaking publicly. Anything thats humanitarian I deem admireable.

Question Number Twenty-One: What is your most marked characteristics?

People have said I have a kind heart, I'm sweet, I'm a peacekeeper and mediator...a gluestick for some.

Question Number Twenty-Two: What do you most value in your friends?

Trustworthiness and Kindnesss. Deep conversations and the ability to chill... even the silence feels interesting

Question Number Twenty-Three: Any favorite writers?

I can't think of any off the top of my head. I'm still reading all my astrology books.

Question Number Twenty-Four: Who's your fictional hero?

The lighting bug in Princess and the Frog

Question Number Twenty-Five: What about real life heroes?

I feel like with the indrustry I'm in I've always looked up to Ashley Graham, Paloma, Barbie Ferrera from when she was at American Apparel and I was like 11. It's changed throughout the years, like Paloma I really look up to her now she's a writer too and I like that too. With her modeling she's shifted into a full blown career doing high fashion. And she's like 10 years sober.

Question Number Twenty-Six : Do you have a historical figure that you identify with?

Joanne of Arc?

Question Number Twenty-Seven: What are your favorite names?

I have a whole baby name list, Piercely, Sillouette, Matisse, Vega, Sega, Aquaria, Eliza, Amaya

Question Number Twenty-Eight: Do you have any regrets?

Sometimes I regret not listening to my body when it's telling me something.

Question Number Twenty-Nine: What would you like to be remembered for?

I'd like to be remembered as someone who is always the one to acknowledge someone even if anyone else didn't.

As someone'e who'd give the way in a strict size industry.

As being able to be themselves.

Question Number Thirty: What is something dislike? Your pet peeves.

I hate when I am talking about something and someone makes it negative or responds with sarcasm.

Idk that was the first thing that popped up but I don't like it when someone chooses to shift a conversation to something negative someone did that the other day and it pissed me off.

It could all be so simple.

Also poor manerisms.

Like as simple as holding the door open.

When there's men behind the DJ booth.

Question Number Thirty-Two: What's your favorite game to play?

I just got the "we're not really strangers" game and I've been liking that.

Question Number Thirty-Three: What's your motto?

Ooh that's a good one... My background on my Twitter for the past 9/10 years has been "Suppose the world ends tomorrow I am very beautiful."

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Welcome back to this corner of the internet it's always a pleasure to play with you,

Biggest thank you to Jacy and Mims for your friendship, your space, and

your presence.

As always,

Play In Peace,

E. D.E ♠