twinknife

Man, what is it with foreigners and candy?? I mean - not like I'm complaining or anything - but think about it. You get dressed up for halloween, people give you candy. Christmas, some big fat guy in a suit brings you candy, plus there's all that cake and sweets you have at parties. You get chocolate for Valentine's day (some people... more than others....) -- and again for Easter?

Thinking about it.....

That's one big hit of candy every two months, for about... six months solid. That's like, half a year of candy!!! No wonder Americans are so fat, all they eat is sugar!



Buuuutttt it's almost time for hana-matsuri! Hey partner - we're doing something, right? I bet the parks won't be too crowded for a while yet, we should skip class sometime and take our lunch with us.

[a video screen pops up for this post, but there's not much to be seen - the screen is just dark enough to obscure everything in sight, but occasionally a peek of brighter daylight peeks through the fibrous darkness. yosuke has left his phone in his apron pocket, and it seems to have switched itself on. from the sounds of things, he's at work.]

"Put these away for me, Hana-chan,"

[his voice is high and mocking, with a distinct sardonic edge and an undercurrent of disgust.]

"I can't lift it, I might break a nail! Oh but you're sooooo strong, Hana-chan, it should be no problem for you right?"

(Hrrgh--!!)

[a grunt, followed by a sound like something heavy being dropped unceremoniously on a metal dolly]

"I mean it's not like I can go out with you, Hana-chan, since we're coworkers and all.... but I can sure as hell"

(Mmph!)

"--..... Use you to do my--"

(Oof!)

"--my BIDDING since you're soooooo~~"

(Haaaaa.....)


... So fucking gullible.

[the impromptu impression over, yosuke switches back to his real voice, but it's different - instead of his normal animated, good-natured griping, his voice sounds a lot rougher and deeper, edged with malcontent. this is a yosuke who doesn't often see the light of day.]

"You're so reliable, Yosuke."

...."Reliable." Yeah, bull shit. If I'm such a great guy, then why the hell won't she go out with me?? I look out for her at work, I cover her shifts, I make sure she gets the hours she wants, I keep them from disciplining her when she's late.... you'd at least think she'd put out a little! Shit!

[there's a THUMP like something heavy dropped unceremoniously onto a metal doily being kicked... followed by a whine and a long string of cursing.]


... Damnit.... this isn't fair!! I'm the one who.... I'm the one who can make their lives difficult... I'm the one who can put a stop to it..

This should be going my way.

.... No, this will go my way, or I'll show her.... I'll really show her....

[Yosuke reaches into his pocket for something, but by doing so bumps the power button on the cell. The recording ends here.]

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.... oh.

Get your own valentinr

All right..... bring 'em on!!

Man, is it seriously even January out there?? You'd think it was spring!

Man, that kinda sucks. I was going to suggest we have another hot-pot party like we did last year...... but at this rate, don't you guys feel more like having a picnic.......?

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You know, it's cool


I think I can live like this! I mean, how hard can it be?? I'm willing to sacrifice a little privacy and peace and quiet, no big deal! Chase you're an all right dude and all, and... yeah. You're.. a dude.

Now that that's settled - whooooo's up for Rock Band??

[on the other end of the line is kind of a thin, nervous quiet, that stretches out for a long time until it's punctuated by a long, shaking sigh. yosuke's voice comes through as a whisper.]

...... Does anybody hear that? The voices.. sound like they've stopped.

[rustling and creaking, like someone crawling up off the floor.]


Like it was all 'day of the dead' out there until like, five minutes ago..? I can't even hear the wind anymore....


.......

Maybe..... it's over... Maybe those things went back to-- ... wherever it is they came from?

I wonder if it's safe to go out....?


[rustling.]




..... Huh. That's weird, I can see the wind blowing, but I can't hea---[the signal is interrupted by a sudden, loud burst of static that trails off into a stacatto, interspersed by snippets of sound: a roar of wind over a high, shrill scream]

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------------------HIT OH SHIT!!!!

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[click.]

Uhhhh so what does it mean when somebody who's caught up in a replay of their past just.... disappears....


And also since when did THAT GUY teach chemistry!?

( [ABSOLUTELY private oh my god no peeking, ever] )

[FILTER: investigation team]

Wait up, I'm coming too

[/FILTER]

Souji! Ted!! You're not going to believe this - apparently the night manager's going senile or something, because my folks left a letter for me before they moved and APPARENTLY he just remembered to give it to me NOW, so it's been sitting in the back room for a week and a half just getting dusty--


--whatever, that's not important. What's important is my folks didn't cancel the lease on the apartment! It's paid off until the end of September, they said we can move back in whenever!!