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[07 Feb 2005|10:19am] |
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I resigned from my job. I don't want to work anymore, it takes too much out of me. I believe I have earned enough money to pay my part of rent. For a few months, at least.
Then I'll probably go back to Makai.
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| Long waited update. |
[05 Oct 2004|05:03pm] |
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There isn't much to post about, really. I've been working, working and working all the time. I'm being exploited, I'm afraid -_- Especially since I tried making sushi (out of stupidity curiosity). My abilities seem to have woken up the manager's interest, as I now find myself preparing sushi rice, omelet and rolls every day of the week. And it takes A LOT of time when there are only two people to do that....
I wished to have SOME experience of the human life. I think this is going a little bit too far.
I'll ask for a few days off. Anyone wants to train with me? I haven't had a good fight in months.
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| Vacation? |
[28 Jul 2004|10:53pm] |
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...my apologies, everyone. My manager has given me a few days off and I, er, "stopped" by the Makai.. I just forgot about the... time difference. Three days in Makai can be equivalent to one month in Ningenkai....I think I might have got myself in some trouble. Mmm.
Is that true that Chuu is in Ningenkai?
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[24 May 2004|10:51am] |
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I'm sorry I haven't posted for a while. I wish I had more free time.
I have been really busy at the sushi bar. Summer being near, we have many more customers, and I believe we will soon need to take reservations.
Speaking about summer.. people here seem to find this kind of weather really pleasant. I, unfortunately, cannot share the general enthusiasm.
For those who wonder, Shishiwakamaru has also been busy, but I've seen him only a few times lately, so the only thing I can tell you is that he seems to be all right. We will come back to his apartment soon I hope.
Other than that, things are very quiet around the temple. I wonder how everyone is doing?
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[24 Mar 2004|09:38pm] |
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I am feeling much better, but it sounds like I missed a lot of things during recovery. Juri has disappeared and no one has seen her yet... Rinku visited on Sunday and told me what had happened between Suzuki and her. I can't help feeling guilty.
He also cleared up a few things for me and called my manager to tell her I had simply fallen ill. Funaki-san is very understanding. I didn't lose my job.
Apparently, Kurama has awoken from his catatonic state. I would like to visit but I believe he needs more time to recover, and I don't want to be in the way.
I really want to leave that bedroom though. Shishiwakamaru has been patient, not to say caring, and I enjoy quietness, but I'm okay now, really. I can take care of my bandages and my ki is stable.
Speaking of him... he seems really angry at Rinku. I think he has been the object of some kind of joke...I do not understand.
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[18 Mar 2004|11:25am] |
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I have expressed the wish to update my journal and Shishiwakamaru was kind enough to bring me the laptop.
I am fine, but I don't have much ki left for the time being. I would like to thank all the people who were there to help. I'm on the road to recovery thanks to all of you. I just need to get some rest now.
Also, I apologize for causing some of you to worry. I wish I had not been so careless in the catacombs.
Oh, I need to call Funaki-san. I do not wish to lose another job...
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[27 Feb 2004|04:30pm] |
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*private entry*
Yesterday....Shishiwakamaru wanted to spar, so we went to the park, and we did hand to hand....he immobilized me....straddled me....my temperature rose..
Damn headache, I can't think straight....I should have gone to bed earlier yesterday evening. If I weren't so confused...
Why am I feeling like that?? Why has that felt so good? ...a simple kiss. His lips...
I need a good cup of tea.
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[25 Feb 2004|01:26pm] |
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Utada Hikaru - Final Distance |
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The woman from the Sushi-bar called back yesterday. She asked me a few questions about the application I submitted and she seemed to be satisfied with the answers I provided, so it sounds like I got the job. I am to meet her at 4 in the afternoon in Oike, where the bar is situated. This is good news.
That aside, I completely recovered, and am feeling much better now that I devoted an afternoon to meditation.
I am ready to set off in search of Kurama, even though I'm afraid I'll be out of my depth if I am to be confronted with Karasu. I won't slip away, though. I am a Shinobi, and I owe Kurama a debt of gratitude since the Ankoku tournament.
At the moment, everyone seems a little tired or...out of sorts. I haven't heard much of Suzuki and Rinku since we came back, but it sounds like Juri is living with them now. Speaking of the woman, is that me or my presence disconcerts her? She has been very kind and understanding during the tournament, despite her state of agitation, but...?
For some reason, I have a feeling that Suzuki's angry with me.. And Shishiwakamaru is acting...oddly, too. He's not being very nice to Juri, in my opinion. I'm not saying I'm the only one who acts normally, though. I have been feeling a little...strange when he was around. And my temperature keeps rising when... ah well.
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[22 Feb 2004|07:20am] |
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Well, I'm not dead.
...I never thought I'd say that someday.
It felt as though I'd slept for an entire week, but, strangely enough, I'm still a little tired.
I remember forfeiting my last match, and just... collapsing. That should explain why my back hurts. I'm not complaining though.
I believe everyone is alright. Everyone except Kurama.
Shishiwakamaru told me he saved the women by trading himself to Karasu. That doesn't sound good at all. We've all agreed to go after him once we recuperate.
It's such a relief to know that everyone is alive.
My minor wounds have been cleaned up, but I don't know how much time I'll need to forget about all this. We cannot deny that these Meikai demons pulled off a coup... a truly evil one.
Oh, I just realized I still have the valentine Juri gave me when I revived. I forgot to ask her what "valentine" means, though. I shall open it now.
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[19 Feb 2004|05:34pm] |
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*private entry*
Shishiwakamaru...
then Rinku, Suzuki..
and now Jin....
I am to battle Yuusuke now.
I'm sorry... I can't. I won't. Yuusuke will need to be at full strength... Only him and Kurama..
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| The tournament has started .. |
[16 Feb 2004|09:18pm] |
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I borrowed Suzuki's laptop to type this, even though I do not wish to enlarge on the subject..
Suzuki assured me it would relieve my mind, and I didn't feel like having an argument with him.
I can't think straight, so many things to think about... and that one thought that weighs painfully on my conscience.
The Meikai demons who kidnapped the women deserve to die a slow death.
Their tournament idea sounded intriguing at first. I hadn't fought in months, and an opportunity to take part in a tournament dropped in on me! If I had known...
As I type this, the cut in my cheek still hurts, but it is nothing compared to the bitterness that's burning my insides.
I had to fight Shishiwakamaru. The first tournament battle.
I had seen him during the Ankokubujutsukai, and then the Makai tournament; our confrontation sounded like an interesting challenge...but he did not seem to give it all he had. I also kind of hesitated for a moment, though. Cold-heartedly attacking a friend is something even a youkai can't do.
I ended up freezing the arena, in the hope of immobilizing Shishiwakamaru.
To my amazement, it proved to be efficient, and enough to beat him despite his attempts to free himself.
Damn it. I should have frozen those Meikai demons instead.
"To lose in this tournament, means death."
Bastards.
I'll avenge you, Shishiwakamaru.
Now, I need to concentrate on the next fights.. Suzuki is right.
Juri is safe. Each winner is to pick a woman, and I chose her because she was the one who suffered tormenting. And she is a strong woman. She never complains, and always worries about the others. It's a comfort to know she is free and safe.
I'm sure my companions will soon rescue the other women. I am confident, even if it means more deaths..
Rinku, Suzuki told me you were to face Karasu. Do your best.. We have faith in you.
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[14 Feb 2004|07:21pm] |
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I just came back from the coffee shop where Juri works.
I shouldn't have come back so.. early. The problem is that no one was there. Shizuru, Botan, Juri, and whoever had to be there tonight. And I don't think that's a bad joke, I have an unpleasant feeling about this.
I got used to sense Shizuru's ki, I DID sense it tonight, and yet she wasn't there. It's inexplicable. And why did I sense Yukina's defensive youki? She seems to be in danger. Ice demons have this sort of feature in common, when someone threatens them.. It's hard to explain, but I could swear I heard her voice in my head.
Jin, Shishiwakamaru, anyone... I have a very bad feeling, and my instincts never fail me. Please head for the coffee shop, wherever you are now. We'll meet up there.
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[13 Feb 2004|05:39pm] |
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I have stopped submitting applications and I am currently waiting for answers.. especially from this small sushi-bar, on the other side of the town. The place is quiet and the air is not too polluted, so I can only hope I'll get the job.
I have been seeking quietness and solitude lately, that is why I may have seemed somewhat... elusive. I apologize if it has caused some people to worry.
To my delight, the weather is getting colder and the days are growing shorter.
It reminds me of my homeland, even though I can't tell why exactly.
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[06 Feb 2004|03:19pm] |
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This will be a short entry, as I don't have much time. I need to submit more applications downtown.
Everyone seems on edge at the moment. Juri's recent attack by a poltergeist, Shizuru's lost job, and my own difficulties.. although I really don't want people to worry about me.
I haven't found a new job yet. It seems my ex-employer has been telling people to be suspicious of me, because I can't go past his ice-cream shop without receiving unfriendly looks. It makes me feel uncomfortable, so I decided to submit applications in other districts.
That aside, I visited Rinku a few days ago. He was doing well, but I told him he should perhaps take a stroll past Yuusuke's school. I doubt anyone would employ him. He looks too young.
And Suzuki was alright, too, but he was still worried about Juri, which I can understand.
I think I'll go and meditate for awhile. The human world wears me out.
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| Strange happenings. |
[29 Jan 2004|10:19am] |
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Juri is hurt. She went to her apartment and she was hit by a rice bowl.
Exactly what she was talking about: a poltergeist.
I feel guilty for not being there. I will go to Genkai-shihan's as soon as I can.
And as expected, I lost my job. But not exactly because the manager decided to close his shop earlier.. no, it's because I made a mistake.
I have been thinking a lot these days, and my thoughts caused me to be careless.
I was lowering the temperature of the ice-cream in the containers when I realized I had also considerably lowered the temperature in the room. The floor under my feet was covered with ice, and so were the walls.
I did not expect my (ex-)employer to enter the room at that precise moment, so I almost froze him too.
Fortunately I didn't, but he saw my hands. White, like every time I use my Gokkan Jigoku.
I don't know if he understood what I had really done, but he looked like he was about to faint. He ordered me to get out and he locked the door behind him.
I had never seen him in such a state. He was still shaking with cold when he stammered out a few words I didn't understand at first. Words that sounded like "always knew.. weird.. freeze" and then "away.. fired".
I apologized unnecessarily and caught the frightened look on his face before I left.
I've heard of what Shishiwakamaru did to Shizuru's employer. He hadn't killed in ages, and, as far as I know, none of his victims has ever been human.
Anger or youkai instinct? Does that unknown ki affect him as much as it affected me when I used my own youki in the shop?
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