[Journal Post]

[danse_etoile]

[Asuka VS Rinnemaru (LOG)]

... Well.

SAI is going to need repairs through several basements to the main lobby, down to the safe room near the vault.

And uh.

The Tengu of the Eastern Court definitely just tried to murder me and steal Fujiwara's notes.

And I think I was only saved by whatever I THINK Noriko did in early August.

Ugh.

... Also, I think I had some sort of like. Awakening.

And getting a haircut felt in order. I'm rambling but. Sort of new me, so new haircut.

But.

Tengu.

Comments

[danse_etoile]

The fact that number is above 0 is a problem.

Mmm. Basically? I got the distinct impression the world felt strangely unfinished. And that the Shinobirds we've been dealing with. Felt so much smaller and less important than they think they are.

It felt like understanding the feelings an artist or a writer poured into and intended with a work of art? If that makes sense, it. Was strange.

(Yeah, looking into the mirror is going to throw me off for a while, since my hair's been long since I was a child.)

[i_like_red]

Hmm, so like understanding something that's kinda abstract?

Well, I'm not sure what you were able to feel and understand in that moment, but I do know that I'm done with the Shinobirds self-importance bullshit.

[danse_etoile]

Nor me.

... But it reminds me of something Noriko mentioned I think, when I had met up with her, privately. Something about me. I think it was, possible potential?

That I had chosen a normal life, but the moment I'm pushed into the circumstances that led you to being how you are now. I'd be as dangerous as you?

Which. Isn't impossible. Like, I now barely remember it. But. I think Saiou chose me as some sort of. Like Medium?

And Fubuki was a member of the Abandoned Dorm's seminar.

But. Trying to get a hold of my brother is a huge pain, as he's a Producer and TV personality, and I think currently on tour in America. And with the tensions between America and Japan right now...

[i_like_red]

Hmm, so there could be some hidden greater potential in you that you just haven't accessed or haven't needed to access?

It's definitely possible, and honestly, I think there's a reason that you're so drawn to trying to understand Fujiwara's ramblings.

It's a shame Fubuki is so difficult to get a hold of. He might be able to tell you something about that seminar.

[danse_etoile]

Maybe. Maybe there is no potential and Noriko's blowing smoke.

Maybe. But honestly? Mostly it's that Fujiwara pisses me off and he tried to open an occult consultancy business, talked about Santa Clause, and then billed Marias and Mikata for a repair bill they never paid because Marias refused to sign off on paying him because he's 'a conman'.

And you know, then near as I can tell, he then vanished for close to 15 years and started mailing us cryptic hints and packages from islands, nations and cities that don't exist.

I want to pick a fight with him.

Yeah, but that's my brother, he's always been difficult to get a hold of for any straight answer, even when he was finishing his course work at Duel Academy. Vanish for days only to show up with a floating raft ukulele concert, try to drag me into his latest scheme or convince Manjoume-kun to deposit an anonymous mixtape into my quarters.

Somehow.

So I have absolutely zero faith even if I did get him, he'd either remember or be straight about it.

[i_like_red]

And I guess in addition to that, we've had to look after Sakana most of that time he's been gone because he just up and vanished with no warning. At this point, he might as well just make us the owners of it.
But even if he did, I feel there'd be more attached to it than we bargained for.

So, yeah, I guess I can understand just being pissed off at him and his cryptic bullshit.

And I agree. Fubuki has never really been the type to be straight forward about things.

[danse_etoile]

Yes, and I have a sneaking suspicion any deed or contract to the property involves some annoying magic. Or words dancing off the pages. I remember how he was before he left.

Yeah. Last I saw, with regards to my brother, he was petitioning Las Vegas to drop a city sized block of Jell-O on it because it'd be a great photo op opportunity. Because, and I quote "His latest muse inspired him to".

[i_like_red]

Yeaaah. That would definitely be a thing.


...
..... dropping Jell-O on an entire city is not a good idea. Where does he come up with this stuff.

[danse_etoile]

Either certain substances or he's really just that wild minded.