Month: May 2005
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 1885 – Afternoon and Evening
Makoto-chan comes into the kitchen when she comes home. “It smells like Yamaguchi-san!” she says, and her eyes light up. For a moment I consider…
Wednesday, June 3rd, 1885 – Morning
The rain from last week has brought summer into full bloom, the hydrangeas bloom blue and pink along the left side of the road as…
June 1st, 1885 – Yagi House (All Day)
(Yagi Tamesaburou) Finally a quiet morning… I have no clients to see, Yuunosuke is at work, the children in school, and Hanako is spending the…
June 1, 1885 – In Kyoto
Bodyguard work?EUR? I narrow my eyes as I dragged on the cigarette. Looking around I see a few people trying to stay as far as…
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Saturday, May 23rd, 1885 – Sugiyama’s Evening in Atami
With some friends I traveled up to Atami this morning – Matsuo-san is in Tokyo for a week, and agreed to meet me here. Of…
Friday, May 22nd, 1885 – Afternoon at the Beach
I hear voices from the room next to mine, the room that Sugiyama-san uses to receive guests. Hers raised in anger, and her father’s. He’s…
Wednesday, May 13th, Morning – Tea with Mochizuki-san
Wednesdays are still my day off… I take the girls to school as usual and see to some marketing. As I walk home I see…
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May 8-10 – That Weekend
Friday my life resumed its normal patterns, although I am so tired, and it’s not just physical. Sugiyama-san fussed at my work and made a…
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May 26, 1885 – Kawaji in Kyoto
A visit to the Kyoto Police Department one of the things on my list. I disembark from the train and rode the carriage that had…
May 21st, 1885 – Evening – Kawaji Needs a Drink
A long day at work… home later but first… A quiet sake at a place where they know me but leave me alone! I know…
To Forget her
I probably should not send you this. I don?ft really know if it?fs good to send or not.. or if it will help or not..…
Reality
I?fve decided to just send the stuff to you. It?fs better that way I don?ft have to think I held back important information. Oh well?c…
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Thursday, May 7th, 1885 – Back in Ito
It’s already dark by the time I arrive in Ito, and I head straight to the Mochizuki’s. There, Hiroku-san answers the door, a smile on…
May 7, 1885 – At the Machiya
The sunlight, it burns through my eyelid as they slowly opened. I look out towards the source and realize that the sun is now high…
Wednesday, May 6th, 1885 – He Who I Once Was
I take the girls to school, and hold Makoto-chan back before she runs off. “I’ll see you Thursday night.” She nods, and then looks up…
May 6, 1885 – Loitering
Nothing?EUR? Suddenly everything is back to how it was. Ah?EUR? But here in Tokyo, it?EUR(TM)s been like this since I can remember and here familiarity…
Monday, May 4th, 1885 – A Normal Life
I rise just as normal. Rain beats against the roof. I get Makoto-chan ready, breakfast and lunch. Go to get Isuzu-chan. Scurrying under the umbrella,…
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Sunday, May 3rd, 1885
Irises… It’s been said they stand for memory. I’ve never been one much for the language of flowers; I thought it was a rather coy…
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May 2, 1885 – Night Ramblings
Finally?EUR? Silence?EUR? I go down the hill and hear the gentle waves of the ocean to my left. Like a magnet it draws me to…
Saturday, May 2nd – Evening
Leaving Hajime and Makoto upstairs, I go to the kitchen. I did leave it a mess… They need time for each other. When he is…
Saturday, May 2nd 1885 – Evening
I wake Makoto-chan from her nap and lead her down to the kitchen. We kept busy all afternoon. Busy is good. I have Makoto help…
May 2, 1885 – Mid-day to Afternoon – Taking a Rest
The sun is too bright but under this tree it?EUR(TM)s bearable. I think I found Makoto?EUR(TM)s favorite part of the woods because I see a…
Saturday, May 2nd, 1885 – Late Morning-Midday
Leaving the Takikawa nurseries, I walk briskly to the market, and buy what I need. Low on coffee. Makoto has been drinking more milk lately…
May 2, 1885 – Early morning to mid-day – Blades
By the time I get back to my room, it was almost morning. It is a good thing the old man Takikawa is not yet…
May 1 Late Night – May 2nd 1885 – Ogawa Arima
Nagashima Ryoken. I look at the sign and look behind me out of habit. There is no one who knows me here so it is…
Saturday, May 2nd, 1885 – Early Morning
Light starts to slowly cross the horizon, as I sit by the window in the room where Makoto-chan sleeps. I’ve been here for a while…
May 1st, 1885 – Yagi House – Evening and Night
Walking home I pull Makoto-chan along, trying to move quickly, my eyes on the shadows being cast by the setting sun. Only a few feet…
Friday May 1st, 1885 – Afternoon
My mind veers between topics very practical yet those… which are not. I make sure I look as I usually do… and wrap my wrists.…
April 30 – Late Afternoon – Late Night – Mirage
Before leaving Sugiyama’s onsen, I converse with a few attendants. I am glad Sugiyama did not accompany me out, it has given me an opportunity…
April 30th – Afternoon – At the Onsen
It’s mid-afternoon that I get at the Onsen. I made a quick stop earlier at my room here in Itou to ensure my mind is…
Thursday, April 30th, night, to Friday, May 1st, morning
(OOC – Not all of this post is suitable for all ages. You’ve been warned. Thank you.) I of course got up last night to…
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Thursday, April 30th, 1885 – Morning at Work
“Yagi-san,” Sugiyama-san comes in with her most charming smile, which usually means… something is afoot. “Yes Sugiyama-san?” I ask, turning and putting down my pen.…
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Wednesday, April 29th, 1885
The man at the post office bows slightly. I’m afraid I have become a more frequent visitor of late… “There’s been delays… a lot of…
April 28, 1885 – Letters and what nots
The letters I mailed last Friday should be in Ito by now… I scowl slightly, I’m at work and should be thinking about it but…