Author: Hide
Walking Slowly
The wolf-headed cane…. the face of the wolf looks at me, rather impassivly. I made it about ten steps but really made little progress. Making…
Nighttime in Mibu
I couldn’t stay up much after dinner, so I went to bed. But I was awake almost all day, which I took as a good…
Trimming
Hajime went out, as he said he would. I take that as a good sign – that I’ve improved enough so that he can go…
Train Time
Everyone – Hajime, my brothers, Misao-san – are being so careful with me after I leave the hospital. An ambulance carriage, and then a wheelchair.…
Waiting and Waiting
“So she wakes up, and we get sent off, and by the time we’re back, she’s sleeping again…” grouses my brother. “Firstly, this is -sleep-…
Dear Prince Ookami-sama,
Hmm… still trying out how to use the “prince” with all of the names I like to call you… but I can practice. Please wake…
Medical Report – Central Osaka Hospital
Fujita Hide aka Yagi Hide Outline of injuries: Gunshot wound – Upper left abdomen. No organs damaged but two lower ribs were cracked due to…
Morning
The light is still grey when I awake in this sparse and empty apartment. But he’s here. The grey light and the barrenness of this…
Judgement
*The sister and a middle-aged Okita Souji stand in the vast blankness. OOC Hide stands in front of them* It is time for your judgement.…
A Letter
Dear Hajime, I’ve been told that you live. And I’m happy for you. Not because you’re the “immortal wolf”, but because that wasn’t a fitting…
On a northern island
June, 1890 “Come on, Ai-chan!” “I’m coming oneesan! Wait for me!” With that, Ai-chan pulls her hand away from me to try to climb after…
A hospital in another time
(Misao) “I have a man down! Heart attack!” I yell. Nurses and medics rush out to the carriage, which is now something called a “sportscar”.…
…
I’m swaying… there’s rattling. Men shouting, about blood, about my heart…. but I start to feel apart from it. It’s an empty void… no hallway…
Night of the Party
(Misao) We’re getting what must be the third or fourth lecture about how the food will be eaten by the guests with their fingers while…
On Ice
So… I’m dressed like a bride. Meant for the son of the cruel woman. Who was the one, then, that kidnapped me? It seems now…
A Man Who Takes What He Wants!
(Kato) As we head out to Mother’s estate Wednesday afternoon, I point out various developments in Osaka to Miyagawa-san. A leather goods factory that I’ve…
Making Maps and Plans – Early Weds
As I thought… Saitou doesn’t even try to share the futon with me. I wish he’d rest, but after having to leave Hide-san in her…
Preparations (Weds AM)
Wednesday – Preparations The bath is different. It’s been stocked with new items – oils, soaps… expensive ones, imported ones. “What are these for?” I…
Scouting out Suita
From the castle ruins, it’s back across the Yodo river, through more of the newly-developing parts of Osaka… and then we approach a smaller river,…
A Man of Focus and Vision! (Tues Evening)
My carriage is at the train station and Jun-kun leads my good friend, Miyagawa Kichirou, to me. For him, I will take the time to…
At the Market
Ninja learn to be invisible. Unremarkable. Those who are -beautiful-, like Okon-san, don’t always get to melt into the background, and act as something else…
In the Dirt (Tuesday Afternoon)
I’ve cleaned and cleaned. I didn’t like the cookies Midori-san brought and it’s no -fair- that Tsutomu-kun didn’t tell me when she was here! And…
Osaka Castle Tea Stand
“Ah, so how is dear Okina-san these days?” the proprietress asks, a bit wistfully. “As strong as ever – he won’t ever really retire,” I…
Misao on the Docks (Tuesday AM)
“Hello, I’m looking for Sugita Kazuhiro,” I ask. I keep getting pointed part of the way there, but not all of the way. I marvel…
Fortune Favors the Bold! (Tues AM, Osaka)
Now that was a great meeting… my efforts at kissing up to the British in Hong Kong will open more markets to us. The little…
In Dreams
In the hallway again… I don’t want to be here I don’t. The door is glass, and there’s some English words on them, but I…
A Gift
(Midori) On Monday, in the morning, I heard that both Makoto-chan and Tsutomu-kun were out of school. By afternoon, news went around that it was…
Osaka Harbor – Near Midnight, Monday
(Kato Hayato) “Welcome back, sir, and so early!” I nod my head at Uchiyama Jun. He’s turned out to be a mostly decent assistant. Willing…
The Yado River – Monday Afternoon
It’s taken about an hour for us to get here … past where three rivers come together to form the Yado, and a few ferry…
Monday at Myokian Temple
(Jo Takao, a teamster) Dammit! And here I thought I’d really come out ahead! An easy trip with -people-… well the one guy complained the…
Tuesday Morning – Dressing the Part
(Kichisaburo) I turn around, slowly. “So, what do you think?” Asato-san claps her hands like a child, her eyes bright. “Oh, Souji, it’s just perfect!”…
Monday in a new place
(Asato) It was a long trip, and it’s now mid-day Monday. I’m exhausted. “I thought we’d be at the main house,” Souji complains. “Oh, but…
Welcome to the Aoiya, Kyoto’s Favorite Place!
(Yuunosuke) It’s the time between lunch and dinner, so it’s not busy at the Aoiya. It’s a famous place – but just far away enough…
At the Yagi House
The telegram came after lunch. It had been a few good days – the chaos returned as the children did, but Tamesaburou seemed really relaxed…
Sunday Dawns in Kyoto
Report at Shimagyo Ward Police Station, Kyoto Sunday Morning A young couple, Nakao Masaru and Nakao Etsuko, arrived this morning to claim that they had…
Waking up Sunday Morning
(Makoto) I stretch out and it’s still nice and early. Since it’s warm, Hahaue said we could do a lot of gardening today – some…
Late Saturday Night, Tokyo Central Station
(Asato) “Oh god, what did you do?” I whispher at him, furiously. Bringing me a bloody woman… she’s alive, at least. “My dear… I do…
Saturday Night Darkness
Saturday Night (Hide) As always, when I’m lost, I go out to the garden. Sitting out there in the dark, on the little bench. Near…
Diary Fragments
Strong April, 1863 “She was never meant to be married,” my mother starts. I want to lean against her, like I’m a child again, hearing…
Bringing Lunch (Saturday)
He didn’t come back to me the other night…. I shake off my inaction and curse who needs to be cursed. Not that it does…
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