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…

H: I’ve not been here in a long time… *frowns*? All of these toys, writers… even my five year old doesn’t have that many.? ?…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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April 25, 1885 – Saturday Morning Rain

Rain… Morning rain that pours from grey skies. I stare as they fall by the hundreds and scatter on the ground like glass. Sitting on…

Monday, April 27th, 1885 – Back to the stream…

Makoto-chan and I walk along to the little stream… she runs a few steps ahead of me, looking for that turtle. She loves this place……
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April 23, 1885 – Thursday Night – Tokyo

Hastily I shut the door close and head straight to a lamp by the corner. In my hand is a much awaited envelope addressed from…
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April 22, 1885 – Wednesday – An Event at the Precinct

I play with the wooden plaque with it’s bronze finish. Running my fingers on the metal hammered with my name Fujita Goro. My gloves are…
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An Old Face

There is something that I’ve lost while going through the changes and passage of time. A part of myself that has kept my life together…

Tuesday, April 21st – Letters Sent

“You’ll sent the letters today?” Makoto-chan asks me. “Yes, I will…” It’s the first thing I do after dropping the girls off. It’s a pleasant…
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Monday, April 20th – Afternoon

“Mochizuki-san, can you wait on me for a minute? I need to talk to sensei.” She nods, reminding me not to take -too- long. It’s…
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April 19, 1885 Sunday

I wake up early as usual, the sky has an orange hue as I stood by the door. I can hear someone already up and…
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Okita-kun

Somewhere in the many different worlds that I found myself in, there has always been several Okita’s whom apparently is my bestfriend. Oh no.. Not…

Wildflower

For the many times I wasn’t there. For the years I’ve missed. What I think happened in between, of the woman I love and how…
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What are you? Who am I?

? Something modern… Something different… But something true as well. It’s a good thing the plethora of music in the closet is astounding. How You…