Miyagawa on Stage (Thursday Afternoon)
“…My father would be proud of this new Japan – one of progress, one who is moving forward to take its place among the great…
Hikage (12/21/1886 Wed PM)
“Oy Saitou. Don’t take too long with her.” Obaa-san reminds me. “I need her -fresh-. We’ve made a contract for exclusivity with the Hachirou for…
Morning Chores (Thurs AM)
“Alright, Ai-chan, time for your nap!” I say, picking up my little girl and taking her back to the room we share. She rubs her…
Gopher (12/21 Wed Mid-day to Evening)
Yahiko: (Lunch time) I sigh going back to the Row Houses. I just remembered I have another -chore- to do. Damn. Why did Kaoru have…
Burnishing the Legacy (Weds AM)
(Miyagawa) If I have to go to that horrid place, at least I was able to get the old man Yamagata to let me use…
Preparations (12/21 Wednesday After midnight)
Saitou: The door slides open and I’m concerned as it’s -much- too early for her to be back. But it -is- her. “Slow night?” I…
Too Easy (12/20 Tue mid-Afternoon)
Aioi:It’s now the afternoon and thankfully today, I did get some sleep since that fool fell asleep on me. Sometimes that happens with highly excitable…
Mama-san Knows Best (Tuesday)
(Mama-sama) I watch the pretty hostess limp around. Silly girl. But she needed to be corrected, for what she did. She brings me my tea,…
An Envelope Arrives for Fujita-san
(A simple envelope with a business card inside. Sugiyama Onsen, Ito. On the back, in Miyagawa’s writing: “This is the onsen I told you about…
A Friend Called (Tuesday mid-Morning)
Kaoru: I’m sure Yagi-san must be very bored being home all the time. I haven’t seen her take the children to school at all. It’s…
A String of Events (All Day Tuesday)
Saitou: I stayed for a couple of hours drinking sake in the private room. When it was apparent that Miyagawa wasn’t leaving until morning, I…
Bored and Restless at Hachirou (Monday Night)
(Assistant Deputy Interior Minister, Miyagawa Kichirou) Fujita Goro… I had my “contact” inside the TMPD pull his personnel file. My contact knew little about him,…
Two Jobs (12/19 Monday Morning to Mid-afternoon)
Saitou: It was time… To pick myself back up. So early that morning, I took myself to a public bath to get clean and then…
Digging a Hole (Sunday PM)
(Midori) As the afternoon comes, the snow melts. It was fun watching Makoto-chan and Asuka-san play in the snow. I smile. They don’t know what…
Back in Ruffian’s Row (Sunday AM-PM 12/18)
Saitou: I left Aioi in the morning, after going over the plans for this week. She didn’t seem particularly eager for the plan but it…
Snow on a Sunday
Saya-san is having fun with Makoto this Sunday morning, where a light snow is now falling. “What are you going to tell Tamesaburou?” I ask,…
The Night is Young & Kind (Saturday 12/17)
It wouldn’t be the first time I’d ask her to do this. It is after all a long standing modus operandi of ours in our…
The Night is Young and Beautiful… (Friday Night 12/16)
The Night is Young and Beautiful… (Friday Night) (Assistant Deputy Interior Minister, Miyagawa Kichirou) I’m in my private suite at my favorite place. It’s nice…
An Administrator at the Tokyo Normal School (Lunch time 12/16)
“He’ll be right with you sir. Takamine-sama is just finishing up something in his office.” I nod at the clerk and make myself comfortable in…
A Willful Creature (Morning, 12/16)
I’m weeding in the back garden, by the vegetables. I’m not allowed out – the sword police made it clear that only the children or…
Daikeshi! Mid-day 12/15 at the TMPD
“Fujita. I heard you were trying to requisition the Sword Police again to guard the house of your mistress?” Kawaji spat, obviously upset. “I told…
A Thug and his Ally (Wednesday 12/14 – Night)
Saitou: Hachirou was nothing more than a Gentleman’s Club where the only saving grace of the place is it’s ability to be discreet as to…
Unexpected Guests (Dinner)
(Makoto) AUNTIE SAYA IS COMING TO STAY! I’m very very excited. She said that she wants to stay longer and spend some time with me.…
Uramura’s Guest
They leave and it takes me a moment to put my head in the right place. I rub my eyes a bit and take a…
In His Office (Tuesday 12/14)
I have a headache, I think to myself as I get up to the second floor. But I know better than to have done that……
The Office Ladies’ Garden (Tuesday 12/14, Mid-day)
Today I brought reading glasses, dragged in from another place… but it -is- helping. I suppose I am getting old, or just not used to…
The Bad Cop
Saitou: “Oi! You’re new here aren’t you?” I look up but can’t see them clearly. I’ve had a bit more to drink on my way…
After Work (Monday Evening)
After the long walk home, I arrive to my brother sitting in the formal room. He must know the look on my face as he…
Snooping Around (12/13 Monday evening to night)
This was something I had to do alone, although I know Yuunosuke is probably upset I bowed out of going to Yagi-san’s again for dinner.…
Hide’s New Job
The streetcar was worth the outlay – although there won’t be much more of -that-, if I’m to be economical. But I’m on time and…
Following Orders (12/13 Early Monday)
I have everything packed up. It’s early enough that the children of the house are still sleeping but the women of the house is probably…
Doing Stupid (12/12 Sunday late-morning)
Hajime: What was it that made me take this thing out? I ask myself as I stare at the now cold round metal. It glistens…
Even on Sunday, the Ambitious Does Not Rest
(Assistant Deputy Interior Minister, Miyagawa Kichirou) I look with some satisfaction at the framed photo I found delivered just this morning – a very nice…
The Mystery Job (Sunday 12/12 Late Morning)
Saya-san claimed she had some police business to do, which means that she was going to give Saitou-san a shot. I told her that he…
Visiting a Friend Who WIll Always Listen? (Sunday 12/12 Early AM)
(OOC – Hide will be going to the market if anyone wants to run into her, otherwise she will proceed home)
Sleeping Child
Saitou: I go to the bedroom. I don’t look around too much, I ended up not liking this part of the house after all. It’s…
The 100th Day
From this vantage point I see him, as he turns the corner to go up the hill. Leave it up to Otou-san to choose such…
Preparations (Sat AM, 12/11)
I go over the shopping list with Yukiko-san. The red snapper will be costly, but it’s tradition -and- my littlest girl won’t go without, even…
A Letter from Hide-neesan! (12/9 PM)
(Yuunosuke) Coming home, I check the mail, and see a small package from oneesan! Eagerly, I rip it open – and I have to read…
A Piece of Cake (Thursday PM 12/9)
It was a rather boring day. Doing surveillance on a bunch of new recruits is almost as bad as being in the office. But it…
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