...how odd....

[the sound of a throat-clearing cough, going on just a bit too long]

Hahaha, I'm... certainly glad to see that done with!

Does anyone know where I can buy some paint? And... possibly a new bedroom door. There seem to be some fingernail marks in mine.

...I found the Hall of the Missing! It took much too long. Why don't they put those things on the maps? And I don't know who that elderly man was but he gave very, very bad directions.

It seems Takiko-san really has left after all. But I suspected that after the first week or so... I'm sure she's fine! And she might be back soon. That's what happened last time, wasn't it? But in any case, if anyone happens to be looking for me, I'll be back in my own apartment ♥ It's gotten all dusty! I have cleaning to do.

-Saizo, don't make that face at me! It's only a little mud! It doesn't smell that bad.

Mooou, he's so picky~! Ahaha ♥ Could anyone point me to a laundry? Maybe I should get this cleaned after all ♥

And then lunch! I'm ve~ry hungry.


[ooc; Affected, level B. Wandering out on the streets, since it's nighttime~ feel free to run into him!]

Well, that was interesting yesterday! With so many people finding things to confess.... I wonder, though, what was true and what was false?

And since there's no way to really be sure, it's probably best to just ignore everything we heard.

I certainly don't have anything to say about my confession that I haven't said already~

Well, maybe I do have one question before I forget it ever happened.

Kenshin-san, do you really know Saitou-san?


[Other characters, personal journals, spoilers and fourth-walling all OK. He's likely to assume you're all insane ♥ - Just don't get TOO detailed about his future!]

Actually, I like killing people.

I guess it's just in my nature ♥

Anita-san, whenever you're ready for that sparring match~!

I'm ve~ry disappointed that I missed talking to my shadow like all of you seem to have gotten a chance to. Who knows what it might have said?

At least it would be someone who knows me.

Do you think these curses affect animals too? Saizo seemed very grumpy last Friday. But all of that aside! I didn't get to and I'm bored. Can anyone out there write haiku~? I'm not very good, but it's a good way to spend this time of year, don't you think? Especially when I'm watching the last leaves fall outside my window...

Winter is coming. Are all these illnesses people seem to be catching normal, or are we being manipulated by the deities once more, I wonder?

Silver calligraphy
over my misty window
the language of cold.

I think I'm almost over this flu, Takiko-san! So it's really past time Saizo and I stopped imposing on you and your poor kitten ♥ Thank you so much for helping me! I left some tea and karintou in the kitchen, even if it's a poor thank-you for all the dinners you cooked ♥

...And my, but things were busy yesterday! Isn't it lucky I don't have any real enemies here?

Why, if I did, that could have been so awkward~

Saizo, no! Don't eat that! - Does anyone know how to discourage small animals from chewing on these computer devices? It's very hard to see around toothmarks. And I thought he was done teething-!

( Locked to doctors/medical personnel )

There's something I should do before I leave this place.... I'd like to set up an appointment, if I can.

It's no fair! Just in time for everyone to taste like sugar I'm coming down with this silly cold and missed it.... I'll have to get some sweets to make up for this!

As soon as I feel a bit better. Does anyone know just what this is?

[stifled coughing is audible for a long moment before he speaks again, a little breathless]

-Well, warm tea and miso soup it is, I suppose! And I had errands to run today. Takiko-san~ do you think you could pick up some miso for me? I can give you the money!

Hmm~ isn't it strange? I think people are playing a game on the Network.

But what kind of game?

I dare you to explain to me~!

Takiko-san, I hope you're feeling better! You did look well when I saw you yesterday; I think the medicine is helping already.

And Misao-san, should you ever want a rematch, just say the word ♥ Though I'm not sure where we would find horses. Do they stable them at the arena?

It's been a lovely week! I'm glad the weather isn't yet too cold~ and I'm noticing more and more candies in the stores...! I even found some daifuku the other day. I'm glad for the taste of home.

Can anyone help me with a little question? How can I find books in the library? I've been looking, but I can't find anything I look for! It's very confusing and I'm al~most convinced that the shelves move when I'm not looking at them! Really, it's just lucky that I've always managed to find the door out.

( Private || Hackable to the skilled )

Misao-san!

I'm sorry to bother you again, really ♥ But it looks as though we'll be competing, doesn't it?

Can you ride?

I have a question for everyone! I've agreed to help some children around "trick-or-treating," but it sounds as though I should wear a costume, too. I'm not exactly good at sewing, so I'll have to buy one... But what should it be~?

I'm really not sure what kinds of costumes are traditional for this holiday, and I thought a monster might be a bad idea ♥ Just in case there's a curse...

Oh, and it has to be something that can hide swords. Just in case!

No one mentioned that this month was a celebration of candy! And the little bats are very cute ♥ It doesn't seem nearly so bad as I'd heard.

I'm sorry to have been so antisocial last week, Grandfather. Have you been well? Where are you staying now? If you'd like a place to stay with a dry roof, Saizo and I still don't take up anywhere near all of this apartment!

...oooh, the orange kind are even better. Are these supposed to look like fruit? They're very sweet, though! Do you want one, Saizo? - Ahahaha! Oh all right, you don't have to eat it if you don't want to.

Wellll, since my pig won't help me eat these, would anyone else like to? They're... er... I'm not quite sure what they are! Candy.

Ukitake-san, I'm sorry for causing a disturbance in your shop. I hadn't realized that Kenshin-san worked there... Really, I shouldn't have attacked him anyway, but I couldn't control myself. I suppose I'm a little too dangerous this week, ahaha ♥

I should apologize to you, too, Kenshin-san. But I'm not going to. I might not have a reason to fight here - he's not here - but I have my loyalties. Do you understand that? Perhaps not. You chose to be a ruroni, after all.

Do tell your friend Misao-san to stay away from me. I'll do my best to keep my word to you, of course, but I won't be responsible for what happens if she gets too close. I wonder if she knows better? You did already tell her that I was Okita Souji, after all.

I -

[silence for a few seconds, then the microphone clicks off]


[ooc: yes he is cursed, but he's also concussed and doesn't realize the curse is part of the talking too much yet. Please do not tell him about the tuberculosis, and keep in mind he'll irrationally hate your character forever if you give him too many gory details about the end of the Shinsengumi, even if he asked ♥]

I went shopping today! There are still a few stains on the carpet, but cold water and bleach seem to have taken care of most of them.

More importantly, I have quite the stack of sweets now. Would anyone like to help me eat them? Ukitake-san, Killua-kun, Grandfather, anyone else who might like some - ah - let's see, chocolate, hard candy, mochi, ohagi - I know I have some pickles in one of these bags, too...

Well! There's plenty to share ♥ And enough tea left for several people, though I may have to go replenish that tomorrow~ aaah, I've gotten spoiled with other people doing the shopping all the time at home! It's not quite as fun by myself.

This way no one complains about my sweet tooth, though~!

I'm very sorry, but I won't be making it to the dojo today. I know just exactly how hard it is to get this out of tatami ♥ So I'll do my best to keep myself away from things that stain until I'm clean!

But it's a little surprising to see how many of us are in the same situation, isn't it? I wouldn't have guessed. It seems -

[a chair scrapes, and stifled coughing can be heard for a few moments]

-It seems that some of you are taking it very hard, too. Now... I'm really not the best person to help with that, but I don't think you should let the blood on your hands hurt you so much. If it's your enemies', then you're only letting them triumph; if it's your friends', then I doubt they'd want to see you hurting.

We are what we're made to be.

...Hmm, I think I'm going to go take another bath ♥

This is the first of the curses that's really affected me! How strange.

It's really not all that comfortable, though at least I can see through this visor... somehow~! Hahaha, I'm sorry for the change, Grandfather. It's a little shocking, I'm sure!

Do you know, I think this outfit is some kind of armor? Not just the shoulders, but it's strange how sturdy the cloth is. Perhaps I'll be able to keep it! If it could just be dyed some less striking color, it might be a useful thing to have! Even if it's not exactly my style.

What kind of clothing have all of you found yourself in?

[Here is Souji's new look.]

[click, and a few seconds of static before a cheerful voice can be heard.]

The doors are so strange here! There's not a single sliding one in all of these rooms. I've nearly run into a door nose-first three times now. If only some of the boardinghouses here had had proper Japanese rooms for let....

Which is to say that I've gotten a place to stay at last! It looked ve~ry cloudy this afternoon and I didn't want to be so stubborn as to stay out all night in a rainstorm. And now I have somewhere for Saizo to stay! Yes, and you don't even have to stay off the tatami, because there isn't any~ isn't that nice?

Building nine, room twenty-three. I'm sure I have some new neighbors who I haven't had time to meet yet! Won't you please drop by? I'll have some tea ready for you if you do.

( || private/text || hackable if you're good || )

Well, it seems that I'll be teaching kendo at the Golden Bird dojo from now on! I believe that their previous kendo instructor recently returned home. If any of her students are interested in continuing, I must warn you that my school is different, but I would certainly be willing to teach anyone who seriously wants to learn!

Of course, beginners or those who studied at home and wish to continue here are just as welcome.

My style is Tennen Rishin-ryu, which emphasizes group combat, both in fighting side-by-side with others and in facing many enemies at once. I can teach sword, stick, or unarmed arts. Simply tell me when, and I will gladly demonstrate my skills for you at the dojo.

I'm glad those letters only lasted one day! Really, it would have been so annoying to have to replace my clothing. Particularly as I don't have any of this place's money....

Which brings me to my question today ♥ Is there a dojo in this City, or anywhere else that might need an assistant kendo instructor~? I'm afraid that's really all I'm qualified for ♥