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I am suffering from a serious problem.

Killer Queen is missing. I am told that magic goes away when you come here. But Killer Queen is not magic. He is part of my soul.

I have a theory that maybe he became a regular cat as I became a regular human.

His name is Killer Queen and he may be pink. But maybe not. If you could bring any cats you find, alive only, to my room I would greatly appreciate it. I will also do something for you as payment, I suppose.

--Kira Yoshikage

yo this is josuke

you know kira????

[He placed the note, neatly written, upon Mitsuhide's box.]

I have my job interview at Ebony Threads today. Because of the distance between the towns I will be gone two to three days at most. Please feed the cats in my stead.

Sincerely

Kira Yoshikage

hey. could you do me a favour and tell kira i'm alive and our deal's off?

if rohan asks you didn't hear anything from me.

okay i wrote your writ for you

hopefully this works out, i wrote it separately and then like...attached? it to this thing. or whatever. but it's there anyway

~

ATTACHED MESSAGE:

Dear Whoever is Reading This Right Now,

I'm writing this letter on behalf of the guy who just handed it to you, who I'm assuming has already told you his name so I don't think I really need to repeat it here. And I get that you might have some concerns about him right now, especially if he's been trying to assure you that he definitely has no interest in your untimely demise or whatever. Maybe at this point you're thinking "what the hell have I gotten myself into", and that's fair, you can think whatever you want. But at least read to the end of this before you make up your mind, I guess is what I'm asking.

I'm not gonna say that the guy isn't weird, because he is. And I'm not going to try to convince you to think he's not. But what I can say about him is that he's not a liar. Maybe his handle on tact leaves a lot to be desired, but he's a guy who takes shit like honor seriously. If he says his wares are fine, then they're fine. He keeps the deals he makes. Just make sure you're specific about what it is the terms of the arrangement are, and then stick to them, because he will too. That's how you play it. Be specific, deal with him on the level, and he's going to answer you on the level too.

In the end it's still your call either way. I'm not writing this to take responsibility for him or to give surety for him or anything like that, and at the end of the day you're the one who has to decide what it is you want to do and what you think is right. But that's what I can say about him. Make sure you know what his word is, because whatever it is he gives you, that's what he's going to keep. And you can pretty much trust him on that.

Kujo, J.

Greetings to you, Mitsuhide.

You seem to have gone missing after that interesting happening in the woods. It's quite a shame as I'd much rather do this in person. But not knowing where you are has left me to write you another note. Just as I did the first few days here now I will do on my last.

I'm writing to inform you that I am moving. And I will take all the cats with me. I will be going all the way to Bavan. Mana has blessed me with a business which comes with a small apartment. SO that is where I must go.

You are of course always welcome to visit though I know it's far to go. Despite how odd you are I am and always will be thankful for being taken in upon arrival. I realize things could have gone very poorly for me very quickly especially with my enemies lurking about. It was a kindness that will not be forgotten and a debt that must be repaid. So, if you ever stop by you may always have a free tea, or whatever you like. It is surely the very least I can do.

I did not own anything except the cats so the room is empty. I cleaned it up as best I could but there are some blood stains that linger. My apologies.

Again, I apologize for leaving without saying anything in person. It's truly regrettable. I also did not tell Katsuie that I was leaving so please pass on the word that I loath him and his deluded fog mind with all that I am.

All the best

Kira Yoshikage 吉良吉影

[At the next opportunity Mitsuhide gets to receive a parcel- be it in prison after being carefully checked by guards- or when he finally gets out, he'll find that the Christmas goblin has left him a present. Inside a brown paper-wrapped parcel is a card...

To Mitsuhide:

You're kinda nuts but I sort of like you anyway, dude.

Merry Christmas!

Josuke

... aaand along with that, a small book of verse with a handwritten poem at the front. From the way it's signed off with a heart, its author is obvious.

Dear Mitsuhide
You're a total mystery
What should I get you?

I thought about it
And I know it's not much but
This poem is yours]

[This time, Mitsuhide might find a file waiting for him in his private channel titled: thankyou.avi.

Clicking on it will bring up a two minute video of a loud, excitable kitten and a lazier cat with three legs chasing the bright red dot of a laser pointer around the lounge of Josuke's apartment. Every now and then, he laughs a little or calls out to one of the cats-

Money, slow down-

Are you gonna let him walk all over you, Hot Space?

- before finally turning the camera back around so that he can give it a warm smile.]

Hey. Thanks, dude, I really appreciate it.

Oi. Don't invite a bunch of people over without telling me first! I bought this house, you need my permission to let them in. We're room mates now, so you can't just do as you like.

[He knows Kira's bad news, but he really, really doesn't recognize Mitshude's other friends, so he's enlisting help in identifying them and judging their relative safety.]

Mitsuhide-san.

I've remembered something important I need to discuss.

Can I please have Yoshikage Kira's private channel?

He was wrong, I'm a monster still. You don't need to apologize, rather, I should, but I don't regret it: I am a backstabber. Always have been. I'm not loyal. I'm sorry for tipping the scales, I'm sorry for trying to arrange the pieces, this isn't a game, but I SWEAR it was only because I wanted the least harm done. Is this the punishment I deserve, Mitsuhide? You said I'd be a greater, self-justifying evil. This is it, isn't it? I wanted to protect her, but let you be a good friend too, but I gave her friend advice as if to beat you, but my intentions As if they're worth anything! Was that you suffer the least, because I can't imagine you in pain without feeling sick. If they kill you too, I'd prefer you die in one shot. I know you'd hate it, but I don't care. I'm terrible and only care about how much it'd hurt to imagine you suffering longer than that. Can you please. Clean my room, before you go? I can't sleep in it like this. Just another selfish request to top it off.

[He might have. Gotten sick, a little, in his room while trying to stifle his crying.]

[It's been an eventful evening to go with his eventful few days waking up and then promptly dying. He's not as angry as he had been when he revived the first time. There isn't a need to be so mad. Because nothing like this will ever happen again.

Things are finally turning around.

And so there is a cheerful whistle on his lips as he walks down the street back towards home. And behind him holding two of the cats he retrieved from Josuke is a large pink muscular humanoid cat with black leather bindings on it's hands, feet and waist. It's an odd sight for sure and even though it's attracting a fair bit of attention Kira, for once, doesn't seem to mind.

It doesn't matter too much when you're an unstoppable force once more. No one is going to be able to stop him ever again. No one is going to be able to kill him in his own home. And not another soul is going to going to try and make him pay for Sugimoto Reimi again. There's much to celebrate. There's much to be happy about.

And it's with these happy thoughts and his gaze fixed on the café in the distance that he doesn't notice the other unstoppable force in his life. Mitsuhide should proceed with caution. If he were to tackle Kira unexpectedly he might go boom.]

I trust you already got my point, but just to make it official: You're free. Until this situation is resolved, until we're sure there's no more living conduits, go out and kill. Kill everyone you can. Unless you're sure of their alignment-- and many WON'T hide it-- keep it quick and painless, in case it's friendly fire. As for the ones proudly defending their territory and boasting about their alignment, annihilate them. Make a spectacle of it, if you want. It might scare some folks, but it'd more likely just work up their allies into a frenzy. Then, you can identify and take down more of the enemies. The last part is more of a suggestion, really. You're more adept to war, so just do what comes naturally if you think it'll serve our goals better. Leave the kids, like Espur and Nagisa, alone, they're neutral and newcomers. Any other known neutrals too, those are our side and you shouldn't kill them or this'll take longer than it should.

[He knows Mitsuhide doesn't like killing kids on principle, but he feels the need to mention it anyway.]

Talking in public will only lead to more trouble so let's continue our conversation right here.

I'm afraid you've made quite the mistake. But it can be rectified. I need you to make me a promise. Or perhaps it's better to call it an oath.

Something that lords and soldiers did long ago. My family used to be samurai, or so my father said and he would tell me stories all about our history. I always found it quite fascinating but nothing like that could ever happen in real life. Modern times aren't like that. But... things are different here in Ryslig.

Unfortunately, or fortunately, I am no lord, though my family name is quite impressive... I am just a simple man that wants to live quietly. Despite all this would you be willing to help me? Can you make me a promise?

Don't kill Rio-san for not hating you. She wouldn't hate you even if she died, most likely. There'd be point. I can't say it outloud, like that, but Rio-san was my first kiss. ... we passed under the mistletoe, so, we shared a kiss or two. Western custom. She seemed terribly lonely, I think she was trying to forget someone, which is why I said it would've been nice if we could choose the memories we forget. But we can't. Don't bother trying to hurt or scare her. Someone in love with memories doesn't fear death, because they're the composition of ghosts.

I don't particularly care which face answers. I just want an answer.

What in the world made you think it was a good idea to push Shootie to confess to me? Because it seems to have ruined a perfectly good friendship, you total idiot . I'd gladly have faced you if it meant preserving that!

youknow howw you said don't be like paul you were right they died touya and paul both did couldnt' save him touya got run through never seen so much red his partner cried just once but i still hear it am i still a tratir if it was to asve Touya?

Mitsuhide-san. I'll be home today. Touya has spoken with me a few days ago and my recovery was lightning fast after that. It's a little embarrassing, but I think I couldn't move from the guilt. And another thing, the story I told Clarence wasn't false. I let him draw his own conclusions which might stray from the truth, to put me on an even footing, for my own safety, but. The heart of it is true. I have one of my partners back, now.

[Informing Mitsuhide of it is probably foolish, but he hasn't explained its powers to anyone of significance not from his world, has he?

Those who had been in his dream would recognize its flames as the same as those lighting up the city in his dream and anyone who would intrude on him, but those are a rare few! ~~And Kira's memory is hopefully scrambled eggs even if he did happen to glimpse something.~~

If you come home, you'll likely meet the monster that was to be your leash, Mitsuhide! Shootie's letting it wander more, both because he misses any connection to his home world and because they need to bond more, really...]

Edited 2017-04-06 12:59 (UTC)

Hey, Mitsuhide, it's Dr Pierce. I said I'd get in touch about therapy. Well, I've had some time to do the reading now, so I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be, and Soeki's back so I can leave the clinic to him for an afternoon.

He's put his foot down about doing it at the clinic, which makes sense, we've got enough going on there as it is. So we'll have to meet somewhere else. Do you have anywhere that works for you - a coffee shop, a bar, anything like that?

hey
hello
hey
hey
hey
hello
hey
HELLO
HELLOOOOOOO

WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU

Im bored
boring
BORING

I AINT GETTING ANY YOUNGER HERE

I aint watching hand man anymore
you broke your promise about coming home
so Im breaking my promise to YOU
how does that feel???

BET IT FEELS PRETTY ROUGH
DONT IT

[This message comes significantly later.]

come back
please
I dont do so well being left behind
youre one of the few folks I got

If you're looking for some furniture for your cellar you can have the scorched table and chairs near the counter. They still usable but not for customers. There's also two chipped plates and two cups you may have as well.

The café is also closed for the next day or two while the front door gets repaired so you may come up at night if you wish and use the cafe freely.

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, MITSUHIDE AKECHI. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 011.27.954.55 * USER has joined 011.27.954.55 <AUTOMATIC RESPONSE, DO NOT RETURN>** Yes? Yes. This is our channel. Him and me. Who are you looking for? Perhaps a third face? :) No, no. Probably not. Okay. I will wait. I humbly apologize. That was confusing, was it not? That man and me share this channel. It would be draining otherwise. If you are in need of Tenkai, please let me know. If you are calling him, I wonder if that is wise? Hahaha.

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A handwritten note

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A neatly hand written note

24/12

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