USER #030066

[passio]

Black-as-can-be cats arrive a-pair,
Up on a rooftop, a plaintive eve,
And on the tips of their pointed tails hung
A wispy crescent-moon, looking hazy.
'O-wah, good evening,'
'O-wah, good evening!'
'O-wah, o-wah, o-wah!'
'O-wah, the man of this household is bedridden.'

A poem by Sakutaro Hagiwara, that I heard once from a friend. It seems things have calmed down since #FFFFFF arrived, but I wonder if that's the end of it.

How is everyone's literary analysis? I think we should be prepared for more mysterious messages, and maybe there's a way to prevent it before it gets bad.

Comments

#1A2367

[nascere]

Probably not. I wonder what #FFFFFF is.

Literary analysis? I'm pretty good at it. But it might not be the same thing next time. [ he did, after all, get first place in his class. ]

[passio]

Do you think they'll be more straightforward next time? If there's something they want us to do, isn't it better to just say it?

[nascere]

Can't honestly tell. That was weird, and I'm thinking whoever it is, is still sticking around.

Anyway, that's a nice poem. You like stuff like that a lot?

#3630FF

[messianic]

[Sup, Dex.]

It's been awhile since I've heard any poetry by him. [Though his teacher wasn't a huge fan so...they skipped over a lot too?

Thanks Toriumi-sensei.]

I'm just glad that things are calm enough for us to sleep a bit better now, though.

[passio]

[ he remembers their grave-digging fondly... as fondly as anyone can remember graves. ]

Minato. It's Dextera.

I don't know much of his poetry, but this is one that managed to survive. I thought it might be nice to share now that things are quieter, even if it sounds better out loud.

[messianic]

[Some sort of fondness.

But oh--!]

Good to talk to you again, Dextera-san. ["Talk to again"... look, it's fine, a silent protag does not care about silence.]

It's a good poem. Honestly, I think sharing things like this is a good way to get to know each other more in this place too.

#A5211F

[swordfucker]

Lost in thought, huh? Now I’m wondering how one person can exist in two very different places.

Cooperation seemed to be key to make things easier. It’s what you’d expect.

[passio]

Maybe that means there's a version of myself in your world, or you in mine.

[ he hopes not!!! ]

Do you think all the quests we receive are going to be... like that?

[swordfucker]

[Through his head, immediately as well: he sure hopes not. He purposefully doesn't respond to that...]

You think we'll get more?

I mean, I don't disagree. If it's the same person, then the formatting probably won't change. It sounds like someone playing games. It kind of pisses me off.

#E00707

[parodeity]

wait did you just give us HOMEWORK

[passio]

It's not homework, unless you want it to be. I don't know how to grade anything.

[parodeity]

now it sounds like youre trying to trick me into homework

#0000E6

[pursestrings]

can i just fail the test now or nah

[passio]

There's no test.

What do you think it means, to have the last line of the poem mention a sickness?

[pursestrings]

this sounds like school
i think it means dude is sick & thinks cats can talk

#FFC100

[good_ideas]

i doubt that's the end of it

and if we're doing literary analysis
i think that poem was written when the writer was really bored and the neighbourhood cats were really loud
he couldn't sleep and thought

wow
i should write about this in my diary

[passio]

Maybe so.

Even if that's true, it's a beautiful complaint. O-wah.

[good_ideas]

what if the cats were in heat though

#E07CA0

[thriftea]

that's really good advice! it's important to stay sharp.

do you know many more poems? i think some of my friends miss having new things to read, so i hope they see this. even if it IS a little sad :(

[passio]

It is sad, isn't it?

I don't know if I know anything else in its entirety, but... I think those would be sad, too. It might be for the best. Do you know anything happier?

[thriftea]

don't think like that! that poem is kind of gloomy, but it still made feel something. that's what poems are supposed to do, right? so if you have more you should definitely share them with us.

and if you do, maybe i can find a happy poem just for you. someone around here has to know one! :)

#0715CD

[windeity]

do you really think everything's going to be presented to us in weird cryptic messages from now on?

[passio]

I think there's a good chance... but I hope not.

#FF8080

[queenofminiskirts]

i didn't really do well in school...and i don't think i really know how to appreciate poetry.

i'm more of a fairy tale kind of girl.

[And well, gravure magazines, but she doesn't freely admit it to strangers anymore.]

[passio]

Fairy tales are nice, too. They have a lot to say.

What's your favorite?