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[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

[passio]

[ no... that sounds terrible!

he can’t imagine what the joy of having someone treat you like that is. it seems so boring, to be treated like the master of the house—not to mention all the responsibilities.

but kaoru is so passionate. ]

It sounds like you’ve been to a lot of them. Maybe this town could use one.

[queenofminiskirts]

[It's like being the master of the house without all the responsibility. She did say it was for desperate men and dumb boys, right?]

you could say I'm a bit of an expert!

but like. not in any weird way. i didn't like being called mistress! i just thought the girls were cute!

[when she was 10 she would have jumped on the suggestion that she could create her own maid cafe empire. But she's too mature for that now!]

i'm not sure i'm cut out to run a business...besides, i don't even know if where i'd find the costumes or how to make any of the food items. it sounds like a lot of work.

[passio]

[ dextera himself would probably never go to one of these establishments... but kaoru seems to like them so much that he can't hate the concept entirely. ]

I bet the clothes here could be repurposed, if there are people who know how to sew. Unfortunately, I don't know how to cook either.

Maybe it's something for someone else to take charge on.

[queenofminiskirts]

i won't say no if someone wants to put in the work but i'm more cut out to be a maid cafe patron than an owner.

i miss things like that though. the people are nice here, but being able to go to a maid cafe on the weekends, going shopping with my friends or even just hanging around the house watching tv...thinking about it makes me a bit homesick.

do you miss anything from home?

[passio]

[ kaoru you have no idea what you set in motion with this maid café thing ]

Not really.

My home was dangerous and not that interesting. I need to go back eventually, but I prefer this town.

[queenofminiskirts]

[she's so sorry you have no idea...

But that...seems a bit sad.]

i'm sorry. i hope things get better one day.

but it's good that you like it here! it's kind of dreary but everyone here is so nice.

[passio]

I'm trying to make things better, but it's hard. I don't know what "better" looks like.

So this town, even if it's grey, is a good inspiration.

[queenofminiskirts]

i'm sure you'll figure it out!

and there's a lot of good people here so I'm sure the memories you make here will help you.

[passio]

I think that’s true.

You’re one of the good people I’ve met here, Kaoru. Thank you.

[queenofminiskirts]

[She's just blushing a little here. It's how she always responds to compliments like this.]

that's very kind of you to say!

i still have a lot of growing to do but i'm glad if i was able to help you.