[02 | video, Japanese]

[ceiling_cat]

[Yeah, that cut-off little snap! noise might've been a shock, but it's a little hard to tell from the unruffled Japanese drawl as the video comes on to show a section of wall splashed with brightly colored graffiti art. The image pans over a tree dripping red and yellow, leaves swirling into a blue cloud, fish leaping over crosses that cast writhing shadows that bleed into a riotous nebula of green and gold. A few small drifts of snow have collected at the bottom edge of the wall.]

Just so ya know for the next couple days: Caution, wet paint. Anybody wanna name another spot around here that needs spicin' up?

[The video feed pans back to Hanekoma's grinning face, looking a little worse for wear without eyebrows and stubble noticeably patchier than usual.]

Speakin' of things that could use work... hey Alpha, you got a roaster in that coffee shop, and can I borrow it for a batch or two?

Anybody wants to talk me into trading some coffee beans for brewin' or sproutin', just make an offer.


[ooc; open for commentlogs if anyone happens to be walking by Latimir; Hanekoma's mural is on the dilapidated building next door.]

Comments

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Sparky. How've you been doin'?

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

Hm? I've been... fine, I guess. Have you settled back in, Hanekoma-san?

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Can't complain! I've got my digs back in livable shape, even if the weather's been turnin' chilly.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

That's good. It is getting cold, isn't it? What building are you in/

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Ya know, I'm almost surprised ta see snow in the proper season! I'm over in Latimir - fourth floor.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

You're right. Although it was pretty late this year.

Mm, that's good. At least Latimir has power.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Guess so! I oughta start recordin' the stars - see what kinda latitude we're at here. This seems just a bit colder'n the Tokyo area.

Big plus.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. I'd be interested in helping, if I could.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Would ya? That'd be a big help... lemme see if anybody's done it already before we start stayin' up all night with paper and pen, though.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

That's a good point. I know some people, myself included, have looked at the moons.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Oh really? See anythin' interesting?

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

Not at all, actually. Just that the small one is close to the one back home in terms of cycles, which is pretty easy to tell.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I spotted that myself - oh well. Astronomy wasn't really my thing, so I can't say what that'd mean.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

Same with me. I'm just used to tracking full moons.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

That so? Why full moons?

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

... Basically, on full moons, bad things would happen.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. Just tell me if I'm pryin' too much, but what kinda bad things, Sparky?

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

A large Shadow... monster... appears, basically. Not here, of course, but it got to be a habit for me.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

Every full moon where you're from, huh? That's funny.

[oneenemyleft.livejournal.com]

We weren't sure what it was about the full moons that caused it... but at least it made it easy to prepare.

[greatcuppajoe.livejournal.com]

I bet so!