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Chapter Four: Yashamaru and The Moon


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Chapter Two: Hitoshi's story (continuing)


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Chapter Two: Hitoshi's story

When the character of a man is not clear to you look at his friends.


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Honorifics
The new generation of Kiku Heaven brings in the scene some peculiar characteristics when compared to their parents with some of them making their appearance quite early. Most notable of all is perhaps the omission or the very rare use of honorifics in their daily speech -- which is considered rather rude when you come to think of it.

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Birthdays in Kiku Heaven. Rejoice!

2. The Yamasakis


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Adversity is the Foundation of Virtue

III. The Ishikawas

At Ishikawa household mothers’ lives are hectic in a way; Kagero is always on the verge of a nervous breakdown, but Keiko with her infamous sobriety holds everything in check, and to her greatest delight his first-born, Daisuke, turns into a nice, sweet caring boy.


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A fire at Kiku Heaven’s Genealogy, Trees and Us Archive Centre years ago, makes it impossible to retrieve photographical material for the childhood years of many of today’s Kiku Heaven citizens, as well as of their parents' and grand-parents'. Thanks to the Wu, Ishikawa, Shan and Yamasaki families, however, we had been able to collect new written ( Read more... )

One man’s paradise is another man’s hell.

I. At the Wu’s.

Name: Wu Andy
Age: Adult
Origin: HK Chinese. There is an unconfirmed rumour that he is the illegitimate child of his mother’s affair with a British officer cadet.  What Andy says: “Of course I know the truth behind it but I’m afraid I can’t elaborate on the subject. Besides, well-bred ( Read more... )