[ phone ]

[For a while, nothing can be heard from the phone except rough, ragged breathing which teeters on the edge of sobs. It's not until after quite a bit of this that Shizuru speaks.]

I can't...ask for forgiveness...

Natsuki...how could I?

Natsuki!

[There's a dull clatter as she drops the phone. It'll be a little while before she gets ( Read more... )

[ action, backdated to earlier today ]

[From 850 Goldberg Street, Shizuru makes her way slowly through town.

Natsuki is dead. It is because of something she did.

She moves at a steady pace at first, a strangely serene sight in her lavender skirt and white fur coat. Well, her coat was white, at one point. Now it has dark red splashes all over it ( Read more... )

[ action for 2235 Stevens Road and nearby households, backdated to earlier in the day ]

[Today, Shizuru has calmly made her way to the house where she's found out that Arika is living. How has she found this out? It is probably best not to ask. Now, standing in the cold outside the yard in an impeccable fur coat, Shizuru waits for Arika to emerge ( Read more... )

Dear Mayfield, dear Mayfield...I have a terrible problem. You see, I've hunted far and wide across the town, and I just can't find any properly packaged green tea. The town asks that I be a proper lady, but how can I do that without the right kind of tea ( Read more... )

[ action; backdated to earlier in the day ]

[Though it's cold out, Shizuru seems quite happy out in the snow. In fact, she's making something. What could it be? That depends on just when you come across her. In the beginning, it's only a pile of snow; then it's the faint shape of a person's torso; then it's a kneeling woman; and then, finally, it' ( Read more... )

[ action for 503 Ricardo Street ]

[Shizuru is stabbing a turkey. It's not an attack turkey. In fact, human blood is spraying out of it every time she stabs it.

She's smiling serenely. This may be a form of stress relief.]

[ phone ]To wash bloodstains out of clothing, one should thoroughly rinse the affected garments in cold water as soon as ( Read more... )

[On this fine autumn day, Shizuru is out in the yard of 503 Ricardo Street, raking leaves. She looks quite content to be helping with the yardwork. In fact, she's singing as she rakes.]But black is the color of my true love's hair ( Read more... )

[ action for 503 Ricardo Street ]

[Shizuru is baking a pie. She's humming a country air as she works, because she's heard that housewives are supposed to hum as they work ( Read more... )

[ action ]

[It's surprisingly easy for an innocent housewife to find a weapon. She's expected to prepare dinner for her dear family, isn't she? Up her sleeve goes a long sharp steak knife, where it's safely secured with string and tape. Then she sets out into the town ( Read more... )

( action for 503 Ricardo Street )