[007 | Japanese audio]

[haikudemon]

[bzzt! A stifled curse is audible, and a sigh.]

...It's been more than a month. Souji....

Snow in August ruins the metaphor.

I'm going out. Are there any monsters that have been posing a particular problem?

Comments

[tenkai_soul]

Well, those barrel spiders are usually particularly troublesome, what with the explosions and all.

[haikudemon]

... [irritable sigh.]

I suppose that will do as well as anything.

[tenkai_soul]

... Are you alright, sir?

[haikudemon]

I'm fine.

... A friend has been - gone. For a while now. Perhaps he's been returned home.

[Text]

[rocket_man26]

@#$% has it really been that long?

I gotta few of these jackass-o-lantern little shits infesting the museum I've been crashing at if you wanna take a good stab at somethin'.

[Text]

[haikudemon]

It has.

...That sounds good to me. Where's the museum?

[Text] Oh yea late to the party!

[rocket_man26]

Just head south on "BREBO AVE", then a quick east on "INGLES TRAIL". The signs should get ya there no prob, I'll be outside tho' n' give you a holler.

[Text] Haha, I've been distracted myself XD; Uh - commentlog or assume?

[haikudemon]

Good. I'm on my way.

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[mansae]

You think so? I can think of a sijo where the rain is a metaphor for cleansing! I guess it's a bit different here where the rain destroys everything... Autumn snow sijos are a bit harder.

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[haikudemon]

Korean?

...and a scouring rain could work for that image. I was working on something about cold winds when it started to snow.

Makes it too obvious.

Text | /kicked

[mansae]

That's right! Poetry originated in me, after all!

It doesn't have to be obvious! You know, I just thought of one:

The rain has no mercy for those who criticize Korean idols.
Morning Musume CDs now nothing but a crisp,
The memory of the Wonder Girl's melodies burnt into my heart!

Text | /kicked?

[haikudemon]

You'll have to do better than that to be so arrogant.

...Hijikata Toshizo. Your name?