it's so cold, like the cold if you were dead

seventeenth ☁ {accidental voice; Japanese} backdated to late Wednesday

2010-12-31T03:06:26Z

[Having just woken up from a brief yet nice nap, Sukekiyo uncurled himself from his bedding in the living room of Minagawa's apartment, stretching languidly and yawning in a nice display of cat manners.

That's when he saw it, resting on top of the coffee table. That communicator. Suddenly feeling a little frisky, he dashed over toward it and leapt on top, causing the thing to turn on. As the cat continued to circle around it and bat at it with his paw a few times, somewhat proud to have avoided another shock, faint voices could be heard in the background.]

I still feel a bit embarrassed that I had to request this of you, Yuuko-san.

It's no reason for embarrassment at all, Minagawa-san. There's only so long a man can go without this.

Perhaps... then again, I'm not sure of who else I could have asked.

Trying to make me jealous is a very dangerous thing to do when I have my hands on you, dear.

You're acting as if it wouldn't make this just a little more fun. ...but I apologize. Please, continue.

Hmmm... Perhaps I should rough it up a little.

I might prefer it if you didn't.

Ah, that might be tricky. I'm not sure I can pull off the gentle type, you see.

Are you sure you couldn't at least try? Especially considering the circumstances.

Oh, come on. It's not like this is your first time!

No, but... it has been a while.

I can see that.

So mean.

Others have enjoyed that in the past~

I'm a very special man, Yuuko-san. I thought you knew this by now.

I don't know about special, but... this certainly looks a little too short.

That's not exactly something I'd like to hear. Try looking at another angle, or pulling... Yuuko-san?

What is it, Minagawa-san?

Do you get the impression that there is something wrong with this conversation?

Well, I've had better.

[That's when Sukekiyo decides he'd like to try laying down for a while... on top of the communicator, causing it to turn off.]

(ooc; Red is Yuuko and Purple is Minagawa)

sixteenth ☁ {text}

2010-12-21T02:16:52Z

I believe this is what most would call overkill, but I'm sure that no one minds an overabundance of Christmas spirit.

[Minagawa sure as well doesn't, especially since he's been walking around with a santa hat that his cat seemed to have brought home this morning. At the moment, he's sitting at a table inside of Cafe Alpha, contemplating putting the hat on Sukekiyo's head while the cat has taken a quick nap.]

By the way, about those special plants. Did you know there is a species of them that is actually supposed to be poisonous? Of course, I hear that gets taken care of so that it's not a concern. Still, how curious is it that you would have to kiss under such a thing?

[And just as he manages to plop the hat onto Sukekiyo's head, the communicator gives off a short bzzzt.

The cat runs off, and Minagawa is left pouting in his seat, hat drooped sadly on the top of the table.]

{Locked to Scientists; 10%}

Scientists, care to do me another favor? I'm in need of a few small bags of shredded coconut, as well as some bars of dark chocolate, preferably about 70% cocoa. Bags of marshmallows as well. Small containers of cinnamon as well as some cinnamon bark. Also, I am planning to make buche de noel, so I apologize for the following lengthy ingredient list. I'd prefer for it to be at least a tad passable.

cream of tartar
vanilla extract
cocoa powder
confectioners' sugar
bittersweet chocolate
heavy cream
dark rum
semisweet chocolate

Make that enough for the whole city's population, please.

Oh, some nice origami paper, light blue yarn, dark purple yarn and knitting needles as well. One with a crochet hook would be good also.

Thank you. ♥

(ooc; Minagawa is still at Cafe Alpha for work so you can either stumble upon him there or have a simple chat over the communicators. Yes, kissing is fine. It is very fine.)

fifteenth ☁ {text → voice; Japanese}

2010-11-27T20:26:24Z

[BZZZZZT!]

[The communicator tumbles to the ground with a loud clatter, and in the background you can hear a very irritated low growl followed by a high hiss. Sukekiyo has unfortunately gotten too used to sleeping with the thing and was over in a corner of Cafe Alpha's storage room, curled up in a huge pile of torn-up blankets and a lime green Snuggie (covered in black cat fur of course).

Or, it was. Seeing as it's currently smacking away at the communicator for a bit. Revenge!]

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[Of course the keysmash has to stop sooner or later, which it does once that cat accidentally turns it onto voice. When Minagawa wonders what all the noise in the storage room is about, he walks in and picks the communicator up, deciding to place it in his pocket. In the background, there is still angry growl.]

That bothersome feature again. I do believe I warned you about that, didn't I?

[A louder growl.]

There's no need to raise your voice.

[A hiss.]

SUKEKIYO

[Silence... then a quiet meow.]

Much better. Hm, now I wonder which would be more appropriate. The cats, or the skulls?

[Meow.]

Suke, an unbiased opinion seems more productive... though I enjoy the--

[A sudden pause... then a sneeze. Chef and Cat Radio Theater ends there.]

fourteenth ☁ {video}

2010-10-25T02:00:43Z

[There's a very close-up, shaky and blurry view of... something. Of course the screen does pull back soon enough to show this scrawled out on a piece of paper.]

[The communicator turns off. No matter what you say about this, Minagawa's not responding to you-- though his cat might? If you happen to go by the name of Shinji or Cube though, you're an exception. In both the cafe and the bar, Minagawa has left another note. To further ensure he's not bothered during this troublesome rainstorm, he has left a note on his front door as well. Don't bother trying to open the door though, as it's locked. The only way in would be through the kitty door located near the base of the door, but that's... a kitty door, and nowhere near human-sized either.]

((ooc; If you guessed correctly, Minagawa will be locked away in his apartment until the rain is gone. Perona has also been kicked out temporarily and will be around the Northern Lights Bar and Cafe Alpha "helping". Odds are Sukekiyo will be around the area ~~when not at Japan's place visiting his kitty girlfriend~~ whenever the rain isn't that much of a problem. :V))

thirteenth ☁ {voice; Japanese → text}

2010-10-18T23:11:51Z

[Out of habit, the communicator is on voice. There's the faint sound of purring in the background, which is good, because otherwise this would be a hefty twenty seconds of awkward silence.]

I died.

[...]

[Text]

Maybe I should get a haircut. ...oh. Shinjiro, I owe you four kitchen knives.

The cafe will be rather quiet from now on.

twelfth ☁ {text → voice}

2010-10-16T05:12:46Z

44i4rjjker3eeeeeyujrn nb hbnnhyjmukjkj

[The excessive keysmash finally stops as the communicator switches to voice, and you hear-- nothing.

Until a low, sad meow breaks the silence. Then another. And another. And another.

Sukekiyo keeps meowing, all while Minagawa's lifeless body and that of a dead soldier lay a few feet away from him in the alleyway next to the Northern Lights bar.

Another meow, longer this time and louder, as if that's enough to wake Minagawa up. But it's not doing anything. Even as he tries again, and again, and again. Suke doesn't stop meowing even as the communicator times out.]

(ooc; Updated death toll: +1 NPC and +1 creeper chef. If anyone is around the Northern Lights, you most definitely will be able to hear Sukekiyo.)

eleventh ☁ {voice; Japanese → text}

2010-10-05T18:24:16Z

[The communicator turns on with a loud clatter of sound, and in the background there seems to be even more noise. Footsteps, furniture being moved around, papers being thrown aside, the loud bang and slam of shelves being opened, then cupboards and drawers and the closet door. Someone's making quite a mess. But who, and what for?

Then it all stops. Footsteps again, walking toward the communicator it seems. It's picked up.]

How funny. It's very cute, really. I'll see how you manage to steal again when every bone, joint and ligament in your fingers is broken.

[To say that Minagawa isn't happy would be the understatement of the century right now. There's a very long pause, just so you can let the not-so-nice tone of those words absorb into your head.

Of course, foreign death threats aren't translatable so he tries another approach soon afterward.]

[text]

Who has my book? Return it, please. :)

tenth ☁ {text}

2010-09-20T18:52:53Z

Has anyone seen this cat?

I need to discuss my work schedule with Cube and Shinjiro. I hope that is alright. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday will be unavailable for now.

Scientists, do you mind filling out another request?

200 g of dark chocolate, 60%
8 squares of the same chocolate
220 g of unsalted butter
160 g of caster sugar
4 eggs

Thank you.

((ooc; Minagawa is currently at the bar. Just... sulking. Commentlogs would be awesome.))

ninth ☁ {voice; Japanese}

2010-09-09T01:13:21Z

I'll need to leave work early on Friday, and I won't be able to come in on Saturday. My apologies to Shinjiro and Cube for the inconvenience.

Yuuko, you wouldn't mind looking after Sukekiyo on those days, would you?

...oh, Toku. That reminds me. [...] I forgot to mention that you have an odd choice in women. [That's his way of saying "thank you" for Monday.]

[Right before he turns off the communicator there's a short Bzzzt!... and he hisses out quietly in a dark, cold tone.]

Irritating.

eighth ☁ {text}

2010-08-13T19:24:50Z

I'm glad I checked my calendar otherwise I would have missed it. Happy Friday the 13th everyone. Did you all remember to watch which foot you stepped out of bed with this morning? I certainly hope it wasn't the left one. Though, if you managed to find a spider up to this point then you should have nothing to worry about.

Let's see if I recall the yakudoshi years correctly.

men
24,41,60
25,42,61

women
18,32,36
19,33,37

Nora, maybe you should stay indoors today. Unless of course, this could be your luckiest day of all. As they say, two negatives make a positive.

seventh ☁ {accidental? video}

2010-07-26T02:32:36Z

[If you just so happen to be on Bonito Drive outside of the Northern Lights bar, you might hear some extra noise. Something like the sound of a scuffle or a fight. No, it has nothing to do with all the chaos going around due to pesky Lavos Spawn.

A certain puppykid seems to have gotten himself into some sort of trouble with a certain large cat. That cat being Minagawa's cat, Sukekiyo.

You might think Nora has the upper hand in this fight. Well... from the sound of it, he's not having an easy job handling this situation. Not to mention, for how large Sukekiyo is, he's capable of jumping pretty darn high.

And just as he's about to take a flying leap toward Nora's face, paws out and claws extended-- the comm turns off.]

(ooc: Commentlog with failhound to finish up this crazy battle. All responses will be considered to have occurred after the fight. Anyone at the bar or near Bonito Drive is free to observe, but no interfering. Believe me, Suke has it under control. :|b)

sixth ☁ {accidental video; Japanese} forward-dated to Sunday morning

2010-07-11T06:27:55Z

[Good morning Discedo! Have we got an exciting video transmission for you today. First, you see... black. That's all you see on the screen. A whole lot of black. Suddenly, not anymore! Instead you see-- a cat's butt.

Thankfully that view is gone soon enough also. The large black/purple-ish cat takes a seat in front of the communicator, tail swishing back and forth behind it as it keeps staring ahead, watching something intently. But what could it be?

Perhaps if it crouches down as if to pounce, which it does, you can catch a glimpse of the large crystal right in front of it. It's not a clear image, but you can see details of a very traumatizing event for this poor poor cat. An event that thankfully turned out a lot better. However, this doesn't matter to the cat, seeing as right when the image is done it just leaps up to try and attack the crystal.

Then, in the background, you hear a voice. Kind of a sleepy voice actually. What time is it again?]

What do you think you're doing?

[The communicator times out.]

(ooc: people of Horton, enjoy your new chubby feline resident. He'll rarely if ever leave Minagawa's apartment room but... you know how cats are. :3a He will also follow around Minagawa at times, because he looooves him so much.

And yes, the cat will end up at the bar sometimes. SORRY SHINJI ~~except not~~)

fifth ☁ {text}

2010-06-29T03:23:01Z

This city enjoys quite a fair share of ups and downs. It's at least rather nice to have more life than usual in the air. Or about as much that's possible on a usual day.

I rather miss reading the Horoscope Meltdown. It would have been very helpful in a place like this.

I should be back at work tomorrow. My apologies for the delay. Boss, you haven't gotten lonely have you? [He cares Shinji, he really does. Just not in a normal human way that doesn't involve teasing. At least it's not audible teasing? 8Da]

Oh, and Yuuko. May we speak?

[The communicator turns off... only to get turned back on again so he can add a little something to his message.]

Which do you enjoy more Discedo: cats or dogs?

fourth ☁ {text}

2010-06-24T03:41:38Z

something is wrong

if you suddenly find it hard to breathe then run away. if it is cold, then run away

run far away. as far as you can

i will not be at work until further notice

Toku, i am coming over to your place to stay for a day or so

(OOC; Congrats Discedo, you avoided getting another dead body. Minagawa managed to keep himself from dying but he's still sort of shaken up and short of breath. He's not going outdoors until the chip event is over.

Also, consider there to be an IC delay to responses by about 20 minutes.)

third ☁ {voice; Japanese → text}

2010-06-15T01:18:45Z

BZZZT!

[There's no loud outburst or curse or clatter of the communicator being dropped. There's just silence.

Finally, Minagawa speaks up and... well, lets just say he's radiating a very nice pissed-mist that is also easily noticed in his tone of voice.]

...I can see the importance of wanting to avoid that.

[It won't do him any good to just continue talking in his murderous intent-filled words, so thankfully he immediately switches over to text.]

[Text]

I'd like to make a quick request to our scientists. If you may, I require a few items for the festival coming up soon. I wouldn't want to make this very difficult for you, so if it makes things simpler, I require ingredients and supplies to make enough dango for most of our population. I'm sure a compromise can be arranged if this is a problem though. What I need includes the following:

sugar
low sodium soy sauce
cornstarch
glutinous rice flower
bamboo skewers
stove top grill

second ☁ {text}

2010-05-24T18:56:22Z

Does anyone have a good recipe for hamsters?

first ☁ {voice; Japanese}

2010-05-12T03:51:51Z

[As the communicator tumbled to the ground, the voice transmission began with... well, a whole lot of silence. It stays like that for a minute or so before finally there's a sound. It's not words though, but something like a hard object tapping away at a can or something.

This continues for a few seconds before a faint voice comes in from the background.]

-kiyooo

[Tap tap tap on the can.]

-kekiyooo

[Tap tap tap... tap tap tap, more loudly this time, and the voice sounds closer.]

Sukekiyoooo

[Tap tap-- then the tapping stops. The voice doesn't continue.

Then, there's a loud thump as something falls to the ground next to the communicator. It's small though, so there's not much noise.

Until something else falls, and it's a much louder thump.

It's quiet again, except you might be able to catch some soft breathing, but even that stops at one point.

Finally, in the darkest, most sinister and skin-crawling voice you could possibly imagine--]

SUKEKIYO

[The communicator turns off.]