Phyllis Sidheuaine

Takasu and Yoh are getting along rather well (the former has helped with buying a rather nice futon at a relatively inexpensive price [it's a good thing he was the boss of a furniture store/interior design company].) I don't know how Yoh's reciprocating, but I'm pretty sure he is. They both have avoided getting caught up in the katas/weapons practice, but I think Yoh's itching to go target shooting.

Everybody who is enrolled in school has signed up for classes and a few of the newer people have either applied for school or for a job (the "veterans" have assisted as much as the could.) I'm getting good at delegating here (now, to figure out how to delegate food supplies. . . .) Ah, well. Some day (and they'll all be back where they belong, I guess. *shrug*)

Oh, looks like a couple of my guests want something to eat. Excuse me.

One bowl of Oatey Ohs and one bowl of Fishy Feast? Coming right up.

Gotta go. Talk to you soon.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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I'm back from the exercise in futility, aka explaining the importance of this inauguration to my guests in ways that they could understand. What made it even more difficult is the "blunders" during the Oath of Office.

A few of the shinigami waited to be dispatched when Senator Kennedy suffered his seizure (they quickly stood down when everything cleared up uneventfully.)

A few of my guests felt sorry for [anothermember] and the rest of the IO Maryland delegation (there were over one million people who attended the celebration) since they know we can't use "alternate means of getting from Point A to Point B" (like above the trees/on top of power poles or through wormholes.)

Gotta go again. More questions have been posed. *shakes head* Gotta get the hard stuff.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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Ah, the pleasures of armed guests.

Last night, the upstairs neighbor was getting a bit loud (as usual) and several of my guys decided to - um - "remedy" the situation (guns, knives, swords, etc.) One of the other neighbors called the cops (good thing Wren wasn't there since he would've had one of his heavy weapons primed) and the men in blue were greeted by my closest western neighbors as well as a couple of the vampires (yes, some of my guests are vampires.) I've also found that several of my newer guests like The House at Pooh Corner (it's one of the songs I use as a lullaby for Yuki's son.)

Tomorrow, I have to go downtown to explain the "fanged ones" (please pray for me. ) At least school starts in earnest, so I'm copesetic. I just hope Keigo keeps out of trouble (otherwise, I'm taking him with me on campus [philosophy class as well as Russian studies].)

Gotta go. A detective's knocking on my door.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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We had an impromptu concert (I guess Ikanaide [YouTube - Tamaki Koji - Ikanaide ???? - ????? ??? sad] can be a bit inspiring.)

Please let me explain. I sometimes sing along with songs that I truly enjoy (much to everybody's chagrin, especially since I'm not that talented when it comes to singing.) Well, Kanazawa-sensei (who has a delicious tenor) joined in, infusing an even deeper sadness into the song. Well, things just went snowballing from there. Kanazawa has offered to train Yoh a bit (his low baratone/high bass is almost better than the highest quality signature chocolates. ) Now Sado won't be alone "in the basement".

Anyways, the manager got an angry telephone call from one of the neighbors, and, when she got here, was treated to several different practice sessions/lessons. Funny thing was, she didn't seem to mind any of the "noise" (especially the Cantonese love song that Yoh was trying to teach/learn [did I mention that his voice is smoother than the highest quality Scotch/coffee/cream/etc.?]) Kanazawa-sensei and his assistant, Ousaki-senpai, are working to transcribe the songs we performed today for our summer "concert series"/block parties. Anyways, she's going to give the complaintant a tongue-lashing that he won't soon forget (he complains about "the noise" several times a day, yet doesn't care one iota that he's just as noisy, if not moreso.)

Gotta go. Several :kitty:s are demanding food, including their "ringleader", Chii.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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We have a full staff of "live-in" vets (as in veterinarians) now. Some of the :kitty:s don't like that fact, but I guess it could be worse (at least most of them are personable.) They also brought several kids with them (much to Sakon's and Ukon's delight, since they can do some of their old routines on a new audience.) Strangely enough, one of the vets was able to tell that there was really only one speaker, but two "voices".

Some of the "guests" (do I still call them guests since they've been here so long?) are helping search for a young student from the university I attend. I guess her disappearance was why they were going in and out quietly and I've been "partnered" every day I go to school. Let me tell you, it's really difficult to go from Point A to Point B with either Kenpachi or Komamura (both are rather large and otherwise noticeable [Komamura is fox-faced {literally} and Kenpachi is, um, two interns short of a scandal]).

Update for the "missing" student: she was hanging out with friends (didn't know she was reported missing). I'm still under escort, though (orders of Yamamoto-Genryusai [aka Old Man]).

Gotta go. The vets are being inundated with :kitty:s and the dog's hungry, too (I need to order dog kibble).

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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Yamamoto-Genryusai clouted a couple of the vets this morning (they should be coming around soon) because they broke a couple of the unwritten rules. In the case of Ryoutou, it's a good thing neither the twins nor Yoh caught him (he's still alive, therefore neither the twins nor Yoh caught him).

The snow spirits enjoyed today (winter storm dumped around 9 inches) and they got red jackets from the vets which they broke in today. The rest of us stayed in (Tesshou entertained the kids this time as well as Ukon). A choice of grilled cheese sandwiches or matzo pizzas were the entrees of the day (making the pizzas were fun for everyone participating). Apple bars were the treats (one topped with rich caramel, the other Dutched). Tesshou grabbed two of each (he's gonna be expensive. . . .)

We also picked up more :kitty:s (storms usually bring them here). Nekoyashiki and "friends" are assisting the vets with the mass checkups and warming up the poor :kitty:s.

I'll let you guys go while I help Old Man Yamamoto-Genryusai with his lecture so he doesn't clout the miscreants again. Although we have a few physicians, we don't need them treating caved-in skulls due to stupidity.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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The vets met with one of my neighbors (Ryoutou threatened him with being an assistant during a camel's exam). I wish to be a fly on the wall during that situation. Tesshou's pooch got a 50# bag of beefy stew dog food and a smoked buffalo bone to play with. He was so puppylike when presented with it.

Anyways, I have a feeling in the pit of my stomach that I'm going to have more guests showing up soon (can't quite place why, but I do).

Gotta go make room for the newbies.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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The old man clouted a few people (albeit not anybody within my group of "guests" this time.) You see, a couple of young children were left in separate day care vans last Friday, one overnight. Needless to say, he was at such stupidity.

Several others followed suit (I don't think Wren held back with his backhand [I believe that's going to hurt for a while] and Yoh, along with the twins, got rather creative.) Ukon was rather verbally expressive with his displeasure, his arms flying all over the place while still being attached.

Two good things, though, are that the weather wasn't that warm and that both children were found relatively safe. Oh, another thing: both day care centers are going to get demerits for this stunt, at the very least. Will keep you up to date on this situation, if possible.

Ah, the paneer's ready to use. Gotta start on the curry for tonight's feast.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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Awoke to a huge commotion today. It seems that there was a concert just announced for the local music festival Summerfest that has quite a number of the guys excited: Chicago and Earth, Wind and Fire are scheduled together ($20 a pop for the "cheap seats") and most of the gang are rarin' to go (the choreographers are working on routines as I type.)

Ah, I have a feeling that the "newbies" are going to be introduced to the wonders of the veterans' "organized chaos" ("block" parties) very soon. Sado's friends from campus dropped by when they heard that we're setting up our tentative schedule and Ryotou has been clouted a few times with guitar cases (no, the guitars are all okay, the vet - I don't know yet.)

Gotta go. One of the choreographers has asked me to find tunes from both groups to "download".

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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Yoh has a following, and this time it's not because of his looks. He sang to a little girl on campus to calm her down (her parents just walked away without leaving somebody to look after her [I wanted to kick their arses since she could've vanished ] so he volunteered.) He sang Friend (here's the song for anybody who wishes to hear it: YouTube - ???? Tamaki Koji - Friend (Sad)) in the bass clef (he'll never reach tenor in this lifetime, I'm afraid.) Kanazawa softly joined in, but the "spotlight" was on Yoh. I'm treating him to some dim sum (my friend America's friend dropped off another "care package" and stayed a while to converse with both Yoh and his :kitty:.) Steamed buns, fish balls, so many other dishes that I just can't name. . . . Ah, well. Heat 'n eat. I'm also throwing in a Korean dish, Korean noodles with vegetables.

Sakon gave the parents h-e-double hockey sticks, quietly as Sakon, rather rowdily as Ukon (boy, did Ukon go wild in his rant, arms flying all over the place!) Good thing the girl didn't wake up during "The Lecture". Yoh, on the other hand, just gave them a look that roughly said, "There had better not be a next time. Otherwise, I'm going to find you, and you're not going to like it!" One look is worth a thousand words in his case. He related the incident to Ayase, who (because Kanou, his "friend" and "master", threatened him) related what upset him. Now there's also the trio (Kanou and the twins) "on the case" as well as everybody who heard about what happened. I have a sneaking suspicion that the entire campus is now going to have a huge unofficial security force. Unlike the "official" security force, the "unofficial" security force will be carrying non-regulation guns, knives, swords, heavy weaponry, bows, shuriken, other kobudo and ninjutsu weapons. . . .

Chii spent much of the afternoon using her inate charm on Ayase. Oh, well. If she's going to choose a new victim, who am I to stop her? Gotta go before he overfeeds her.

Phyllis Sidheuaine

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