Two more 'episodes' for you to chew on..

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Sakaki had actually achieved her dream of going to veterenary school. Upon graduating near the top of the class she was hired by the Tokyo Zoo to take care of the animal's health needs. She always enjoyed taking care of the cats, no matter how large. Tigers, lions, pumas, anything really! That day a tiger was brought into her office for a yearly check-up.

"Why, hello there Menchi.", Sakaki cooed at the large cat. Menchi's handler had a leash about the neck of the beast so it would not harm anyone. Regardless, it was a fairly placid animal normally.

"Let me just check your eyes now.", Sakaki said as she shined the light from her ocular instrument into the tiger's golden-sheened eyes.

Startled by the light, Menchi began to twist and turn in the handler's grip.

"It's ok Menchi. You don't need to be afraid.", Sakaki tried to calm the animal through words.

The handler continued to struggle with the tiger and Sakaki could see no real way that the animal would become calm anytime soon. Yet, that's when she decided to

Keep It Daioh.

Her mind suddenly came upon a plan which she had not thought of in many years. Thrusting her hand foward, Menchi latched his massive jaws around it. Even through the crunching of bones and the dribbling of blood, Sakaki at least was able to check the animal's eyes! And that made all the difference in the world to her.

One hundred fifteen stitches and two lost fingers later Sakaki was back at work, her hand still bandaged.

"Well, I Kept It Daioh...", she mumbled staring at her personally dubbed 'cat hand' and wondered how much longer it would last.

It doesn't get much more Daioh than that.

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Kagura spent her college days studying to one day become a high school P.E. teacher just like her unsung role model Minamo Kurosawa. She had even chosen the same college Minamo had gone to. No matter how long she stayed at the school, no matter how many classes she had to take, it was all worth it to her. Motivation was not a factor any longer for Kagura. The day after her summer break ended, she stepped into class as happy as ever, although her fellow students weren't quite so glad to be back.

Grumbles of displeasure could be heard throughout the lecture hall as the students slumped into their seats. Kagura seemed to be the only one sitting fully upright. Even the teacher stumbled in, eyes half closed and slapped down his assignment book unhappily on the desk up front.

"So, how does everyone feel about being back?", the professor asked.

"Sucks"

"I was having a good time until today..."

"I feel like crap warmed up..."

The professor plopped uncerimoniously down in his own chair and said, "I don't feel too motivated this morning either."

Hearing those words something inside Kagura clicked. She could have simply sat in her seat and let the others whine as she awaited her learning experience. Yet, instead she decided to

Keep It Daioh.

Standing up she screamed and bolted down each and every row, slamming herself into the students and knocking them out of their chairs.

"MOTIVATION SMASH!"

Upon arriving at the front she ignored the curses and calls coming from behind her and barreled into her professor, knocking him to the ground in a tumble.

"MOTIVATION SMASH!"

After a lengthy discourse by each student and the professor to the dean of the college it was concluded that Kagura should be expelled. Now, without a place to stay and very little money to go on she can't even call her parents out of pure embarassment. Making her meager cash by picking up bottles and cans off the street she hopes that one day she'll be able to return to her dream.

"Hey, at least I Kept It Daioh...", she said, wandering the backroads in her tattered clothes.

It doesn't get more Daioh than that.