Tsubaki was sitting on the couch with Nigger Man on her lap. In front of her was a table, and sitting on a chair on the other side of the table was a purple-haired young woman in a suit and skirt. Behind her was a cameraman with dark blonde hair. Unlike the woman, he seemed to be only partially Japanese; in fact, he looked like he was half-white. The camera had a red circle on the side of it, with "SCNN" in white letters inside of it. SCNN, the Sakurami City News Network, was Sakurami's popular local news channel.
"This is Satsuki Sugiura with SCNN, and I'm reporting live from inside the famed 'God House' with mayoral candidate Tsubaki Kasugano and my cameraman, Martin Hasegawa."
Tsubaki waved shyly. "Hi, everyone."
"Ms. Kasugano, please state your date of birth and age. Our viewers are particularly interested in the former mayor's new law on the age required to run for office."
"Oh, of course. I was born on February 9, 2002, and I'm fifteen years old."
"Fifteen, that's so young. And you're running for mayor?"
"Well, yes, I am."
"Amazing. Now, Ms. Kasugano, you were the leader of the Omekata Cult before you moved in here?"
"Well...'leader' is a bit of a stretch. And please, call me Tsubaki."
"Alright, Tsubaki. But you did have powerful position in the cult?"
"No."
"That's rather surprising. I mean, your parents did found the cult. After their unfortunate deaths-"
"Murders."
"Excuse me?"
"After their murders. My parents were drugged with a slow-acting sedative by Funatsu Ogure. After the sedative kicked in, their car ran off a cliff and crashed. As a precaution, Funtasu placed a bomb underneath the car, which exploded. My parents burned to death. I was twelve years old."
"...Okay, then. So how was life in the cult?"
"...Are you serious? It was all over the news."
"Well, it's just that some of our viewers might not be aware-"
"Alright, you know what? Sure, I'll tell you. The minute, the fucking MINUTE after my parents died, I was shoved in a cage where I was brutally raped by Funatsu and twenty-nine other men every day of my life for two years. They drugged me, threatened me, and broke my leg at one point. I wasn't allowed to attend my parents' funeral. Not a day went by where I wasn't in agonizing pain. Jizz and blood constantly ran down my thighs. And then every one of those bastards burned to death slowly and painfully, like they deserved. That should answer everything about the cult. I expect that to be the last cult-related question you have. Next question."
"But-"
"Next question or get the fuck out of my house."
"...Alright, then. Tsubaki-"
"Ms. Kasugano."
"Ms. Kasugano, what will you do if elected mayor?"
"There will be lighter sentences for certain drug-related crimes and heavier ones for sexual and child-related crimes. Both the SCPD and hospitals will have more funding." What Tsubaki didn't mention was that some of the hospitals were for mental illnesses, rather than physical ones. Mentioning mental health in Japan was political suicide.
"And your stance on drug crimes, is this because of your own-"
"Stay on the topic, Ms. Sugiura." Nigger Man growled at her.
"Well, actually, that was my last question related to politics. Thank you for your time, Ms. Kasugano."
Tsubaki, followed by Nigger Man, got up and walked into her room. Aru was waiting for her. She closed the door and punched a hole in the wall.
"That bitch!"
"Reporters are fucking snakes, what a surprise. Want me to shoot lasers at her?"
"No, that'd be a PR nightmare."
She sighed. "Be honest, how bad did I fuck up?"
"Well, she never brought up your depression or your bulimia, so that's good. And she didn't talk about your sex life."
Tsubaki smiled and kissed Aru. "You mean our sex life~"
Back in the living room, Satsuki was talking into the camera.
"Don't go away! Our next interview is with the other candidate: former mayor John Bacchus!"
