Kirri: A Girl of Clocktown's Diary
5 Days Before the Carnival
A/N: Chapter 4…I made the Skull Kid arrive two days earlier than Link, because it seems to make more sense that these bad things had been happening a little longer than one day to make them more into, say, "bad things". Hope you like this chapter.
Ooooooooo, btw:
DISCLAIMER: Like hell I own Majora's Mask, but I sure own Kirri! ^.^ There, I did one, no lawyers can come sue me now…
This morning I went for a walk, right at 6 am. I was going to do my chores, but I wanted to take my sweet time—more like 'two hours early' sweet time. I actually liked it.
First I did my chores. (Though I'm only twelve I've started my monthly courses, which is why I _hate_ doing the laundry.) But maybe I can do some jobs by doing other people's laundry—I don't mind doing other people's laundry.
(I didn't write yesterday because it was just a normal day. Jim didn't come by at all to annoy me. I did my chores, tried to find a Keaton in North Clocktown, and then I cooked Grandmama's (remember, my great-grandma) lunch and listened to a very, very long story until night. I couldn't help falling asleep.)
After I did my chores, I strolled around the awakening Clocktown. I went to visit Tish and Linta's house. They had boarded up their house, too.
I nearly cried when almost all of my other friends were gone, as well. At a critical time like this for me, I wanted to have a friend around.
I heard from Anju that the Gorman Troup, a traveling circus, was going to take the bunk room tomorrow evening, and a guy named Link was going to take the Knife Chamber. That's all the rooms at the Stock Pot Inn.
…You know, the Stock Pot Inn (once Romani called it the Stuck Pot Inn; I nearly fell over laughing at that because it reminded me of the guy in the toilet) used to have more rooms, and was also a cafeteria. Then Anju's dad died, and they stopped the cafeteria part and they sold off half the building, which was developed into some houses—they used to have six rooms total. Now they only have two rooms rental rooms, and then Anju and her mother's room. (This happened around two years ago.)
The carpenters have begun their work for the Festival tower to the Clock Tower. On the eve before the Carnival, as I'm sure anyone around here can tell you, the Tower opens and people can go on top to watch the Fireworks and have a party until dawn. At the Carnival of Time, you can wear masks that you make, which can be anything. You could be the Four Giants, you could be some guy you like, you could be the Mayor, you could be RuPaul, anything.
(I'm going to make a mask of the Goddess Faore. She's the Goddess of Courage from a land far, far away, I think it's called Hyrun? Hyrule? Whatever. Of course gods and goddesses aren't real, except God; I just want to make a Goddess mask.)
So, after I did my chores and returned the clothes to my house to dry, I walked around South Clocktown. The carpenters started as six a.m. for their work…the hammering and sounds of wood being sawed really annoyed me. But, anyway, I was walking and I happened to glance up…at the Moon.
In broad daylight.
The Moon was just…there. With a face and eyes and teeth.
In daylight, though!
Well, it was big. Bigger than last night. And pretty scary. For the rest of the day I was afraid of it, hanging over my head.
Well, then _he_ came out of the Clock Tower. The Skull Kid.
He ran up to me and started bugging me. Poking me, calling me names, whatever. I told him to—well, I told him to do something that would have my Mama wash my tongue out with soap. He merely cackled insanely, flipped over onto his hands and head, and started to walk away on his hands. I followed him into East Clocktown. He headed off for the Mayor's place.
He just left, right now. I wonder what he's up to?
LATER
I was sitting outside the Mayor's office, waiting for the Skull Kid. He emerged about three minutes later, running off towards North Clocktown. I quickly followed, though I was curious to see what he did at the Mayor's. I don't think Madame Aroma or the Mayor himself were there, but I think Kafei was.
Well, the Skull Kid walked up to Jim and popped the balloon. Instantly Jim started talking to him and was all excited. I went and sat down on the slide, watching them.
Ten minutes later, the Skull Kid, with two faeries whose names I learned were Tatl and Tael, was part of the Bombers' Gang. Jim told him where the hideout was, then went back to trying to pop the balloon again.
The Skull Kid gave a cackle, and the two faeries started talking.
Tatl and Tael…Tatl-Tael! Heh heh. That's interesting. I wonder what kind of weird parents they had?
Well, the Skull Kid went up to that place that people have called the Fairy Fountain. I don't think a Faerie really lives there, though.
Well, the Skull Kid went inside, but the two faeries didn't. They stayed outside, and flew around North Clocktown, playing a game.
I slid off the slide and walked into the bushes. I decided to see if any discarded arrows were in there—strangely enough you can find arrows in bushes—and I started yanking at bushes and shoving them around. (I thanked GOD that Jim didn't see me; he'd probably start taunting me about being poor and 'looking for food in the bushes' or something.) Then, suddenly, something bumped into my head. It didn't really affect me much except make me stumble slightly, but it affected the thing greatly.
"Hey! Watch it!" screeched the little white fairy, Tatl.
"You watch it," I snapped back. I was in a snappish mood lately; mostly because of how annoying Jim was.
"Hey, Tael! C'mere!"
"Yeah, Sis?" The purple fairy flew over.
"This girl's bugging me! Let's bug her!"
"Okay."
They started flying around my head in circles, squeaking strange little words and such. Actually, I didn't really care. It was a lot like working, with Anju's mom watching me: nagging me that I didn't do something properly. Thank God Aunt Anju's not like that.
But, after awhile they _did_ start to annoy me, so I swatted at one. It squeaked and was surprisingly flung really far by my hand. I didn't think that I was that strong…
The two sibling faeries went and got the Skull Kid, who was coming out of the faerie fountain anyway with a funny, strange-looking little faerie. He cackled and ran off, not listening to the faeries, and the two faeries went with him off to East Clocktown—probably to the Observatory.
"That was the weirdest thing that has happened to me in a long time," I remarked aloud, really to no one.
"I know," agreed a voice, and I looked up and saw Tingle. "It was even weirder than me!"
"Right," I muttered, and went to the Laundry Pool to relax and hang out.
And that's where I am now. I like the laundry pool because it's more like wildlife. It's got plants and running water. Right now it's around eight, and the rest of Clocktown is waking up. More later.
EVENING
So much more has happened!!
For one thing, the Skull Kid messed up at the Observatory. He stole a big stone from the old guy and messed things up. Then he annoyed Jim like crazy! He also broke some things up there and made a mess. Jim said he's officially out of their gang. (I'm glad; that white faerie, Tatl, bugged me.)
Here's something more important: Kafei is missing!
He's been missing ever since this morning—ever since the Skull Kid went into the Mayor's office! Nobody has heard from him or seen him all day long.
Anju is worried sick. One guy says that he ran off with another woman. He's lying, though. Kafei loves Anju, and Anju only. (The guy who said that is the guy with the brush on Anju, one of the carpenters. He gets on my nerves! He thinks he's so 'special'!)
We've also been getting news from the four corners of Termina, and its all because of the Skull Kid…
The blizzards in the Mountains are suddenly becoming fiercer and have nailed the Gorons with tons of snow. The cause is the Skull Kid! He messed with the weatherwith some magic…or…something, some Goron witnesses said.
In the South, the waters have become poisoned. Woodfall, the big volcano- like mountain in the swamp, is pouring out poison into the waters. The Deku say that the Skull Kid went up to Woodfall, and when he came down, poison started falling with the waterfalls.
In the ocean, the waters have become murky. There was something about Zora eggs, though there isn't any more detail about them. Also something about pirates, and a dragoncloud. I don't know how, but this has to do with the Skull Kid, because look at what else he's caused!
In Ikana, the only unusual thing is that the river dried up. This allowed some monsters to come out and roam around, because the Music Box stopped playing. Pamela's trapped over there, though! Do you know what that means? She could be in danger!
But here's the worst part: A huge boulder has been placed in front of the Romani Ranch. Romani won't be able to come visit me! And I won't be able to help her with the ghost invasion! Someone was sent out there to remove the boulder, but that means that it'll take a few days to remove it…I think that not only the Skull Kid did this. Actually, the Skull Kid is sort of a guess, because the Gorman brothers who own the horse ranch are kind of jealous of Romani Ranch…I think _they_ put the boulder in front of the ranch.
Most of that last bit is an opinion. I like to voice my opinions, though.
Here's an interesting thought: What'll the people that have fled town do? Ikana's practically a graveyard, the Mountains are covered with snow (I wonder how Mirri's doing?), the Swamp is poisoned, and the ocean is murky with a dragon cloud floating over it.
What the hell is going on?!
Well, Madame Aroma has hired a detective to find Kafei. He should be coming in tomorrow or the day after. I'm so worried about Kafei…
You know, as soon as I get my hands on that Skull Kid, I'm gonna strangle him and rip that stupid mask from his face…
Right now I'm so stressed out from all this news. I'm writing this in my room.
Clocktown was so empty today—there's really only the city workers, guards, my Mama and I, and about two other families. That's, like, nobody!
I wonder what'll happen to Mama and I? Maybe we'll flee to Romani Ranch after the boulder is removed. But I don't think Mama really believes that the Moon will actually fall.
I just saw a little person dancing on top of the Clocktower. How did they get up there?!?
Maybe it's the Skull Kid. Probably is. I wonder what he's doing up there?
…
Well, with all this hysteria that happened today, I can only wonder what'll happen tomorrow…
Good night.
~Kirri
A/N: Hope you liked that Chapter tooooooo! ^_^
~Mirri Night/Lauren! ^.~
5 Days Before the Carnival
A/N: Chapter 4…I made the Skull Kid arrive two days earlier than Link, because it seems to make more sense that these bad things had been happening a little longer than one day to make them more into, say, "bad things". Hope you like this chapter.
Ooooooooo, btw:
DISCLAIMER: Like hell I own Majora's Mask, but I sure own Kirri! ^.^ There, I did one, no lawyers can come sue me now…
This morning I went for a walk, right at 6 am. I was going to do my chores, but I wanted to take my sweet time—more like 'two hours early' sweet time. I actually liked it.
First I did my chores. (Though I'm only twelve I've started my monthly courses, which is why I _hate_ doing the laundry.) But maybe I can do some jobs by doing other people's laundry—I don't mind doing other people's laundry.
(I didn't write yesterday because it was just a normal day. Jim didn't come by at all to annoy me. I did my chores, tried to find a Keaton in North Clocktown, and then I cooked Grandmama's (remember, my great-grandma) lunch and listened to a very, very long story until night. I couldn't help falling asleep.)
After I did my chores, I strolled around the awakening Clocktown. I went to visit Tish and Linta's house. They had boarded up their house, too.
I nearly cried when almost all of my other friends were gone, as well. At a critical time like this for me, I wanted to have a friend around.
I heard from Anju that the Gorman Troup, a traveling circus, was going to take the bunk room tomorrow evening, and a guy named Link was going to take the Knife Chamber. That's all the rooms at the Stock Pot Inn.
…You know, the Stock Pot Inn (once Romani called it the Stuck Pot Inn; I nearly fell over laughing at that because it reminded me of the guy in the toilet) used to have more rooms, and was also a cafeteria. Then Anju's dad died, and they stopped the cafeteria part and they sold off half the building, which was developed into some houses—they used to have six rooms total. Now they only have two rooms rental rooms, and then Anju and her mother's room. (This happened around two years ago.)
The carpenters have begun their work for the Festival tower to the Clock Tower. On the eve before the Carnival, as I'm sure anyone around here can tell you, the Tower opens and people can go on top to watch the Fireworks and have a party until dawn. At the Carnival of Time, you can wear masks that you make, which can be anything. You could be the Four Giants, you could be some guy you like, you could be the Mayor, you could be RuPaul, anything.
(I'm going to make a mask of the Goddess Faore. She's the Goddess of Courage from a land far, far away, I think it's called Hyrun? Hyrule? Whatever. Of course gods and goddesses aren't real, except God; I just want to make a Goddess mask.)
So, after I did my chores and returned the clothes to my house to dry, I walked around South Clocktown. The carpenters started as six a.m. for their work…the hammering and sounds of wood being sawed really annoyed me. But, anyway, I was walking and I happened to glance up…at the Moon.
In broad daylight.
The Moon was just…there. With a face and eyes and teeth.
In daylight, though!
Well, it was big. Bigger than last night. And pretty scary. For the rest of the day I was afraid of it, hanging over my head.
Well, then _he_ came out of the Clock Tower. The Skull Kid.
He ran up to me and started bugging me. Poking me, calling me names, whatever. I told him to—well, I told him to do something that would have my Mama wash my tongue out with soap. He merely cackled insanely, flipped over onto his hands and head, and started to walk away on his hands. I followed him into East Clocktown. He headed off for the Mayor's place.
He just left, right now. I wonder what he's up to?
LATER
I was sitting outside the Mayor's office, waiting for the Skull Kid. He emerged about three minutes later, running off towards North Clocktown. I quickly followed, though I was curious to see what he did at the Mayor's. I don't think Madame Aroma or the Mayor himself were there, but I think Kafei was.
Well, the Skull Kid walked up to Jim and popped the balloon. Instantly Jim started talking to him and was all excited. I went and sat down on the slide, watching them.
Ten minutes later, the Skull Kid, with two faeries whose names I learned were Tatl and Tael, was part of the Bombers' Gang. Jim told him where the hideout was, then went back to trying to pop the balloon again.
The Skull Kid gave a cackle, and the two faeries started talking.
Tatl and Tael…Tatl-Tael! Heh heh. That's interesting. I wonder what kind of weird parents they had?
Well, the Skull Kid went up to that place that people have called the Fairy Fountain. I don't think a Faerie really lives there, though.
Well, the Skull Kid went inside, but the two faeries didn't. They stayed outside, and flew around North Clocktown, playing a game.
I slid off the slide and walked into the bushes. I decided to see if any discarded arrows were in there—strangely enough you can find arrows in bushes—and I started yanking at bushes and shoving them around. (I thanked GOD that Jim didn't see me; he'd probably start taunting me about being poor and 'looking for food in the bushes' or something.) Then, suddenly, something bumped into my head. It didn't really affect me much except make me stumble slightly, but it affected the thing greatly.
"Hey! Watch it!" screeched the little white fairy, Tatl.
"You watch it," I snapped back. I was in a snappish mood lately; mostly because of how annoying Jim was.
"Hey, Tael! C'mere!"
"Yeah, Sis?" The purple fairy flew over.
"This girl's bugging me! Let's bug her!"
"Okay."
They started flying around my head in circles, squeaking strange little words and such. Actually, I didn't really care. It was a lot like working, with Anju's mom watching me: nagging me that I didn't do something properly. Thank God Aunt Anju's not like that.
But, after awhile they _did_ start to annoy me, so I swatted at one. It squeaked and was surprisingly flung really far by my hand. I didn't think that I was that strong…
The two sibling faeries went and got the Skull Kid, who was coming out of the faerie fountain anyway with a funny, strange-looking little faerie. He cackled and ran off, not listening to the faeries, and the two faeries went with him off to East Clocktown—probably to the Observatory.
"That was the weirdest thing that has happened to me in a long time," I remarked aloud, really to no one.
"I know," agreed a voice, and I looked up and saw Tingle. "It was even weirder than me!"
"Right," I muttered, and went to the Laundry Pool to relax and hang out.
And that's where I am now. I like the laundry pool because it's more like wildlife. It's got plants and running water. Right now it's around eight, and the rest of Clocktown is waking up. More later.
EVENING
So much more has happened!!
For one thing, the Skull Kid messed up at the Observatory. He stole a big stone from the old guy and messed things up. Then he annoyed Jim like crazy! He also broke some things up there and made a mess. Jim said he's officially out of their gang. (I'm glad; that white faerie, Tatl, bugged me.)
Here's something more important: Kafei is missing!
He's been missing ever since this morning—ever since the Skull Kid went into the Mayor's office! Nobody has heard from him or seen him all day long.
Anju is worried sick. One guy says that he ran off with another woman. He's lying, though. Kafei loves Anju, and Anju only. (The guy who said that is the guy with the brush on Anju, one of the carpenters. He gets on my nerves! He thinks he's so 'special'!)
We've also been getting news from the four corners of Termina, and its all because of the Skull Kid…
The blizzards in the Mountains are suddenly becoming fiercer and have nailed the Gorons with tons of snow. The cause is the Skull Kid! He messed with the weatherwith some magic…or…something, some Goron witnesses said.
In the South, the waters have become poisoned. Woodfall, the big volcano- like mountain in the swamp, is pouring out poison into the waters. The Deku say that the Skull Kid went up to Woodfall, and when he came down, poison started falling with the waterfalls.
In the ocean, the waters have become murky. There was something about Zora eggs, though there isn't any more detail about them. Also something about pirates, and a dragoncloud. I don't know how, but this has to do with the Skull Kid, because look at what else he's caused!
In Ikana, the only unusual thing is that the river dried up. This allowed some monsters to come out and roam around, because the Music Box stopped playing. Pamela's trapped over there, though! Do you know what that means? She could be in danger!
But here's the worst part: A huge boulder has been placed in front of the Romani Ranch. Romani won't be able to come visit me! And I won't be able to help her with the ghost invasion! Someone was sent out there to remove the boulder, but that means that it'll take a few days to remove it…I think that not only the Skull Kid did this. Actually, the Skull Kid is sort of a guess, because the Gorman brothers who own the horse ranch are kind of jealous of Romani Ranch…I think _they_ put the boulder in front of the ranch.
Most of that last bit is an opinion. I like to voice my opinions, though.
Here's an interesting thought: What'll the people that have fled town do? Ikana's practically a graveyard, the Mountains are covered with snow (I wonder how Mirri's doing?), the Swamp is poisoned, and the ocean is murky with a dragon cloud floating over it.
What the hell is going on?!
Well, Madame Aroma has hired a detective to find Kafei. He should be coming in tomorrow or the day after. I'm so worried about Kafei…
You know, as soon as I get my hands on that Skull Kid, I'm gonna strangle him and rip that stupid mask from his face…
Right now I'm so stressed out from all this news. I'm writing this in my room.
Clocktown was so empty today—there's really only the city workers, guards, my Mama and I, and about two other families. That's, like, nobody!
I wonder what'll happen to Mama and I? Maybe we'll flee to Romani Ranch after the boulder is removed. But I don't think Mama really believes that the Moon will actually fall.
I just saw a little person dancing on top of the Clocktower. How did they get up there?!?
Maybe it's the Skull Kid. Probably is. I wonder what he's doing up there?
…
Well, with all this hysteria that happened today, I can only wonder what'll happen tomorrow…
Good night.
~Kirri
A/N: Hope you liked that Chapter tooooooo! ^_^
~Mirri Night/Lauren! ^.~