"'We must do something' is the unanimous refrain. 'You begin' is the deadening refrain." ~ Walter Dwight
Chapter One
"Oh great spirits protect our beloved as he makes his journey in the afterlife," prayed Yukiko as she sat infront of an image surrounded by candles and incense.
Her twin Riana sat an open window with a video camera she'd borrowed from their father. "What are you doing?"
"Helping our beloved as he makes his journey through the afterlife, weren't you paying attention?" She asked, returning to her prayers.
Riana laughed, taping a podgy man in the next building try on evening dresses. "My next star for R-Cam! Come on try that blue one!" She returned to Yukiko. "It was just a shopping district, not like it was a relative, sheesh."
Yukiko sniffled, "You're so heartless!"
"Will you two please keep it down!" Demanded Yuo indignantly, "My girlfriend and I are trying to have quiet time."
Yukiko growled, hurling a candle at his head, "My pray ceremony is more important than your dating sim you little pervert freak!"
"Kaori is real, she just happens to live in a cyber world," he insisted.
"And YOU live in the real world!"
Another door opened, it was their mother, Rio, "DO YOU ALL MIND?!"
The kids all fell back in fear.
"I'm trying to do work in here," Rio told them, "I don't need you brats making all this noise!"
Yet another door opened. "What's all the noise about?" yawned Ryuki, their five-year-old brother.
"Quiet, I'm praying to the gods," implored Yukiko in a harsh whisper.
"Hey, my new R-Cam scoop is more important," glared Riana, "This guy's going for his pantihose."
Rio growled, almost ripping off the doorhandle, "I have police work ya know!"
Yuo sighed, "My dear Kaori must be missing me…"
Ryuki yawned again.
Suddenly, the front door to the apartment swung wide open. Yuji smiled widely, waving to everyone who was in mid-stare. "Hello there my cherished family, how are we all doing?!"
His family glared at him, minus Ryuki who was still yawning and rubbing his eyes. Yuji coughed and quietly closed the door. "Yukiko, still mourning the Kashida Shopping District?"
Yukiko ran to him, pushing him over. She cried into his shirt, "Oh Daddy! You must get the meanies who killed my beloved! There was supposed to be a kickass sale on Wednesday, but now…oh cruel fate!"
Rio and Riana rolled their eyes.
Yuji sweated giving his daughter a hug, "Daddy will try, but I'm head of the traffic division…I don't actually deal with these matters…"
"How about Mama…?"
Rio tapped on the door of her room, "Don't look at me, I'm homicide, and no one died. Besides, it was a district for kids, why would I care? My shopping wasn't interrupted."
"Oh cruel fate!" Yukiko wailed again.
Yuji got up, still comforting his weeping daughter. "All of Police Town is on the case Yuki-chan. We've been on alert since that explosion in Sakura Park today. We don't know where or when that nutcase will attack again. Maybe even…your school…!"
Yukiko screeched in terror.
Rio sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Way to go to traumatize the kids Yuji."
"The white heels or the violet stilettos…come on, go for the heels, you'll look simply darling!" Cheered on Riana.
"Is anyone normal around here?" Sighed Rio.
They all gawked at her.
"I'll take that as a no."
Chapter One
"Oh great spirits protect our beloved as he makes his journey in the afterlife," prayed Yukiko as she sat infront of an image surrounded by candles and incense.
Her twin Riana sat an open window with a video camera she'd borrowed from their father. "What are you doing?"
"Helping our beloved as he makes his journey through the afterlife, weren't you paying attention?" She asked, returning to her prayers.
Riana laughed, taping a podgy man in the next building try on evening dresses. "My next star for R-Cam! Come on try that blue one!" She returned to Yukiko. "It was just a shopping district, not like it was a relative, sheesh."
Yukiko sniffled, "You're so heartless!"
"Will you two please keep it down!" Demanded Yuo indignantly, "My girlfriend and I are trying to have quiet time."
Yukiko growled, hurling a candle at his head, "My pray ceremony is more important than your dating sim you little pervert freak!"
"Kaori is real, she just happens to live in a cyber world," he insisted.
"And YOU live in the real world!"
Another door opened, it was their mother, Rio, "DO YOU ALL MIND?!"
The kids all fell back in fear.
"I'm trying to do work in here," Rio told them, "I don't need you brats making all this noise!"
Yet another door opened. "What's all the noise about?" yawned Ryuki, their five-year-old brother.
"Quiet, I'm praying to the gods," implored Yukiko in a harsh whisper.
"Hey, my new R-Cam scoop is more important," glared Riana, "This guy's going for his pantihose."
Rio growled, almost ripping off the doorhandle, "I have police work ya know!"
Yuo sighed, "My dear Kaori must be missing me…"
Ryuki yawned again.
Suddenly, the front door to the apartment swung wide open. Yuji smiled widely, waving to everyone who was in mid-stare. "Hello there my cherished family, how are we all doing?!"
His family glared at him, minus Ryuki who was still yawning and rubbing his eyes. Yuji coughed and quietly closed the door. "Yukiko, still mourning the Kashida Shopping District?"
Yukiko ran to him, pushing him over. She cried into his shirt, "Oh Daddy! You must get the meanies who killed my beloved! There was supposed to be a kickass sale on Wednesday, but now…oh cruel fate!"
Rio and Riana rolled their eyes.
Yuji sweated giving his daughter a hug, "Daddy will try, but I'm head of the traffic division…I don't actually deal with these matters…"
"How about Mama…?"
Rio tapped on the door of her room, "Don't look at me, I'm homicide, and no one died. Besides, it was a district for kids, why would I care? My shopping wasn't interrupted."
"Oh cruel fate!" Yukiko wailed again.
Yuji got up, still comforting his weeping daughter. "All of Police Town is on the case Yuki-chan. We've been on alert since that explosion in Sakura Park today. We don't know where or when that nutcase will attack again. Maybe even…your school…!"
Yukiko screeched in terror.
Rio sighed, rubbing her forehead. "Way to go to traumatize the kids Yuji."
"The white heels or the violet stilettos…come on, go for the heels, you'll look simply darling!" Cheered on Riana.
"Is anyone normal around here?" Sighed Rio.
They all gawked at her.
"I'll take that as a no."