The black tape was more than a physical weight in his hands as he studied it, just as he had done for the better part of two months. Who would have thought that something so banal would be the catalyst for such madness.

He was… skeptical.

He found himself unable to believe that a video tape of all things would shatter him so completely, could and apparently would drive his mostly sane mind into insanities sweet embrace.

And yet…

He was agitated to find that he was unable to completely denounce the spirit Kagome's claims to the former. So here he was just as he had been contemplating his next move.

And for the first time cursing the spirits interference in his life.