[002 | Japanese, voice]

[sweetdeath]

Oh hey, I haven't used this thing in a while, have I? ...Somebody said something about shocks the other day...

--looks like it's not shocking me, though! Haha, safe. So! Uh. I had a reason to post this, actually. Anybody around here know if there's somewhere I can crash? It looks like I'm not getting sent home anytime soon, and trying to find spots in those buildings without monsters just isn't working out great for me. It doesn't have to be nice or anything! Just, you know. Someplace where I don't have to sneak away from those stupid dog things at two in the morning.

And does all the food around here come in cans or from the soup kitchen? ...Um, that is to say. Anywhere a guy might be able to barter for some pie~?

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[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

He might! Is he a friend of yours back home? ...They seemed to be pretty serious guys. Not as bad as Sohryuu, but kind of stonefaced, you know?

... Well, it's not a normal office job, but you'd think it was from all the paperwork.

[ahahaha yes. It's funny how everyone who knows Tsuzuki well enough eventually starts smacking him therapeutically upside the head.]

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

He's my partner. Angels are usually sent in pairs to Earth.

Well.. paperwork has to get done, I suppose. Still, your job sounds interesting if it sends you places like that.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

A... friend of mine. Sort of a friend. ...Acquaintance. He's not that friendly. Really? We work in pairs too - hope my partner doesn't kill me for vanishing on him in the middle of a job. He just got assigned to me, and he already seems like a pretty violent guy....

It's... well, it's a living!

[It's like karma tattooed "Kick Me" on his forehead.]

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

Someone told me that my partner was once here, and I never noticed him missing, so I don't think yours will notice you missing, either. .. I'm kind of the violent one between Chihaya and I. But I'm also the one that cooks and cleans and makes sure our reports are in on time, so he doesn't get to complain when I yell at him.

You don't like it?

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

That's him. And you're thinking of Suzaku-neesan.... And - really? Weird. But hey, if he's not gonna miss me, so much the better, right?

...I can't complain!

[for a disturbingly Oedipal definition of "mothers," sure~]

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

I suppose so, yes. I wouldn't want Chihaya to miss me, anyway. He gets into trouble on his own.

That's not really an answer, Tsuzuki-san.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

Uh... she's really nice! Yeah, that's good....

Well, it's got good points and bad points. Like any job, right?

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

So you've met them all? I thought they were considered gods. That's.. pretty impressive.

I suppose so. Yes. .. I think I like mine, but I hate it at the same time. So.. I guess I can understand that.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

They are, but really, they're just the most powerful beings in the Illusionary World. It's not as impressive as it sounds!

...What do angels do, anyway?

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

It's impressive to me. You're an interesting person, Tsuzuki-san.

Well.. lots of things. Chihaya and I are checkers. He's a plus-checker, so he records humanity's virtues. I'm a minus-checker, so I.. I look for all of their sins.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

.... [Long silence goes here.]

How can you calculate virtue and sin for a whole species? I mean... I've met some very good people, and some very bad ones. They're counted together?

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

Ah, it's.. more about the evidence itself. Wicked people will generally reveal themselves in some manner, whereas good people's virtues will normally outweigh their sins. I ignore the good parts of people when I do my job-- I have to, because it's Chihaya's duty to catch those things.

[cinnagami.livejournal.com]

...Doesn't sound like a very-- pleasant job. It's depressing enough when you don't ignore the good parts.

[kindofhiswife.livejournal.com]

I won't lie, it's really hard to see humans the way Chihaya does. Intellectually, I know that they're not all bad, and in fact, most people are pretty decent. But it's hard to feel that way when I'm seeing the rapists, abusive husbands, murderers, and all the various other terrible things that people do to one another.

I'm sorry, I'm really not trying to be arrogant or anything. I mean, it's like I said-- I know that most humans are good people. It's just.. hard.