yumemigaoka | THOU ART MAIDENLESS, AND THUS THOU ART ALONE

1: We Must Go Out And Ninja In The Night
⭐ Who: For Keiwa, but anybody else can drop in too!
⭐ When: Feb. 5
⭐ Where: Abandoned Dojo

[Poets claim that traditional Japanese gardens are at their aesthetic peak in the rain, when the air is lush with moisture and jewel-like droplets of water cling to each leaf, but all Ango sees when he looks out at the gardens surrounding the Dojo is a wet, muddy mess. He may be an writer himself, but he prefers the urban jungle of neon and concrete. As far as he's concerned, plants are useless if you can't eat them, smoke them or ferment them into alcohol, so the impressive view of the mountains and forests below the Abandoned Dojo doesn't do much to stir his artistic sensibilities.

The Dojo itself looks like something straight out of a classic ninja B-movie, though, and that's an art form that Ango can appreciate. Sliding paper doors enclose a training space covered in well-worn tatami mats that smell slightly musty and grassy in the humid air. Racks of weapons line the walls - from swords and spears to more esoteric items like chain whips and throwing stars.

Ango's definitely not Mentor material, but in a place like this, he almost feels like he could pull off the "wise old drunken master" role. Or at least the "old drunk" part.]

So... you ever done any fighting? I don't mean against Torments, I mean in the real world.

2: The Way To A Man's Heart Is Through His Stomach
⭐ Who: Open!
⭐ When: Feb. 12, morning
⭐ Where: DU office break room

[A decadently sweet aroma wafts through the corridors of the Dreamer Union this morning: chocolate, with hints of coffee and candied fruit. Anyone tracing the intoxicating smell back to its origin will find themselves in the DU communal break room, where Ango is busily moving between several electric hot plates with double boilers full of melted chocolate. If there's a shortage of homemade chocolate-making supplies in Yumemigaoka, it's because they're all here cluttering the DU break room. Every available surface is covered with trays of vanilla bonbons and chocolate-covered strawberries, caramel-drizzled truffles and hazelnut creams.]

What are you staring at? Surprised that I know my way around a kitchen? I'm husband material, you know!

[Ango might be a shockingly competent in the kitchen, but he hasn't made any effort to clean up after what must have been an all-night cooking binge. And concerningly, there are several empty packages of fast-acting laxative tablets strewn amongst the carnage...]

Heh. Don't touch the dark chocolate mocha ones - those are for a special someone.

3: Lonely Hearts Club
⭐ Who: Open!
⭐ When: Feb. 14, evening
⭐ Where: Zekkyo!! Karaoke

[Ango may not be much of a singer, but what he lacks in pitch and rhythm he almost makes up for by memorizing all of the dance moves to Ai's old teen idol hit, "Sign wa B." How long did it take him to master that? Honestly, it's better not to ask what Ango gets up to in his free time.]

Come in, welcome to the place where love gathers~♡

[It's Valentine's Day, so most of the DU's office staff were already rushing out the door when the clock hit 5pm - on their way to romantic strolls and candlelit dinners, no doubt. As usual, Ai was among those who hurried home... her secret boyfriend must have big plans.

Well, Ango has big plans too! And they involve inviting all of the DU's singles to a karaoke bar so he can figure out which ones aren't dating Ai! Booking an all-you-can-drink private party room will take most of his remaining funds for the month, but it's totally worth it if he can eliminate some possibilities. Surely Ai's not dating Zeke, right?

He finishes his enthusiastic (if off-key) rendition of B-Komachi's song and steps off the podium, slightly out of breath from dancing.]

Okay, who's up next?

4: Stay O-Positive
⭐ Who: Open!
⭐ When: Feb. 21, morning
⭐ Where: Koubai General Hospital

Uggghh...

[After donating blood three times in three days as part of the local hospital's blood drive, Ango has earned ¥9000 in coupons for free curry... but at the moment, he can barely manage to swallow the free cookies and orange juice offered to volunteers. He's as pale and exhausted as a gothic novel heroine after a spicy run-in with the dark and brooding vampire hero, and he didn't even get laid.

Ango isn't just a ninja master of disguise in the Dream Sphere, of course. He used the DU's laminating machine to make a couple of fake IDs - enough to donate every day of Koubai General Hospital's Blood Drive and score enough coupons to eat like a king for the next week. Apparently you're only supposed to donate once every 8 weeks, but Ango did the math (admittedly not his strongest subject in school) and the average person can lose around two liters of blood without immediately dying... but he's barely halfway through the blood drive and he already feels half dead.]

Crap... I'm gonna be late for work...

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