While Alex and Kei weren't with us long, they gave us some great times and laughs. Here is her final post in the game. Cheers to a great player and his very interesting character. ^_^

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Kakemaru: *You see Kakemaru swoop down from a building upon an 'unsespecting' fire hydrant* I got you now Dad!

KeiShiratori: *Kei walks down the street, on the way home. Her eyes happening to see something moving around down the way a bit, she looks, trying to figure out what's going on.*

Kakemaru: *'rips' the hydrant from the ground and puts it in what looks like a headlock* You're not fooling anyone at the moment, so you best give up!

KeiShiratori: *squints a bit, then notices who it is that's attacking the fire hydrant. She growls to herself* That pervert... I'm going to put and end to his evils once and for all... *Running toward him* You there! Destroying public property is a crime, and you'd better stop or I'll make you pay!

Kakemaru: *looks up and over at Kei* ..Go away. *punches the hydrant*

KeiShiratori: *stops running close to Kakemaru, chuckling* Why don't you pick on someone your own size? *Cracking knuckles*

Kakemaru: Mind your own bussiness..*the hydrant seems to be getting the upper hand while Maru is distacted by Kei*

KeiShiratori: *starts laughing* Hah... maybe I don't need to stop you here. It looks like you might lose to that fire hydrant! *Her face gets serious* However, your intrusion in the bath house and peeping on the girl's side... With your family... is unforgivable. I don't like to wait around too much, so I figure I'll just finish you off here and now. How does that sound?

Kakemaru: I don't have time to play tea with you right now..*pile drives the fire hydrant, and a grunt is audible*

KeiShiratori: *clenches her fist* Ignoring me to beat up an inanimate object... You've gone too far! Take this! *She throws a kick at him to get his attention.*

Kakemaru: *blocks with the fire hydrant despite looking the other way* Hydrant: OOF!! Maru: Now if this was a normal fire hydrant..and I just ripped it out of the ground...where is the gyser that should be shooting out of the hole that should be there?

KeiShiratori: *conveniently ignores the painful groans of the hydrant. She looks at where the hydrant was picked up, and then scratches the side of her head* What do I look like, a plumber?

KeiShiratori: Anyway, I have places to go, you know? High School life is busy, so let's get this over with.

Kakemaru: No, just a very dense individual. *shakes the hydrant a few times and out droppes a person* I'll be with you in a moment..

Kakemaru: *ties up the individual that fell out* Alright, now what did you want again?

KeiShiratori: *jumps back in surprise as the person falls out* What the... where did he come from? *She looks over the individual, saying* I'll save you from this scum!

Kakemaru: You're perseption is very clouded at the moment..he came out of the hydrant! Don't you recognise him from the baths?

KeiShiratori: *takes another look* The baths...? *She recoils in shock* This is your deviant father!!! I can't believe I offered to save him!

Kakemaru: Yeah, that's him..Now go bother someone else you silly little person. *shooing hand motion*

KeiShiratori: *starts to chuckle* Oh no... Now it's clear that my work has only begun. I'll take the both of you out at once! *Just then, a pink motorscooter begins coming down the street at very dangerous speeds. Kei turns and looks, but too late, as the scooter lands on her and crushes her into the ground. The rider hops off, giggling to Kei* Jolie!

Kakemaru: Oh, Hello Miss Shiratori! ^_^

KeiShiratori: *Asuza smiles, and waves, having no idea who Kakemaru is now that he's out of his disguise. She turns to Tsubasa for a moment, and says* I know you! *she pulls from her wallet a black and white photo of teenage Tsubasa, dressed in drag* You're the cute man in this cute picture!

Kakemaru: *Maru and Tsubasa stand up and peer into the picture*

Kakemaru: Tsubasa: Yes..that's me. ^_^

Kakemaru: It's him alright.

KeiShiratori: *groans as she stands up, feeling pained from getting hit by the bike. Snatching the photo* Let me see that! What on earth are you guys talking about?

KeiShiratori: *Azusa giggles* I knew it! You're so CUTE!!!

Kakemaru: Both: Uh, who me?

KeiShiratori: *frowns as he sees the picture of what appears to be a girl* Your deviance knows no bounds! *She continues staring at the picture, however, as it stirs something in the back of her mind.*

Kakemaru: Be quite before I have to knock some scense into you. *Inpassive gaze*

Kakemaru: Tsubasa: Now son...

KeiShiratori: *Asuza nods her head, and says* Azusa remembers now! She went into the pretty store and chose you out of all the pictures in the book, cause you're so CUTE! *She points at Tsubasa as she says this.*

KeiShiratori: *Kei looks at her mother* What are you talking about?

Kakemaru: Yea, fine, c'mon Dad, time to go home, you lost the bet. It's been nice meeting you again Miss Shiratori. ^_^

KeiShiratori: *Azusa says to Kei* Doesn't Jolie remember? Mommy showed her this picture before!

Kakemaru: *walking away*

Kakemaru: *Tsubasa, being tied up at the moment, is pulled along*

KeiShiratori: *Kei considers Azusa's words, and stares long and hard at the picture again...* You what...? *She recalls in her mind a scene several years ago, when she asked Azusa who her father was... The line of thought was quickly supressed* No way! You don't know what you're talking about!

Kakemaru: *Comes back* Forgot the hydrant disguise..

KeiShiratori: *Azusa giggles* Jolie remembers! *taking the picture back, and holding it up for all to see* This is Jolie's daddy!

Kakemaru: *hears this* Wha?!? *they both trip over thier own feet*

KeiShiratori: *stares at the photo in disbelief, then starts laughing* That's impossible! How on EARTH ... ? *She turns and GLARES at Tsubasa* She's lying, isn't she? ISN'T SHE?!?!?

Kakemaru: *blinks* You know son, you were right, she IS a little unhinged..

KeiShiratori: *Kei staggers back a few steps, getting no answer in the negative from Tsubasa* Impossible... *She looks to Azusa, dressed in pink and looking as cute and girlish as can be, despite the fact that she's in her late thirties, then looks to Tsubasa, the deviant and reputed cross dresser.* That's impossible... *Kei's mind considers the fact that both her mother and father are 'cute,' which her mind then refuses to accept, causing within a matter of seconds an identity crisis and breakdown of mental function. She then faints onto the sidewalk.*

KeiShiratori:*Azusa doesn't look concerned in the least, and picks up the unconscious Kei, and leaving Tsubasa and Kakemaru to consider what's been said. Jumping on her motorscooter, she drives off into the sunset.*

----- 3 Weeks later...

Kei woke up and looked around the room she was in. The walls of the room were padded, and colored in pretty pink. Gritting her teeth, the young skater strggled against the bonds which held her to her bed, which were also pink, for several minutes before giving up in exhaustion. It was like this every morning, but Kei never got used to it. She looked around the room at all the things her mother had 'lovingly' provided her in her room... the stuffed animals, the pillows, and many of her mommy's precious cute things.

"Cute... It's all so cute..." Kei thought... but to her, cute was a word which meant to her something akin to revolting, or the source of all that is bad in the world, and it brought her little comfort. Indeed, little brought her comfort daily visits with the psychiatrist only forced her to recall the memory that she tried so hard to supress, that her father and mother were both... 'cute.'

Outside the door of the small padded room, a woman in her late forties sighed to herself. She looked down at her clip board, specifically at the patients name, "Jolie Shiratori." She had quickly learned that the young woman would only respond to Kei, and would get violent if called by her real given name. That was the only progress that had been made so far, and because of that, written in the file was "Recommended length of stay: Indefinite."

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((OOC: I (the person who plays Kei) am going to be leaving the country for a year, so this is more or less my way of bowing out ^_^ Thanks to Kakemaru who gave me a way to at least bring some closure to this character. I regret that I wasn't able to do more, but time is short.

Anyway, I also want to say thanks to everyone on the list. My stay here was fun, and you guys all made it enjoyable. Thank you!!!))

Bai bai,

Alex

We'll miss you, too, Alex. Good luck abroad! ~Mercedes, CoN Admin