25
Feb

The Great Cosmic Turtle

“You’re looking well, Domingo.” Yun smiled quite cheerfully as he said so, knowing that Domingo would take it quite personally. He did look healthy, to an extent; beneath the bloodied nose and fast-forming bruises, Domingo had the bronzed look of someone who had been somewhere with real sunshine quite recently, a fact made more apparent by his greying hair. Yun did note, with some happiness, that his enforcer had been considerate enough to set his old friend’s glasses aside before beginning on his face.

“Same to you,” Domingo replied. “I was hoping we could talk.” They’d left him all his teeth, too; Yun made a mental note to thank them for their judgment once this whole mess settled down.

“If you wanted to talk, all you had to do was say so, instead of first trying to empty my poor casino’s bank. That makes it not really my call, the whole being civil and not using brute force thing.”

Yun nodded to Lin, the man guarding the door, and entered a code into the handcuffs holding Domingo to his chair. They beeped and clicked open in response. Shortly after, Lin returned with some ice, two empty glasses, a third glass filled with water, and a bottle of whisky.

Domingo was taking his time saying more, but looked grateful to have the cuffs off, judging from the way he stretched his arms and began to rub at his wrists. Yun handed him the glass of water, sat himself in the extra chair, and waved his men away. The door shut behind them.

31
Oct

Julia Child is Cooking Your Shoes

by Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/96433.html) All Florence wanted was a sandwich. Groceries in hand, ready to settle in for a long period of boxing up some things and unboxing others, she was ready to begin her efforts with delicious, delicious food. Maybe it was in her head–the kitchen had always been the starting place, the […]

22
Jun

Music Capital of the World

by Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/85314.html) “You know, it was really kind of silly for us to come this early,” Rebecca sighed, as Austin watched the band set up on the stage. “Is that your way of saying ‘why yes, Austin, you are always right! Why do I never listen to you!’?” That just made Rebecca […]

24
Dec

Failed Experiments In Ending A Relationship

by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色 墨) illustrated by okchickadee concept by Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/72105.html) Saturday, Two Weeks Ago: — Rob was standing next to the artichokes, thinking about how Jonathan would have insisted that something that took that much effort to eat couldn’t possibly be worth it, when a voice next to his ear said, […]

16
Oct

Ingmar Bergman Is Dead

by Nijiiro Sumi (虹色 墨) and Tougyo (闘魚) (mirrors http://s2b2.livejournal.com/63693.html) I didn’t die. That was the worst part. — I didn’t cross the street. That was it. I don’t remember why, it was some small thing, some little thing, like maybe there was someone scary on the other side, or the line at the Jamba […]