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Early in the morning, our bellies full from a hearty meal, we set off.
Our purpose is singular, to capture and study the elusive beast known as Hamabe Kitsune, or
"Beach Fox".
This terrible creature has never been witnessed by human eyes. It is rumored to only appear in
spring when the tide is low, and the trash is exposed upon the beach, which i
t then feeds upon, (as well as children, when available).
Despite the plentiful warnings from the community and local superstitions sending us signals of danger from all
directions, we do no falter. This monster has plagued our fishermen and their families among the shores for too long now, and it must be stopped!
We arrive at the beach via four passenger automobile, Yoko Kmetz at the wheel. Kevin and I ready at a moment's notice
to net the beast, (for this kind of expedition requires us to avoid violent means of capture). Having no luck from inside the vehicle, we embark on foot, and begin to comb the sand. to vigilante for any signs or traces of the Beach Fox.
For hours we combed the trash and
sea shells, praying for a sign, never daring to rest for even a moment... and then there it was; Advancing toward us at incredible speed! Fast on the trail of our fresh footprints!
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Luckily, we were more than ready. Months of preperation for this exact scenario allowed us to keep our focus.
We assumed a tight V formation as we rehearsed, and as its gaping maw flew towards us -
menacing teeth stained crimson with the blood of children and garbage - our months of training paid off:
Adrenaline pumping strong now, I darted in front of the beast as it lept and dropped beneath its soaring frame. Meanwhile, extending the military-grade beast-catching snare I held in my hand. And as it glided toward my companion, so too did it glide through my trap.
The line drew taught, my hands straining
against the immense force; and just as readily as it launched itself hungrily toward us, it crashed to the earth, its efforts stifled.
Facing a lesser disciplined party, the threat may have continued, but the legendary creature was immediately put under with sedatives and carried to our vehicle.
Exhausted, but victorious, we transported the Beach Fox back to our lab for further study.
Surprisingly enough, once it awoke, it showed no signs of hostility towards us; and seemed to be stricken with a sort of curiosity; strange for a murderous beast...
As the hours went by. Under close examination, I became more and more convinced that this creature posessed not only a lack of violent intentions, but even a bit of strange benevolence in it's demeanor. Perhaps this was not the same murderous beast we had encountered on the shore? Or perhaps it was driven to those acts of savagery through desperation.
However, more study is required to make a proper analysis of its true motivations...
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After we went to the beach, we briefly stopped off at a nice little park and took a walk. There were many beautiful obelisks and cherry blossoms all around.
Once home, Kevin and I practiced for a few hours and went out for hirugohan.
As we headed out to look for some food, Kevin remembered he needed to pick up his new pair of
glasses.
While we were combing the town, I remembered that I needed a kitchen timer to practice my tournament piece against, so we stopped by the DenKodo again.
After stepping out of the electronics store, we happened to spot a pizza place down the way named j.Pizz@Bross. Being the italian kitchen loving Americans that we are, we headed straight for it. Inside, ironically, there was a poster of Britney Spears and Alicia Keys, not any Japanese pop stars. Since the pizza is made fresh, we sit around and watch J-pop videos on the television while our
food is made.
We eat our food and go home.
We decide to go practice at the park again. And yet again, there are drunk people everywhere. This time we had a guy request some Yngwie Malmsteen ironically, and so we played our arrangement of "Far Beyond The Sun"... needless to say he was a bit surprised.
After that, nothing interesting really happened (not to say any of the other things I am doing are that interesting when it comes down to it). We went to dinner at a ramen shop, which wasn't bad at all, except they didn't have any soba.
Anyway, Mike Penny comes to Misawa tomorrow! Yeah!
PS: We made a short film while we were on the beach, I will upload it later on.
cell phone to call my friends so I could tell them I would be late meeting them. Among other things he also told me about working on a submarine, which was not your normal dinner conversation.
