It seems that no matter how strong I get, the next person I come across kicks my ass in a heartbeat.

Is this some sort of curse thing or something? I can't always get my ass handed to me like that..

I have never seen so many crashes or felt so sore in my entire life.

...No, wait. I've felt more sore than this. But still. My everything hurts.

Hm. Need to definitely talk to people, let's look at my list.

..Ayukawa-san? I have a proposition for you for a school event that I think needs your approval.

Wakahisa-sensei? I.. I know I wanted to talk to you but I dunno why. I'm sure it'll come back to me though!

Tokei-sama! I know I wanted to talk to you for various stuff, though I was confused on what for a bit. I just know we haven't talked in a while.

So I now feel like a horrible person for winning.

This always happens to me. I'm starting to think I should go back to running Warrior Equips.

Finally! Technology stopped hating me and I have a working duel disk!

Bout damn time, too!

Oh, right, Shiyoko! I got a whole list of activities I'm starting to flesh them out! I think I got a good list going!

Futaba-san, I'll probably be able to duel later this week, alrighty?

...I need something to do besides this, I've been feeling too... stagnant? Too lazy? I dunno.

That is the third duel disk I've gotten this week that's shorted out.

What the hell.

Welp. I lost that duel, but I had fun! Looks like I still got work to do!

That doesn't mean I'm gonna slow or stop, though!

Well, that was kinda fun! Admittedly I wasn't expecting to spend Christmas with my parents from seven years ago, but it worked out just fine! It was actually kinda cool, hanging oout with them in the past!

Time travel shenanigans aside, here's looking forward to 2010!

Damn, I'm restless. I can't even remember the last time I was this restless! That's it. Time to make a decision.

Getting the hell out of this place for Christmas. Gonna go see the folks. I'll be back a day or two afterwards, but don't wait up.

And don't you start the next apocalypse without me, either!

Man, being out of the loop is...refreshing, I suppose! It gives me time to do things I've been wanting to do for a while now!

So, what's everyone been doing.

-Event Post-

*Hey all you nocturnal folks at DA. You might notice a figure around the island. He might be seen in a plain Osiris Blazer, or in beige armor. He might be actually training. Punches, kicks, that sort of stuff. But it's more than likely that if you actually catch him, he's... pretending to fight an enemy. Completely with occasionally making various noises to simulate combat. Basically acting like... well, a kid outside would. Except its the middle of the night.

Feel free to stumble upon him.*

That was fun! A nice duel, a nice dinner... hell, I'm glad I was wrong with all my silly paranoia and that I really didn't have to worry at all, haven't had that much fun in a while!

I might've already said it in person, but thanks for treating me, Kurochi-san. I really appreciate it.

Man, why does everyone look at me funny when I go into a store and ask if they have flame retardant clothing?

I'm just noticing a pattern, is all!

..Eh, bored.

But can't be assed to do anything right now. Stupid holidays.

Meh.

Well.. I guess I expected that on some level. I couldn't' have come back without a punishment.

Time to try and work my way up the ladder to Blue. Again.

On the bright side, at least the Red uniform isn't charred...

And hey! At least I'm making preparations for stuff...

Last night wasn't nearly as bad as I figured. I actually learned something from it all, and hey, things are getting sorted out piece by piece.

Maybe things are finally looking up. Maybe. Nice to have a friend.

...I might as well do this review meme thing that's been going 'round a little bit. I'm a bit late, but whatever.

January: Stupid fucking cunt... I'm going to make her pay for this, mark my words... (Oh right. That's when I lost it over being beaten up by Angelina-san. In retrospect, it wasn't that bad.)
February: Wow, being in the Student Council really does take a lot work, it's keeping me busy.
March: Okay, I think I have everything set up, future plans, backup plans, backup future plans, future backup plans.... Right, it's all set. Carry things through one at a time, Onnifuji. Act casual. (...That was when I lost my name. I remember that...)
April: ...Heh. April Fool's Day. Kinda fitting, huh Hoshi? (...Our anniversary was on April Fool's Day of all days.. I.. nearly forgot.)
May: I've got to make it to the finals, there's a handful of people who already have enough medals, I'm falling behind. (Genex Tournament stuff... not too bad.)
June: Well, now that I've had a chance to rest up, I feel better than ever! Got some more stuff to work on - Student Council, homework, all that stuff - but I feel awesome now. We need to try tag dueling some other people sometime, Geo!
July: Welp, finally got that finished, my future is secure. (Oh right. My future got stolen at one point.)
August: ...So, I'm actually healing up nicely, it's been a few days, and the stuff's healing up exactly as Eirin-san said it would. (That was when Cyril beat me up. Huh.)
September: Well, finals have started, between everything that's been going on, I've still had time to study!
October: G..Goddammit. (Oh... this is when I started to slip into total insanity.)
November: ...Well, I'm.. out of the hospital.
December: ...Heheh.

...Eh, had my ups and downs this year.

I need flame retardant clothing. Seriously.

Other than that... tonight went fairly decent.

[Private to thefifthmonarch]

You and I need to talk.

...Heheh.

Been really dull this week. Maboroshi-san hasn't shown up much that I've seen at all, this week.. kinda sad at that.

Other than that, not much been going on, I suppose. Looks like everyone's been busy but me.

...You know, I'm not sure why I never noticed it, but my deck seems a little cluttered and redundant.

I spent the day doing some hefty revising and taking out a lot a cards and....jeez, it works tons better! It feels... I'm not sure how to put it, better synched I guess? It's odd.

That was... nice. Except for the interruptions... goddamn her...

Admiteddly, I kinda fumbled my way through it, and caused a lot of awkward... but it still seems like she had fun, which is good.

...I really shhouldn't have tried to explain the whole picture thing, I messed up big there, argh...