Ms Coombes: “Good news everyone! We’ll start with your Project Work!
You’ll be divided in three groups, each with their own subject.
Starting by tomorrow, you don’t have to attend school until end of the year, but to plan and work on your projects.”
Ms Coombes: “You’ll have to visit different locations and all expenses are on the school!
Since Vlad is blind and already missed a lot because he was in hell, he is in a group with our A student Kiyoshi! Giga will have an eye on our problem child Jack and I’m sure Ji Ho and Jeb will make a great couple too!”
C’mon Giga - there are 15 possible couples - it could have been worse
Ji Ho fell asleep as soon as Jeb and he returned to the Burrow after school.
(Because he spent the last night running away and trying to swim out of the bay).
Come next morning he was awake before all the others. He needed some time alone and took a walk.
And he was thinking of his Luci. How happy he was with him during the short time they had with each other. And how much he misses him.
He doesn’t know where to take the strength from to face Vlad (with Luci’s face) every day.
But he has to - his friends need him.
But - according to Jeb - he has one week now to get himself together. Before they start with their fight-the-bloodlust-program...
After breakfast they set up their workplace in the living room of the Burrow next to the crackling open fire.
Jeb: “So the subject of our group is geography and geology.
‘Collect and describe geological samples from different regions and altitudes’..."
Jeb: “Instead of wasting time and money by visiting different places, we could travel to Mount Komorebi! There is the mountain area, the lake, the forests, ... - everything we need!”
Oh! It’s the doctor from ‘the Clinic’ in the STaCKS of San Myshuno who also runs the pharmacy!
Doctor: “Delivery for Mr Woo. Every morning three spoonful mixed in a cup of hot water. Do not overdose.”
(Mr Woo = Ji Ho)
Jeb: “Thank you doctor! How much is it?”
Doctor: “Oh not much, just two of your eyes...(?)”
Jeb: “Uhm no.”
Doctor: “It was worth a try Mr Tepesz already paid for it. Have a nice day!”
(Mr Tepesz = Vlad ^^’ )
(If you missed the chapter about the Doctor and Jeb’s eyes,
you can find it -> here)
Jeb brewed the first cup of the mixture for Ji Ho.
Ji Ho: “Oh gods - what is in there?”
Jeb: “There is no label and I’m pretty sure we don’t want to know it ö.ö”
Jeb: “You’ll get used to it and it’s for a good cause...”
(and for the body that was home for his Luci for a while...)
Outtakes: Each time they look at each other like this, i think: ‘Did I miss something?’
And then he turned around and did it again! Do they really want me to overthink Vlad Ji Ho and Jeb Giga???
(They don’t even show up in each others romantic relationship window.)
Ji Ho and Jeb went over to the Thriftea to buy outfits for their field trip to Mount Komorebi.
Since Ji Ho is short on money Jeb suggested to pay. Ji Ho was making a fuss first but gave in eventually.
Jeb: “You pick for us. I have no taste in fashion things ^^’ “
(Indeed, but he always complained when Giga picked something for him ^^’)
Jeb: “Anything you like.”
(He didn’t have to say that twice )
Their outdoor outfits. (Jeb didn’t complain (until now)
How cute that Jeb on these pictures really looks so much taller than Ji Ho.
In my head Jeb is the tallest and Ji Ho the shortest
Jeb added ‘couple leisure suits’ with a cute llama and pickaxes as their geology group outfits to cheer up Ji Ho.
Aouw Jeb!
Meanwhile the doctor delivered the mixture for Vlad too.
Kiyoshi calls him: “Vlad, your mixture is here. I’ll help you on your way down.”
Vlad: “Oh no. You already helped me much too much!”
(Vlad still believes that it was Kiyoshi - and not Ji Ho - who was under the shower with him and cared for his body while his soul was in hell.)
sigh
Since Kiyoshi is in a group with Vlad for the school project, he is kinda responsible for him as it seems.
So he brews the mixture for Vlad - and even Hell-ena went inside to check where this horrible smell comes from ö.ö
Giga already started with the research for the school project and - as always when he’s at the computer - forgot the time.
It’s almost noon and Jack is still sleeping!
Giga wanted to scold him, but he couldn’t.
Jack is the annoying little brother to him he never had asked for...
(Giga is the oldest and Jack the youngest of them.)
Giga: “Get up, ‘problem child’, you can’t afford to disappoint Ms Coombes ^^’“
Jeb went over to the Space Bar to grab some things for Ji Ho.
(It’s still not save for Ji Ho to go near Vlad - the bloodlust is still overwhelming him.)
And as Jeb just wanted to leave, he ran into Giga (who just woke Jack up)...
(It was so sad to watch. When they saw each other, they were happy for a second - and then remembered that they broke up :,(
They didn’t talk much. Just how Ji Ho and Vlad are doing.
Vlad: “So, as a voluntary at the temple - are you often with guys under the shower?”
Kiyoshi: “From time to time.”
(But only with Jack )
Vlad: “And you care for them?”
Kiyoshi: “This too.”
Vlad: “Thank you.” (It seems Vlad knows a lot more about their secret relationship than Kiysohi likes him to...^^' Jack is Vlad's best friend and he's glad that Kiyoshi helped him through the hard times after Vlad died.)
Jeb and Ji Ho arrived at Chibi Ya Station at Mount Komorebi!
(It’s a little pun referring to famous Shibuya Station/ Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo (It’s the foto you almost always see when Tokyo is shown). Chibi Ya sounds a bit like Shibuya and means “Little Shop”).
The mountain is surrounded by dark clouds ö.ö
Let’s hope this is not a bad omen!
(We had two bad omens before Vlad died!)
Ji Ho spotted the food stand.
Jeb: “Are you hungry?”
Jeb is glad to see Ji Ho smile. He worries a lot about Ji Ho since Luci left.
They ordered the regional speciality and tasted it.
Jeb: “Uhm - what is this ... tempeh?”
Vendor: “Oh it’s made of fermented soybeans!”
ö.Ö
Ji Ho: “But Jeb...”
Jeb: “Hm?”
Ji Ho: “How is it possible that I could travel here alone - without hurting Vlad?
I couldn’t even leave the bay last week... Is he ok?”
Jeb: “Yes, he is ok. The bond knows by itself if it’s in danger. You are not about to leave Vlad now and you are not hurt. So there’s no danger for the bond - and no danger for Vlad.”
We are back with our 'Last Christmas' Special! 🏂
I took a little break from posting here to make it even more special
Wherever you are: We hope you'll have a peaceful pre winterfest time and give/gave your heart to someone special ☃️
Thank you for being with us and reading our stories 💌
Make sure to listen to the song a lot. It's a masterpiece 🎤 Last Christmas - Wham Last Christmas - Wham (10 hour version)
Late afternoon - Jeb and Ji Ho took the cable car to the mountain.
Jack: “Is that Jeb and Ji Ho over there?”
Giga: “Of course not! We are the ‘Sports & Home Economy’ group. Why would they be here?”
Jack: “Ji Ho! Jeb!”
Giga: “...”
Jeb: “...”
I couldn’t resist. A separated couple - in a snowy scenery - before christmas!
The glances - the clothes - the hair!
Jack: “Are you staying at the Ryokan Yukisan too?”
Ji Ho: “Yes! What a coincidence!”
(Ryokan = Tavern, Yuki = Snow, San = Mountain/ or honorific suffix for honorable Mr/Ms.) ‘The Honorable Mr Snow Tavern’ ^^’
Jack: “Jeb! Is it this way? Let’s go - it’s getting dark already!”
Jack wanted to leave this awkward situation too, because Giga and Jeb broke up when - in a weak moment after Vlad’s death - Jeb suddenly had a crush on Jack while he wanted to comfort him...
Ji Ho: “Wow!”
Jeb: “Oh gods - this is wonderful! So much better than I expected! But - why is it so cheap then?”
(lol Jeb is my biggest fan. This is the second time he enters one of my builds and is in awe ^^’ He’s so cute. Or maybe it’s just because he hasn’t seen much outside of his home and Copperdale )
Jack: “Uhm - I have to tell you something I overheard in the cable car... There’s a reason I wanted to be here before dusk. No one wants to stay here in this ‘Tavern at the end of the world’ because there are people vanishing! They spoke of a beast roaming around this house - committing his monstrous deeds at night!”
Giga: “What? Are you kidding me? We can’t even do our project work in peace? A monster on top of all the madness we already have to deal with???”
sigh
Soundtrack on youtube: The End Of The World - Caspa
(which is also the OST from one of my favourite J Dramas: Good Morning Call. It’s on Netflix.)
They met again in the living room after changing into their leisure wear.
Ji Ho: “Oh you have team outfits too!”
Giga: “Haha yes. Team ‘Sports and Home Economics’ was too long, so we are team ‘Fangs’ ^^’ “ (Vampire+Werewolf)
And they already took team photos
Jeb lit the fireplace.
Ji Ho: “So the doctor said after a week drinking this ... mixture, we should start with the anti-bloodlust-program. But Vlad is not here.”
Jeb: “It’s even better when we start later, so the mixture can unfold its effects.”
Giga: “Right, one week was just the minimum time to wait before starting.”
Jack: “The view is really amazing!”
Giga: “Are there eyes over there by the trees? - Staring at us?”
Jack: “Oh gods - the monster is already here for us!”
Jeb: “Stand back!”
The chapter name ‘Last Christmas’ doesn’t mean it’s gonna be their last christmas, does it? ö.ö
Giga: “We are Supes! I’m not going to get frightened because of one little monster!”
Ji Ho: “Why are we soups?”
Jack: “I don’t know!”
Giga: “S-U-P-E-S! Supernaturals!”
Jeb: “But Giga is right. We are a werewolf, a vampire, a mermaid and a witch! Let’s go out and kick some monster peaches!”
Giga: “Let’s go!”
Kiyoshi: “Gods, Vlad! We were almost there and then you fell over that tōrō... You held my hand all the way up - why did you let go?”
Kiyoshi: “I probably shouldn’t have mentioned that ^^’ “
(Ji Ho looks jealous ^^')
Two little monsters, Giga. A vampire and a demon ^^’
Plus the owner of the fierce glowing eyes in the background ö.ö
Jeb: “But how did you get here? The last cable car today was the one Ji Ho and I took.”
Kiyoshi: “Oh, we walked.”
Giga: “What? All the way up the mountain? But Vlad is blind! How often did he fell then?”
Kiyoshi: “Oh just now. He did well. But as closer we came near the tavern, the faster he went... the bloodlust I fear.”
Kiyoshi: “But what are you all doing here anyway? I booked this tavern because no one is ever here - so Vlad can heal a bit - and scares no one ^^’. And the smell of the mixture, you know?”
Giga and Jeb: “It was cheap...”
Kiyoshi: “By the way - there is a monster roaming around. We should go inside.”
Jeb: “Ok - we are going to keep Ji Ho and Vlad separated. I’ll go upstairs with Ji Ho.”
Giga: “But how are we going to keep Ji Ho safe since we are all stuck here?”
Kiyoshi: “We are out and about with the school project anyway. The tavern is huge. Jeb and I will keep Ji Ho safe and you and Jack watch over Vlad.”
Jack: “Oh no - do I have to switch to wolf again? -.-”
Giga: “Not yet - we will see how it goes.”
Jeb (louder, from the upper seat) : “Plus - the week is over - we can start with the anti-bloodlust-program right away!”
Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven't changed, had much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin' if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
I told 'em you were livin' downtown
Drivin' all the old men crazy
Giga: “So what is the subject of your project?”
Kiyoshi: “Since Vlad is still blind, it’s easier than yours. Regional customs and culture. I grew up here, so I think we can do it.”
Giga: “Hm, it’s hard to make a proper team name with... since Vlad was in hell and Kiyoshi is hot, it’s: Hotter Than Hell!”
(Fits even better than Giga thinks, because Kiyoshi is a demon ö.ö)
Since Vlad and Kiyoshi both are mavericks, they refuse to wear team clothes. But since they both are dressed in black all the time anyway, they match naturally hahaha
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell She'll burn you like the midday sun, yeah
fltr: Team ‘Geology’ - Team ‘Hotter than Hell’ - Team ‘Fangs’
Team ‘Watch over Vlad’...
(Vlad is still so pale. He must suffer a lot from the bloodlust and from keeping himself under control. Even though he doesn’t complain.)
... and Team ‘Protect Ji Ho from Vlad’.
And so they all ended up at ‘the tavern at the end of the world’.
(To all who still believe this might be coincidence: I think the 3 witches have had their spoons in the kettle with this! Ms Coombes picked the subjects so they all had to think: ‘Ah! Mt Komorebi is just perfect for this!‘ Just like Jeb...)
Kiyoshi: “We have two bedrooms here with 3 beds each... one at the top of the stairs - and one at the bottom of the stairs.”
Kiyoshi: “C’mon Vlad. Let’s go upstairs.”
Kiyoshi looks at Jack and wiggles his eyebrows...
Giga to Ji Ho and Jack: “C’mon boys.”
Jeb: “...”
The Top Bedroom Team
The Bottom Bedroom Team
(Tomorrow we will have a little test on who is in which teams.
I fear every one of them is in charge to keep Vlad under control ö.ö
It was a long day with surprising twists. None of them expected the others to be here.
Kiyoshi and Jack are happy to spend time with each other because they are dating in secret. So they hope to steal away a little couple time while the others are busy.
Vlad is worried as hell about Ji Ho. Leander’s warning, the bloodlust, the monster...
Poor Jeb is in between pain and happiness. He knows he is not good enough for his Giigs - but he loves him so much.
Poor Giigs is in between pain and happiness. He knows he is not good enough for his Jebs - but he loves him so much.
And Ji Ho is still not ready to face Vlad. Every time he looks at him, he is reminded of his dear Luci. But also - this strange bond between them - he worries about Vlad and he wants him to feel better.
Ji Ho: “About this bond... am I now the ... uhm ... servant of Vlad?”
Giga: “No. There are different kinds of vampiric bonds.
Since the most vampires are in a deep sleep during the day, they needed a bond between them and their servants. If their nest was attacked and their servants slain - the bond warned them.”
Jack: “The bond between you and Vlad is something very rare and special. He sacrificed himself to protect you - he even healed you with the last vital force he had left before he died. He wouldn’t abuse this bond to make you run errands for him or whatever you imagine ” (lol Jack ^^’)
Jack asks Giga if he’s not worried about Jeb and Kiyoshi being in one room together - because he is jealous...
Giga: “So what? Vlad is there too.”
Jack: “But Vlad is blind...”
Giga: “...” (Well - thank you, Jack! ...)
'Here we are hanging onto strains of green and blues
Break the chain and we break down
Oh, it's not real if you don't feel it
Unspoken (unspoken) expectations
Ideals you use to play with
They've finally taken shape
Now you say you're starting to feel the push and pull
Of what could be and never can
You mirror me, stumbling through those
Old fashioned (old fashioned) superstitions
I find too hard to break
Oh, maybe you're out of place' Cindy Lauper - Good Enough
(The MV!!! hahaha With the Goonies!)
Outtakes:
Maybe they should worry about Jeb and Vlad...
Vlad seems to be Jeb’s cuddle substitute for Giigs ^^’
Vlad ran out of the house and away from Ji Ho. In his socks - the bloodlust had overwhelmed him.
Cool down, Vlad...
It’s harvest day ingame, so the gnomes visited (obviously to steal the mail...)
Next morning - 6 am.
Ji Ho does not sleep well since Luci left. He woke up Jack and they wondered why so many people pass by ‘the tavern at the end of the world’...
Since Jack and him are the youngest, it’s up to them to fetch the rest of their luggage (and the 2 bags with the mixture...) from the cable car station.
Kiyoshi is watching them. Jack had switched to wolf. He’s comfortable with Ji Ho to do that - why not with him?
He thought it would be enough that he reassured him and kissed him when Jack was in wolf... They still have a long way to go.
sigh
Kiyoshi: “So, is the home economy group responsible for cooking then?”
Giga: “Uhm - neither Jack nor I can cook... ^^’ “
Kiyoshi: “No problem - Jeb and I often cook together.”
Giga is in heaven - Jeb is cooking for him - in his pyjamas! This is too good to be true!
Argh! It was too good to be true! Giga will sign up Jack and himself for cooking lessons - asap!
Meanwhile Ji Ho and Jack are back with the luggage. And Jack had the chance to run around freely. (They even took Wicket and Logan with them ) Ji Ho doesn’t know that his Ewok is a gift from Vlad. Vlad once spent the whole night at the claw machine to grab Wicket for Ji Ho.)
Ji Ho and Jack entered the Tavern with their stuff.
Giga: “We were a bit busy here ^^’ “
Giga: “Kiyoshi will have breakfast ready soon. When you changed clothes, tidy up here. Jeb and I will take Vlad upstairs and brew your mixture.”
Even having breakfast is a logistical challenge for them! ö.ö
(When Giga turned around, he put his left hand on Vlad’s lower back to guide him upstairs. His right hand instinctively followed the movement on Jeb’s lower back. When Giga became aware of it, he pulled his hand back as if he had been burned. “Sorry”, he murmured.
The part of Jeb’s back, where Giigs’ hand touched him, felt as if he had been burned... It took him a few seconds before he was able to follow them upstairs.)
They set up the tea pots for the mixtures at the balcony to avoid the smell in the house.
And poor blind Vlad can’t see the beautiful landscape :,(
At least the gnomes left a few seed packages behind - after causing all this mess!
Breakfast tastes fantastic :] Giga is daydreaming: Soon Giigs will serve breakfast to his Jebs
Kiyoshi took his plate upstairs to watch over Vlad...
(Exactly for screenshots like these I built the gallery in this house! ^^’)
Vlad swallowed his mixture in one gulp (it’s so disgusting!).
He started to play with the magic cube until Kiyoshi finishes his breakfast.
oh no...
Welcome to the club, Vlad
This call from Leander seems random, but if we add that crazy day at school when we unfolded the conspiracy around Morgan and Molly and that Genji called Giga in San Myshuno and knew that they were about to buy ingredients to detect the Vestigium - it takes a completely different turn! Ö.ö
He tries to warn us from them, I’m sure (or crazy hahaha).
The weather is fantastic! They decided to start with their outdoor activities. Who knows how long it will last.
Ji Ho and Jeb left first to not over stimulate Vlad.
And even though Vlad can not see Ji Ho - thanks to the bond and his vampiric senses, he always knows where he is.
Giga: “We will leave soon too. We are neither good at home economics nor sports... we will be busy...”
Jeb took photos of Ji Ho (and the gnomes photobombed...)
Ji Ho: “There’s even a hot spring!”
Ji Ho: “We could jump in this evening as soon as we’re back!”
Jeb: “Deal!”
hahaha Ji Ho drew a smiley in the snow and the ‘nose’ is one of his foot prints!
The photos Jeb took. Some are from the day when they arrived at Mount Komorebi.
The others are about to leave too.
Jack: “Vlad, let me put you your gloves on.”
Vlad: “I can do that alone.”
Jack: “Hand!”
Vlad’s hand touches Jacks jacket.
Vlad laughs: “A fur jacket? Really? As if you weren’t furry enough!”
Kiyoshi: “I like fur.”
(Vlad’s face says: aouw )
And then - almost inaudible - he whispers “And i like you.” Right beneath Jacks ear. Kiyoshi’s warm breath brushes his neck, his lips almost touch Jack’s skin - and Jack shivered down his spine.
Meanwhile, right behind the tavern, people continue to vanish! ö.ö
Behind the scenes:
And then(!) Ji Ho’s ‘dead’ ‘mother’ visited! ö.ö
(She isn’t even Ji Ho’s real mother. ‘Real’ in the story but not ‘real’ that she had born him ö.ö)
Strange.
I count this as another bad omen. Argh!
(She knows Ji Ho because I moved her to the household for the scene when Leander pulled Ji Ho under water in the ocean, it was her who did that (for the scene, bec Leander is a witch, he can’t.)
After they took a walk along the canal, they soon found their first samples in the woods.
Giga and Jack are not skilled enough to climb here...
Ji Ho: “YAAAAHOOOO! Giga! Jack!”
Giga: “How did you two get up there?”
Oh no, Jeb is here! - how embarrasing for Giigs -.-
Jack is relieved that Kiyoshi didn’t see him fail ö.ö
Meanwhile at the temple. Kiyoshi wrote down a wish for Vlad too, but he didn’t tell him (Vlad is wearing the pullover Ji Ho picked for Luci.)
Late afternoon - Giga and Jack found a little townsquare with market stands.
Even though they can’t cook, they can at least buy some ingredients.
Jack: “Uhh - that smells good! I wonder what Kiyoshi and Jeb will cook this evening!”
Giga: “I also bought a cook book and we will start our cooking lessons soon.”
Giga is not happy with Jeb and Kiyoshi spending too much time together ^^’
Jeb and Ji Ho also bought food
Then Ji Ho saw the Simmies Vending Machine.
Ji Ho: “This is strange. I found one of those figures in my room, after ... Vlad had died.” (Vlad won it during the duel, when he claimed Ji Ho back and put it in Ji Ho’s room, like the ewok and the lily).
Outtakes:
And then (!) there was Ji Ho’s ‘dead’ ‘mother’ again!
Here she cowered, as if she was afraid of the sparrow.
I found two superstitions about sparrows (speaking of omen, it’s the third!):
- Sparrows carry away the souls of the dead. For this reason, it is considered bad luck to harm a sparrow by many.
- Encountering a sparrow can be taken as a sign that one’s path is likely to shift soon. Sparrows are sometimes associated with navigation and can represent the branching paths of a person’s future.
ö.ö
The house is empty, quiet and peaceful since they left for their project work
It’s so beautiful when the sun shines in.
Ji Ho and Jeb were the first who returned to the Ryokan Yukisan.
Like they had planned before they left, they showered and entered the hot spring.
As much as I ship Vlad Ji Ho and Giigs Jebs...
Ji Ho and Jeb are something special for me too.
I wish there could be an universe where they could be together :,(
Kiyoshi and Vlad are back too.
Suddenly Vlad broke free from Kiyoshi’s hand, Kiyoshi dropped the bag and Vlad ran away - towards the hot spring. He can sense Ji Ho somehow.
The bloodlust! He’s about to attack Ji Ho!
(But why does he have to be so cute then? ^^’)
And again Kiyoshi is Ji Ho’s white knight
Jeb: “C’mon Ji Ho. Let’s go inside...”
oh - oh
For once it’s not so bad that Vlad is blind and can’t see Ji Ho’s death stare ö.ö
But it had its good side too - they were able to eat all together for once, since Vlad is still half frozen.
Jeb: “Hey Kiyoshi - since you are good at sports. Would you mind helping out our sports group? They are having a bit of a hard time here.”
Kiyoshi: “Sure, I will lend them a hand - or two...” *winks at Jack*
Jack: “...”
Argh, now Kiyoshi knows about his fail at the beginners rock...
Giga, Jack and Jiho went into their room to separate Vlad from Ji Ho. The attack shocked them a bit.
Ji Ho noticed a new rug in front of his bed.
Giga: “Oh - Kiyoshi brought it earlier.”
Jack: “Kiyoshi?”
Giga: “Yeah, you’ve heard him - he said, he likes fur.”
Jack: “...”
Vlad to Kiyoshi: “Thank you.”
(Aouw Vlad asked Kiyoshi for help to buy a rug for Ji Ho! - and then he attacked him... - omg these two! And poor Jack... new food for his jealousy paranoia...)
They are talking about this and that and Giga had always wondered why Ji Ho has so many tattoos.
Ji Ho: “You already know that my mother worked in the 'House of the Rising Sun' in the slums of Sulani and we lived nearby. I always knew they would come for me one day to make me work there too. Mermaids are quite rare and ‘precious’ in this scene... And as being tattooed is highly deprecated in this part of the world - I kind of made myself ‘worthless’ for them... Huh - I never talked about this. Vlad did a great job with his healing. I’m not trapped anymore in this madness - I can view it from a distance now.”
Giga: “Yes he did. Most vampires, like Genji for example, only use their healing powers for their own advantage. Heal the bite wounds to drink more frequently from their victims or make them dizzy, so they don’t even remember anything. Like it happened to you. Vlad acted altruistic to heal you while facing his own death.”
Giga: “Such a powerful spell can’t be done easily, Vlad paid with the rest of his lifetime he had left.
I can’t even heal myself. But Jack and I faced our trauma together so we can at least talk to each other about it. It’s always a relief letting it go bit by bit. Though we hardly tell anyone else.
One day - soon - *sighs from the dephts of his soul* I’ll have to tell Jeb about it - you maybe can imagine how afraid I am about this.”
Of course they heard them, they are sitting wall on wall...
And you could hear their hearts break - if you listened closely.
(Vlad already knew Ji Ho’s story, the part with his tattoos was new for him.)
Jack: “Can I hug you?”
Giga: “NO! Let’s sleep now.”
Their hearts were heavy and they needed to leave for a while - so they took a long walk.
Vlad: “Won’t you let go of my hand eventually?”
Kiyoshi: “Eager of being frozen in an ice block again, are you? After what you did today I will even fasten my grip on you!”
Vlad: “Ouch!”
They try to act strong but they are so helpless. There’s nothing they can do for their loved ones. Just wait until they feel save enough to open up to them.
And try to make them feel save...
It hits Jeb the hardest since he is convinced that he is not worthy to be together with Giga. Maybe he can aproach him as just-a-friend to help him through this.
(We will hear about their past when Jeb and Giga tell their story in a few weeks).
TMI: I always thought of Vlad being the only one of them being ‘immune’ to Kiyoshi. But no chance! This is quite amazing to me because Vlad is only close with Giga and Jack (they are his only friends) - and Barfolomew and Ms Coombes of course. So letting Kiyoshi telling him what he has to do is... yeah, amazing for me
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita - ABBA
(This song is still so beautiful and they even perform it in the snow in this video!)
When they returned, they saw - again - someone walking behind the ‘tavern at the end of the world’... quite a lot of people wandering around this abandoned place... while a monster roams through the woods! Argh, the monster! They had completely forgotten about the monster! - thanks to Vlad...
They followed her and she vanished! Right before their eyes!
Jeb: “The footprints end here - as if she ... just vanished... like she did...”
Kiyoshi: “Oh gods - look over there!”
Footprints - so many - beneath the window of the bottom bedroom! Coming from the woods!
Giga woke up from the noise of hammering, sawing and whispered commands: “Jeb, pass the hammer, please!”
(What’s the point of whispering while making such a noise!)...
He wished it was a dream - but it wasn’t...
Giga: “What the hell are you doing?”
Kiyoshi (whispering): “Building a fence - barricading the windows!”
Giga: “In the middle of the night???”
Kiyoshi (still whispering): “Be quiet - the boys are sleeping and a monster is on the loose!”
If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters, ah-ah
All over this land If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez
(I don’t know if you can see it if you click on the image below. It looks like if Jack has a tear in his eye. And how Giga looks at him.)
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Ms Coombes: “Good news everyone! We’ll start with your Project Work!
You’ll be divided in three groups, each with their own subject.
Starting by tomorrow, you don’t have to attend school until end of the year, but to plan and work on your projects.”
Ms Coombes: “You’ll have to visit different locations and all expenses are on the school!
Since Vlad is blind and already missed a lot because he was in hell, he is in a group with our A student Kiyoshi! Giga will have an eye on our problem child Jack and I’m sure Ji Ho and Jeb will make a great couple too!”
C’mon Giga - there are 15 possible couples - it could have been worse
Jeb and Kiyoshi for example - or Jack and Jeb!
ö.Ö'
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Ji Ho fell asleep as soon as Jeb and he returned to the Burrow after school.
(Because he spent the last night running away and trying to swim out of the bay).
Come next morning he was awake before all the others. He needed some time alone and took a walk.
And he was thinking of his Luci. How happy he was with him during the short time they had with each other. And how much he misses him.
He doesn’t know where to take the strength from to face Vlad (with Luci’s face) every day.
But he has to - his friends need him.
But - according to Jeb - he has one week now to get himself together. Before they start with their fight-the-bloodlust-program...
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After breakfast they set up their workplace in the living room of the Burrow next to the crackling open fire.
Jeb: “So the subject of our group is geography and geology.
‘Collect and describe geological samples from different regions and altitudes’..."
Jeb: “Instead of wasting time and money by visiting different places, we could travel to Mount Komorebi! There is the mountain area, the lake, the forests, ... - everything we need!”
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Jeb: “Huh? Who can it be this early?”
Oh! It’s the doctor from ‘the Clinic’ in the STaCKS of San Myshuno who also runs the pharmacy!
Doctor: “Delivery for Mr Woo. Every morning three spoonful mixed in a cup of hot water. Do not overdose.”
(Mr Woo = Ji Ho)
Jeb: “Thank you doctor! How much is it?”
Doctor: “Oh not much, just two of your eyes...(?)”
Jeb: “Uhm no.”
Doctor: “It was worth a try
(Mr Tepesz = Vlad ^^’ )
(If you missed the chapter about the Doctor and Jeb’s eyes,
you can find it -> here)
Jeb brewed the first cup of the mixture for Ji Ho.
Ji Ho: “Oh gods - what is in there?”
Jeb: “There is no label and I’m pretty sure we don’t want to know it ö.ö”
Jeb: “You’ll get used to it and it’s for a good cause...”
(and for the body that was home for his Luci for a while...)
Outtakes: Each time they look at each other like this, i think: ‘Did I miss something?’
And then he turned around and did it again! Do they really want me to overthink Vlad
(They don’t even show up in each others romantic relationship window.)
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Ji Ho and Jeb went over to the Thriftea to buy outfits for their field trip to Mount Komorebi.
Since Ji Ho is short on money Jeb suggested to pay. Ji Ho was making a fuss first but gave in eventually.
Jeb: “You pick for us. I have no taste in fashion things ^^’ “
(Indeed, but he always complained when Giga picked something for him ^^’)
Jeb: “Anything you like.”
(He didn’t have to say that twice
Their outdoor outfits. (Jeb didn’t complain (until now)
How cute that Jeb on these pictures really looks so much taller than Ji Ho.
In my head Jeb is the tallest and Ji Ho the shortest
Jeb added ‘couple leisure suits’ with a cute llama and pickaxes as their geology group outfits to cheer up Ji Ho.
Aouw Jeb!
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Meanwhile the doctor delivered the mixture for Vlad too.
Kiyoshi calls him: “Vlad, your mixture is here. I’ll help you on your way down.”
Vlad: “Oh no. You already helped me much too much!”
(Vlad still believes that it was Kiyoshi - and not Ji Ho - who was under the shower with him and cared for his body while his soul was in hell.)
sigh
Since Kiyoshi is in a group with Vlad for the school project, he is kinda responsible for him as it seems.
So he brews the mixture for Vlad - and even Hell-ena went inside to check where this horrible smell comes from ö.ö
Kiyoshi: “I really hope it’s worth it...”
sigh
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Giga already started with the research for the school project and - as always when he’s at the computer - forgot the time.
It’s almost noon and Jack is still sleeping!
Giga wanted to scold him, but he couldn’t.
Jack is the annoying little brother to him he never had asked for...
(Giga is the oldest and Jack the youngest of them.)
Giga: “Get up, ‘problem child’, you can’t afford to disappoint Ms Coombes ^^’“
Jeb went over to the Space Bar to grab some things for Ji Ho.
(It’s still not save for Ji Ho to go near Vlad - the bloodlust is still overwhelming him.)
And as Jeb just wanted to leave, he ran into Giga (who just woke Jack up)...
(It was so sad to watch. When they saw each other, they were happy for a second - and then remembered that they broke up :,(
They didn’t talk much. Just how Ji Ho and Vlad are doing.
And then he left.
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Vlad: “So, as a voluntary at the temple - are you often with guys under the shower?”
Kiyoshi: “From time to time.”
(But only with Jack
Vlad: “And you care for them?”
Kiyoshi: “This too.”
Vlad: “Thank you.” (It seems Vlad knows a lot more about their secret relationship than Kiysohi likes him to...^^' Jack is Vlad's best friend and he's glad that Kiyoshi helped him through the hard times after Vlad died.)
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Jeb and Ji Ho arrived at Chibi Ya Station at Mount Komorebi!
(It’s a little pun referring to famous Shibuya Station/ Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo (It’s the foto you almost always see when Tokyo is shown). Chibi Ya sounds a bit like Shibuya and means “Little Shop”).
The mountain is surrounded by dark clouds ö.ö
Let’s hope this is not a bad omen!
(We had two bad omens before Vlad died!)
Ji Ho spotted the food stand.
Jeb: “Are you hungry?”
Jeb is glad to see Ji Ho smile. He worries a lot about Ji Ho since Luci left.
They ordered the regional speciality and tasted it.
Jeb: “Uhm - what is this ... tempeh?”
Vendor: “Oh it’s made of fermented soybeans!”
ö.Ö
Ji Ho: “But Jeb...”
Jeb: “Hm?”
Ji Ho: “How is it possible that I could travel here alone - without hurting Vlad?
I couldn’t even leave the bay last week... Is he ok?”
Jeb: “Yes, he is ok. The bond knows by itself if it’s in danger. You are not about to leave Vlad now and you are not hurt. So there’s no danger for the bond - and no danger for Vlad.”
Team Geology
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We are back with our 'Last Christmas' Special! 🏂
I took a little break from posting here to make it even more special
Wherever you are: We hope you'll have a peaceful pre winterfest time and give/gave your heart to someone special ☃️
Thank you for being with us and reading our stories 💌
Make sure to listen to the song a lot. It's a masterpiece 🎤
Last Christmas - Wham
Last Christmas - Wham (10 hour version)
Late afternoon - Jeb and Ji Ho took the cable car to the mountain.
Jack: “Is that Jeb and Ji Ho over there?”
Giga: “Of course not! We are the ‘Sports & Home Economy’ group. Why would they be here?”
Jack: “Ji Ho! Jeb!”
Giga: “...”
Jeb: “...”
I couldn’t resist. A separated couple - in a snowy scenery - before christmas!
The glances - the clothes - the hair!
Jack: “Are you staying at the Ryokan Yukisan too?”
Ji Ho: “Yes! What a coincidence!”
(Ryokan = Tavern, Yuki = Snow, San = Mountain/ or honorific suffix for honorable Mr/Ms.) ‘The Honorable Mr Snow Tavern’ ^^’
Jack: “Jeb! Is it this way? Let’s go - it’s getting dark already!”
Jack wanted to leave this awkward situation too, because Giga and Jeb broke up when - in a weak moment after Vlad’s death - Jeb suddenly had a crush on Jack while he wanted to comfort him...
sigh
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Ryokan Yukisan - ‘The honorable Mr Snow Tavern’
They reached their accomodation.
Ji Ho: “Wow!”
Jeb: “Oh gods - this is wonderful! So much better than I expected! But - why is it so cheap then?”
(lol Jeb is my biggest fan. This is the second time he enters one of my builds and is in awe ^^’ He’s so cute. Or maybe it’s just because he hasn’t seen much outside of his home and Copperdale
Jack: “Uhm - I have to tell you something I overheard in the cable car... There’s a reason I wanted to be here before dusk. No one wants to stay here in this ‘Tavern at the end of the world’ because there are people vanishing! They spoke of a beast roaming around this house - committing his monstrous deeds at night!”
Giga: “What? Are you kidding me? We can’t even do our project work in peace? A monster on top of all the madness we already have to deal with???”
sigh
Soundtrack on youtube: The End Of The World - Caspa
(which is also the OST from one of my favourite J Dramas: Good Morning Call. It’s on Netflix.)
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At least they'll reside like princes - before the monster snatches them...
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They met again in the living room after changing into their leisure wear.
Ji Ho: “Oh you have team outfits too!”
Giga: “Haha yes. Team ‘Sports and Home Economics’ was too long, so we are team ‘Fangs’ ^^’ “ (Vampire+Werewolf)
And they already took team photos
Jeb lit the fireplace.
Ji Ho: “So the doctor said after a week drinking this ... mixture, we should start with the anti-bloodlust-program. But Vlad is not here.”
Jeb: “It’s even better when we start later, so the mixture can unfold its effects.”
Giga: “Right, one week was just the minimum time to wait before starting.”
Jack: “The view is really amazing!”
Giga: “Are there eyes over there by the trees? - Staring at us?”
Jack: “Oh gods - the monster is already here for us!”
Jeb: “Stand back!”
The chapter name ‘Last Christmas’ doesn’t mean it’s gonna be their last christmas, does it? ö.ö
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Ji Ho: “Why are we soups?”
Jack: “I don’t know!”
Giga: “S-U-P-E-S! Supernaturals!”
Jeb: “But Giga is right. We are a werewolf, a vampire, a mermaid and a witch! Let’s go out and kick some monster peaches!”
Giga: “Let’s go!”
Kiyoshi: “Gods, Vlad! We were almost there and then you fell over that tōrō... You held my hand all the way up - why did you let go?”
Kiyoshi: “I probably shouldn’t have mentioned that ^^’ “
(Ji Ho looks jealous ^^')
Two little monsters, Giga. A vampire and a demon ^^’
Plus the owner of the fierce glowing eyes in the background ö.ö
Jeb: “But how did you get here? The last cable car today was the one Ji Ho and I took.”
Kiyoshi: “Oh, we walked.”
Giga: “What? All the way up the mountain? But Vlad is blind! How often did he fell then?”
Kiyoshi: “Oh just now. He did well. But as closer we came near the tavern, the faster he went... the bloodlust I fear.”
Kiyoshi: “But what are you all doing here anyway? I booked this tavern because no one is ever here - so Vlad can heal a bit - and scares no one ^^’. And the smell of the mixture, you know?”
Giga and Jeb: “It was cheap...”
Kiyoshi: “By the way - there is a monster roaming around. We should go inside.”
Jeb: “Ok - we are going to keep Ji Ho and Vlad separated. I’ll go upstairs with Ji Ho.”
Giga: “But how are we going to keep Ji Ho safe since we are all stuck here?”
Kiyoshi: “We are out and about with the school project anyway. The tavern is huge. Jeb and I will keep Ji Ho safe and you and Jack watch over Vlad.”
Jack: “Oh no - do I have to switch to wolf again? -.-”
Giga: “Not yet - we will see how it goes.”
Jeb (louder, from the upper seat) : “Plus - the week is over - we can start with the anti-bloodlust-program right away!”
Guess who just got back today?
Them wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven't changed, had much to say
But man, I still think them cats are crazy
They were askin' if you were around
How you was, where you could be found
I told 'em you were livin' downtown
Drivin' all the old men crazy
The boys are back in town - Thin Lizzy
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Giga: “So what is the subject of your project?”
Kiyoshi: “Since Vlad is still blind, it’s easier than yours. Regional customs and culture. I grew up here, so I think we can do it.”
Giga: “Hm, it’s hard to make a proper team name with... since Vlad was in hell and Kiyoshi is hot, it’s: Hotter Than Hell!”
(Fits even better than Giga thinks, because Kiyoshi is a demon ö.ö)
Since Vlad and Kiyoshi both are mavericks, they refuse to wear team clothes. But since they both are dressed in black all the time anyway, they match naturally hahaha
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
You know she's gonna leave you well done
Hot, hot, hotter than hell
She'll burn you like the midday sun, yeah
Hotter Than Hell - KISS
(Don't blame me, this song is from 1974...)
fltr: Team ‘Geology’ - Team ‘Hotter than Hell’ - Team ‘Fangs’
Team ‘Watch over Vlad’...
(Vlad is still so pale. He must suffer a lot from the bloodlust and from keeping himself under control. Even though he doesn’t complain.)
... and Team ‘Protect Ji Ho from Vlad’.
And so they all ended up at ‘the tavern at the end of the world’.
(To all who still believe this might be coincidence: I think the 3 witches have had their spoons in the kettle with this! Ms Coombes picked the subjects so they all had to think: ‘Ah! Mt Komorebi is just perfect for this!‘ Just like Jeb...)
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Kiyoshi: “We have two bedrooms here with 3 beds each... one at the top of the stairs - and one at the bottom of the stairs.”
Kiyoshi: “C’mon Vlad. Let’s go upstairs.”
Kiyoshi looks at Jack and wiggles his eyebrows...
Giga to Ji Ho and Jack: “C’mon boys.”
Jeb: “...”
The Top Bedroom Team
The Bottom Bedroom Team
(Tomorrow we will have a little test on who is in which teams.
I fear every one of them is in charge to keep Vlad under control ö.ö
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It was a long day with surprising twists. None of them expected the others to be here.
Kiyoshi and Jack are happy to spend time with each other because they are dating in secret. So they hope to steal away a little couple time while the others are busy.
Vlad is worried as hell about Ji Ho. Leander’s warning, the bloodlust, the monster...
Poor Jeb is in between pain and happiness. He knows he is not good enough for his Giigs - but he loves him so much.
Poor Giigs is in between pain and happiness. He knows he is not good enough for his Jebs - but he loves him so much.
And Ji Ho is still not ready to face Vlad. Every time he looks at him, he is reminded of his dear Luci. But also - this strange bond between them - he worries about Vlad and he wants him to feel better.
Ji Ho: “About this bond... am I now the ... uhm ... servant of Vlad?”
Giga: “No. There are different kinds of vampiric bonds.
Since the most vampires are in a deep sleep during the day, they needed a bond between them and their servants. If their nest was attacked and their servants slain - the bond warned them.”
Jack: “The bond between you and Vlad is something very rare and special. He sacrificed himself to protect you - he even healed you with the last vital force he had left before he died. He wouldn’t abuse this bond to make you run errands for him or whatever you imagine
Jack asks Giga if he’s not worried about Jeb and Kiyoshi being in one room together - because he is jealous...
Giga: “So what? Vlad is there too.”
Jack: “But Vlad is blind...”
Giga: “...” (Well - thank you, Jack! ...)
'Here we are hanging onto strains of green and blues
Break the chain and we break down
Oh, it's not real if you don't feel it
Unspoken (unspoken) expectations
Ideals you use to play with
They've finally taken shape
Now you say you're starting to feel the push and pull
Of what could be and never can
You mirror me, stumbling through those
Old fashioned (old fashioned) superstitions
I find too hard to break
Oh, maybe you're out of place'
Cindy Lauper - Good Enough
(The MV!!! hahaha With the Goonies!)
Outtakes:
Maybe they should worry about Jeb and Vlad...
Vlad seems to be Jeb’s cuddle substitute for Giigs ^^’
Vlad ran out of the house and away from Ji Ho. In his socks - the bloodlust had overwhelmed him.
Cool down, Vlad...
It’s harvest day ingame, so the gnomes visited (obviously to steal the mail...)
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Next morning - 6 am.
Ji Ho does not sleep well since Luci left. He woke up Jack and they wondered why so many people pass by ‘the tavern at the end of the world’...
Since Jack and him are the youngest, it’s up to them to fetch the rest of their luggage (and the 2 bags with the mixture...) from the cable car station.
Kiyoshi is watching them. Jack had switched to wolf. He’s comfortable with Ji Ho to do that - why not with him?
He thought it would be enough that he reassured him and kissed him when Jack was in wolf... They still have a long way to go.
sigh
Kiyoshi: “So, is the home economy group responsible for cooking then?”
Giga: “Uhm - neither Jack nor I can cook... ^^’ “
Kiyoshi: “No problem - Jeb and I often cook together.”
Giga is in heaven - Jeb is cooking for him - in his pyjamas! This is too good to be true!
Argh! It was too good to be true! Giga will sign up Jack and himself for cooking lessons - asap!
Meanwhile Ji Ho and Jack are back with the luggage. And Jack had the chance to run around freely. (They even took Wicket and Logan with them
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Ji Ho and Jack entered the Tavern with their stuff.
Giga: “We were a bit busy here ^^’ “
Giga: “Kiyoshi will have breakfast ready soon. When you changed clothes, tidy up here. Jeb and I will take Vlad upstairs and brew your mixture.”
Even having breakfast is a logistical challenge for them! ö.ö
(When Giga turned around, he put his left hand on Vlad’s lower back to guide him upstairs. His right hand instinctively followed the movement on Jeb’s lower back. When Giga became aware of it, he pulled his hand back as if he had been burned. “Sorry”, he murmured.
The part of Jeb’s back, where Giigs’ hand touched him, felt as if he had been burned... It took him a few seconds before he was able to follow them upstairs.)
They set up the tea pots for the mixtures at the balcony to avoid the smell in the house.
And poor blind Vlad can’t see the beautiful landscape :,(
At least the gnomes left a few seed packages behind - after causing all this mess!
Breakfast tastes fantastic :] Giga is daydreaming: Soon Giigs will serve breakfast to his Jebs
Kiyoshi took his plate upstairs to watch over Vlad...
(Exactly for screenshots like these I built the gallery in this house! ^^’)
Vlad swallowed his mixture in one gulp (it’s so disgusting!).
He started to play with the magic cube until Kiyoshi finishes his breakfast.
oh no...
Welcome to the club, Vlad
This call from Leander seems random, but if we add that crazy day at school when we unfolded the conspiracy around Morgan and Molly and that Genji called Giga in San Myshuno and knew that they were about to buy ingredients to detect the Vestigium - it takes a completely different turn! Ö.ö
He tries to warn us from them, I’m sure (or crazy hahaha).
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The weather is fantastic! They decided to start with their outdoor activities. Who knows how long it will last.
Ji Ho and Jeb left first to not over stimulate Vlad.
And even though Vlad can not see Ji Ho - thanks to the bond and his vampiric senses, he always knows where he is.
Giga: “We will leave soon too. We are neither good at home economics nor sports... we will be busy...”
Jeb took photos of Ji Ho
Ji Ho: “There’s even a hot spring!”
Ji Ho: “We could jump in this evening as soon as we’re back!”
Jeb: “Deal!”
hahaha Ji Ho drew a smiley in the snow and the ‘nose’ is one of his foot prints!
The photos Jeb took. Some are from the day when they arrived at Mount Komorebi.
The others are about to leave too.
Jack: “Vlad, let me put you your gloves on.”
Vlad: “I can do that alone.”
Jack: “Hand!”
Vlad’s hand touches Jacks jacket.
Vlad laughs: “A fur jacket? Really? As if you weren’t furry enough!”
Kiyoshi: “I like fur.”
(Vlad’s face says: aouw
And then - almost inaudible - he whispers “And i like you.” Right beneath Jacks ear. Kiyoshi’s warm breath brushes his neck, his lips almost touch Jack’s skin - and Jack shivered down his spine.
Meanwhile, right behind the tavern, people continue to vanish! ö.ö
Behind the scenes:
And then(!) Ji Ho’s ‘dead’ ‘mother’ visited! ö.ö
(She isn’t even Ji Ho’s real mother. ‘Real’ in the story but not ‘real’ that she had born him ö.ö)
Strange.
I count this as another bad omen. Argh!
(She knows Ji Ho because I moved her to the household for the scene when Leander pulled Ji Ho under water in the ocean, it was her who did that (for the scene, bec Leander is a witch, he can’t.)
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Ji Ho and Jeb went to Senbamachi.
After they took a walk along the canal, they soon found their first samples in the woods.
Giga and Jack are not skilled enough to climb here...
Ji Ho: “YAAAAHOOOO! Giga! Jack!”
Giga: “How did you two get up there?”
Oh no, Jeb is here! - how embarrasing for Giigs -.-
Jack is relieved that Kiyoshi didn’t see him fail ö.ö
Meanwhile at the temple. Kiyoshi wrote down a wish for Vlad too, but he didn’t tell him
Late afternoon - Giga and Jack found a little townsquare with market stands.
Even though they can’t cook, they can at least buy some ingredients.
Jack: “Uhh - that smells good! I wonder what Kiyoshi and Jeb will cook this evening!”
Giga: “I also bought a cook book and we will start our cooking lessons soon.”
Giga is not happy with Jeb and Kiyoshi spending too much time together ^^’
Jeb and Ji Ho also bought food
Then Ji Ho saw the Simmies Vending Machine.
Ji Ho: “This is strange. I found one of those figures in my room, after ... Vlad had died.” (Vlad won it during the duel, when he claimed Ji Ho back and put it in Ji Ho’s room, like the ewok and the lily).
Outtakes:
And then (!) there was Ji Ho’s ‘dead’ ‘mother’ again!
Here she cowered, as if she was afraid of the sparrow.
I found two superstitions about sparrows (speaking of omen, it’s the third!):
- Sparrows carry away the souls of the dead. For this reason, it is considered bad luck to harm a sparrow by many.
- Encountering a sparrow can be taken as a sign that one’s path is likely to shift soon. Sparrows are sometimes associated with navigation and can represent the branching paths of a person’s future.
ö.ö
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The house is empty, quiet and peaceful since they left for their project work
It’s so beautiful when the sun shines in.
Ji Ho and Jeb were the first who returned to the Ryokan Yukisan.
Like they had planned before they left, they showered and entered the hot spring.
As much as I ship Vlad
Ji Ho and Jeb are something special for me too.
I wish there could be an universe where they could be together :,(
Kiyoshi and Vlad are back too.
Suddenly Vlad broke free from Kiyoshi’s hand, Kiyoshi dropped the bag and Vlad ran away - towards the hot spring. He can sense Ji Ho somehow.
The bloodlust! He’s about to attack Ji Ho!
(But why does he have to be so cute then? ^^’)
And again Kiyoshi is Ji Ho’s white knight
Jeb: “C’mon Ji Ho. Let’s go inside...”
oh - oh
For once it’s not so bad that Vlad is blind and can’t see Ji Ho’s death stare ö.ö
But it had its good side too - they were able to eat all together for once, since Vlad is still half frozen.
Jeb: “Hey Kiyoshi - since you are good at sports. Would you mind helping out our sports group? They are having a bit of a hard time here.”
Kiyoshi: “Sure, I will lend them a hand - or two...” *winks at Jack*
Jack: “...”
Argh, now Kiyoshi knows about his fail at the beginners rock...
Outtakes
Vlad - Kiyoshi moment
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Giga, Jack and Jiho went into their room to separate Vlad from Ji Ho. The attack shocked them a bit.
Ji Ho noticed a new rug in front of his bed.
Giga: “Oh - Kiyoshi brought it earlier.”
Jack: “Kiyoshi?”
Giga: “Yeah, you’ve heard him - he said, he likes fur.”
Jack: “...”
Vlad to Kiyoshi: “Thank you.”
(Aouw Vlad asked Kiyoshi for help to buy a rug for Ji Ho! - and then he attacked him... - omg these two! And poor Jack... new food for his jealousy paranoia...)
They are talking about this and that and Giga had always wondered why Ji Ho has so many tattoos.
Ji Ho: “You already know that my mother worked in the 'House of the Rising Sun' in the slums of Sulani and we lived nearby. I always knew they would come for me one day to make me work there too. Mermaids are quite rare and ‘precious’ in this scene... And as being tattooed is highly deprecated in this part of the world - I kind of made myself ‘worthless’ for them... Huh - I never talked about this. Vlad did a great job with his healing. I’m not trapped anymore in this madness - I can view it from a distance now.”
Giga: “Yes he did. Most vampires, like Genji for example, only use their healing powers for their own advantage. Heal the bite wounds to drink more frequently from their victims or make them dizzy, so they don’t even remember anything. Like it happened to you. Vlad acted altruistic to heal you while facing his own death.”
Giga: “Such a powerful spell can’t be done easily, Vlad paid with the rest of his lifetime he had left.
I can’t even heal myself. But Jack and I faced our trauma together so we can at least talk to each other about it. It’s always a relief letting it go bit by bit. Though we hardly tell anyone else.
One day - soon - *sighs from the dephts of his soul* I’ll have to tell Jeb about it - you maybe can imagine how afraid I am about this.”
Of course they heard them, they are sitting wall on wall...
And you could hear their hearts break - if you listened closely.
(Vlad already knew Ji Ho’s story, the part with his tattoos was new for him.)
Jack: “Can I hug you?”
Giga: “NO! Let’s sleep now.”
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Their hearts were heavy and they needed to leave for a while - so they took a long walk.
Vlad: “Won’t you let go of my hand eventually?”
Kiyoshi: “Eager of being frozen in an ice block again, are you? After what you did today I will even fasten my grip on you!”
Vlad: “Ouch!”
They try to act strong but they are so helpless. There’s nothing they can do for their loved ones. Just wait until they feel save enough to open up to them.
And try to make them feel save...
It hits Jeb the hardest since he is convinced that he is not worthy to be together with Giga. Maybe he can aproach him as just-a-friend to help him through this.
(We will hear about their past when Jeb and Giga tell their story in a few weeks).
TMI: I always thought of Vlad being the only one of them being ‘immune’ to Kiyoshi. But no chance! This is quite amazing to me because Vlad is only close with Giga and Jack (they are his only friends) - and Barfolomew and Ms Coombes of course. So letting Kiyoshi telling him what he has to do is... yeah, amazing for me
Chiquitita, tell me the truth
I'm a shoulder you can cry on
Your best friend, I'm the one you must rely on
You were always sure of yourself
Now I see you've broken a feather
I hope we can patch it up together
Chiquitita - ABBA
(This song is still so beautiful and they even perform it in the snow in this video!)
When they returned, they saw - again - someone walking behind the ‘tavern at the end of the world’... quite a lot of people wandering around this abandoned place... while a monster roams through the woods! Argh, the monster! They had completely forgotten about the monster! - thanks to Vlad...
They followed her and she vanished! Right before their eyes!
Jeb: “The footprints end here - as if she ... just vanished... like she did...”
Kiyoshi: “Oh gods - look over there!”
Footprints - so many - beneath the window of the bottom bedroom! Coming from the woods!
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Giga woke up from the noise of hammering, sawing and whispered commands: “Jeb, pass the hammer, please!”
(What’s the point of whispering while making such a noise!)...
He wished it was a dream - but it wasn’t...
Giga: “What the hell are you doing?”
Kiyoshi (whispering): “Building a fence - barricading the windows!”
Giga: “In the middle of the night???”
Kiyoshi (still whispering): “Be quiet - the boys are sleeping and a monster is on the loose!”
If I had a hammer I'd hammer in the morning
I'd hammer in the evening
All over this land
I'd hammer out danger I'd hammer out a warning
I'd hammer out love between
My brothers and my sisters, ah-ah
All over this land
If I Had A Hammer - Trini Lopez
(I don’t know if you can see it if you click on the image below. It looks like if Jack has a tear in his eye. And how Giga looks at him.)
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