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	Ivan Karelin (FoB) @ikarelin_hana
Vista City is a crazy town and Vista City never sleeps at night #dayoftheninja
05 Dec

[ What's this? Ivan's not writing in haiku on his Twitter? What could it mean? Taking a page out of Doctor's book, solving the puzzle will lead people to a new Flowers Over Bones single titled "Vista City" on their favorite music service. For a limited time, it's at a reduced price because "It's the Day of the Ninja." That's really the reason given, but the truth is... it's Ivan's birthday. This is his way of giving back to the fans. ]

[[ OOC: Original song and translation here. Headache prevented me from rewriting the whole song, but it's about surviving life in the city and liking it to being a ninja on various missions.

Vista City is a crazy town
And Vista City never sleeps at night

In this layered city underneath the stars
The masses all sleep and dream of going far
The suits hold their talks and deals in the bars
They pick and they choose
Who will win, who will lose

Step to the stage and worries abandon
Sing with your heart, don't even slow down
Sneak to the rooftops and to the other side
If you get caught, there's nowhere to hide
Don't go yet, we're going all night
Grab your sticks and bow and all right
Got my bachi right here and ready to write
Get in my way and there'll be a band fight ]]

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Yeah... I can't really explain it. I've just been chalking it up to my memory problems.

[ He wonders if he saw a movie that used Vista City as a backdrop but digitally added other features to make it seem different. Or maybe a video game set in the area but in a different time. ]

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[Memory problems...

Pao-Lin rests her fingers lightly on the edge of the cookie plate. Her next words are whispered.]

Ivan...do you know anyone named Mr. Tiger or Barnaby? Or [what was the other name in that vision she saw] a "Blue Rose"?

[She hasn't really spoken about what she saw (remembered?) that night in the basements, mainly because she hadn't thought too much about it. Something tells her that it's not important, that there are other things she should be focusing on, and because Pao-Lin wants to be a productive member of the band, she pushes those thoughts aside.

But the fact that both she and Ivan seem to know the same person...does he know who any of these other three are?]

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[ The only name he is sure of right now is Edward's. However, he has seen both Wild Tiger and Barnaby on their Double Chaser... though he can't connect the names to their appearances. ]

Not really... and I guess you don't mean the Tiger from System Crash.

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[Shakes her head.]

No. [A small laugh.] He's not old enough to be a "Mr."

[It's no big deal, something inside her insists. Don't think too much about it...]

Oops, the Double Chaser meme happened after this /Jedi mind tricks the small text away

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When I... recall things, it's not always complete. Sometimes I can't seem to focus on faces, and sometimes I just can't hear correctly.

[ He sighs. Maybe he should try taking something for it. Was it ginseng or ginger that was supposed to help with memory? ]

Like when I was protecting Edward, I knew I was facing our attacker, but... I don't know who that was or what he looked like or why he was even attacking in the first place.