sorry about the original format I will fix it in all future postings.
Warped Reality Part 2
<> = Japanese
`' = thoughts
Waking up in a strange bet with nightmares of ending up in Japan
is not the best way to start your day. Finding out that the nightmares are
true and you have lost a month in your life and are inexplicable in Japan is
worse. Much worse.
"Well Conrad we did some checking" said Mr. Hollister, current head of the
embassy. "It seems that your parents have gone to Hawaii on a vacation so
unfortunately we cannot get you in contact with them. However we did find
your hotel room and had all of your personal effects brought back here
including your passport."
"The doctor and I would like you to continue to live here at the embassy for
a while to make sure that you are OK. If you need anything else please just
say so." Hollister continued. "The doctor said that you need to keep active
and not dwell upon your memory loss and so after looking at your plan book
we have signed you up to participate in English classes at a nearby high school
and in about a week start the kendo lessons that you were apparently planning
on taking. If this is OK with you then I will have you dropped of at the nearby
school and hope that you have a better visit from now on."
After being dropped off at the same school he had visited earlier and
being brought to meet the English teacher Conrad was allowed to relax until
class started.
"Class this is Conrad Borsting, an American who will be staying in japan for
awhile. He is here to learn Japanese. You will be courteous and helpful.
Mizuno Ami, because you are the top student here your job will be to see
to it that Mr. Borsting passes the first year English exam in one week. you
will receive the same grade for this quarter that he does on his test." Lectured
the "tall" five foot 10 English teacher.
Three Days Later
<Well> Ami said < I think that you are ready to meet some of my friends
now and go see a movie>
<I would like that> Conrad replied slowly taking his time to make sure that
he had understood what Ami had said.
<hurry up then we don't want to be late> called out Ami as she ran to catch
the approaching bus.
"wait up don't talk so fast I cant understand you that way" Con called after her.
Outside the theater Conrad noticed two figures approaching that looked
disturbingly familiar. `no It cant be this sort of thing doesn't exist in real life' he
thought and moments later `it does they are coming to meet us'
he first girl to reach them was an absolute knockout with long silky blond
hair held back by a red ribbon and sky blue eyes. <Mina meet my friend Conrad,
He is from the US and is here for a few months visiting, Conrad meet one of my
best friends Mina>
<uh hello its nice to meet you Mina> stammered Conrad, not truly believing the
evidence before his eyes. `The sailor scouts cant be real things like that just don't
happen.'
His mind was in such turmoil that he almost missed being formally
introduced to Lita. As the four walked towards the theater entrance Conrad felt
himself relaxing and starting to talk about where he was going to go to collage,
until he noticed what movie they were going to go see.
Despite three days of near constant drilling in Japanese Con only caught
a snippet here and there but despite this he understood what was going on in the
movie perfectly. It was the conversation that followed that he had trouble with.
<wow that's creepy> said Mina as they walked out of the theater.
<you can say that again Mina> replied Lita <I mean not only did they have our
names but they even looked sort of like us what do you think the odds of that
happening are?>
<approximately one in 567 million> said Ami after a brief silence.
<567 million what?> asked a flustered Con.
" those are the odds against an animated feature using the names of three friends
and also drawing reasonable likeness of them for a feature film are" explained
Ami " we were just saying how creepy that is."
< Well I will see you all at school tomorrow> Con said as he started to walk back
to the embassy. `Hm I think that this calls for a bit of investigation'
About half way home he turned back towards the school. Once
gaining admittance he stared to do some research in the library. First he
checked out the yearbook. No luck the only Juniors were Ami, Lita, and Mina.
Next he looked through the older ones but also drew a blank. After carefully
searching though the phone book with a map of Tokyo across his lap he was
finally certain that there was no Tuskino Usagi or Serina in Tokyo. Next he
went to the Cherry hill Temple. It was starting to get dark but as he watched
he saw that it was being keep up by an old man and a scruffy youth but there
was no sign at all of A young Asian girl.
Back at the embassy lying awake in bed he came to the conclusion that
it was all just incredible coincidence. That there were people named Ami, Mina,
and Lita in japan at the same school and they were not part of a secret team devoted
to driving off evil. The movie just seemed to confirm it. Sailor moon was only
a fictional character and he was not going mad. Now feeling a lot better he drifted
off to sleep.
End of part two I hope that you liked it
Kelly Conrad Davies Schultz
kellys1@randolph.spa.edu but only for a little while
Shade and sweet water.
Skywise
P.S. read Sailor Moon V and the Circe Prodject
and Bubblegum Zone and Tokyo Babylon
and Knights End and Sailor Moon Refugees
and Sailor Moon M and The Weel of Time
and Honor Harringt and Sour Times