mmestrange’s blog

The 'What's what' and the other 'whatnots'

2014-12-09T16:00:00Z

My readers know me as many things: some in the Harry Potter fandom call me Diotima Lestrange, RPG friends call me either Murasaki or Saki-chan, online Arashi friends call me Shoko. Who am I? That's a very good question. But if you are looking for...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 046

2009-05-05T15:39:38Z

Chapter 046 – Skewering the Middlegame It had been nearly a week since Nino paid a visit to Ohno at the theatre and demanded that he give Umebayashi Saeko a strongly worded set down. Despite knowing that it would bring about a speedy resolution t...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 045

2009-05-05T15:38:39Z

Chapter 045 – Turning revelation to understanding Meanwhile, at the Jindai Botanical Garden tropical greenhouse and completely ignorant as to this highly illuminating exchange, Chiaki was attempting to set her paperwork to rights amidst the sound...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 044

2009-05-05T15:37:58Z

Chapter 044 – Stilted words under a flood of music While the private life of one Arashi member was slowly unravelling, the private life of another more boisterous member was improving. Having lately redeemed himself in his lady’s eyes by assurin...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 043

2009-05-05T15:36:37Z

Chapter 043 – Accepting the Queen’s Gambit Ohno’s stomach was a jumble of emotions, or at least, that was what he thought it was. It certainly wasn’t hunger because he had just eaten. Was it nerves, he wondered? Perhaps it was because his energy ...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 042

2009-05-05T15:35:38Z

Chapter 042 – Water in Acid As if enacting a response to the kindly meant queries of Sho and Chiaki, the party at the Dragon’s Pearl had just finished their simple three course Chinese dinner and were partaking of the post-dinner beverages, whic...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 041

2009-05-05T15:34:52Z

Chapter 041 – Inexplicability of the ‘Now’ “While Nino meets his little professor for dinner with the mantrap, I’m all alone, picking at something I ordered from room service,” Sho said into the microphone that was hooked to his ear. It was 9.20...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 040

2009-05-05T15:33:50Z

Chapter 040 – Better late than never That very same evening found Aiba in Kyushu. He had landed some forty minutes ago and was desperately waiting for a taxi. He was still keenly embarrassed by the events of the previous day where Sora and Jun ha...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 039

2009-05-05T15:32:24Z

Chapter 039 – Gaining a tempo Later that day in Hong Kong, Alys was seated before the dressing table in her hotel room in the Excelsior, pinning up her long cable of hair into a chignon at the nape of her neck. The day had been long and tedious. ...

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Zugzwang, Book II, Chapter 038

2009-05-05T15:31:40Z

Chapter 038 – Tête-à-tête While the potential misunderstanding that could have arisen between Aiba and Renée-Caroline was temporarily averted, the same could not be said for the relationship between Ohno and Kaoru. The CEO of the Umebayashi Corpo...

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