Ethan #2

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“Takashimaya was som ehow linked to that detective, Murata.”

“L otta family

You don’t listen

portraits of ’em back

so good. Soon maybe

at his house.”

you won’t feel so -- hold on.

Murata, you b usy?

“Bu t what’s their deal? Not sure I want to know b u t the die is cast and I deci de to see what I can win…”

Kentaro! What can I do for ya?

Listen… who

Aaand… bin g.

you got workin g a

Detective Takeo

gaijin* murder?

Be right with you. No, not you. Yo u

Sato. You’ll find him at Keishicho.

keep waitin g! Ethan Babylon. Male, Caucasian. 30ish.

* Foreigner

Thanks, partner. I owe you one.

After the complem entary “date ” with the little woman? We’re even ’til next tim e, b rah!


And I was like, seriously? So yesterday I told him…

“Bu t so little to discover, this tim e.”

“Day by day, another life to explore.”

“Kumi lives with Tania, her Russian GF.”

You really should have a look at this.

Amazin g, really. There’s

Self- stickin g.

still gu ys talented enough to slit their own throats.

“Except Tania and this stinkin g job of Kumi’s, nothin g else.”

“Nothin g… I can see…”


“I live in a woman’s body.”

Hey, babe! Yes, you’re

“Each and every feelin g is

perfect, you don’t

different, like it’s filtered

have to waste tim e

through som eone else…”

at a mirror.

I bought the m eat, we’re goin g to have teriyaki tonight. What movie would you like?

“Tania, 28. Graphic designer. A force of nature.”

“I live in a woman’s body… b u t I could think of much worse.”

Hmm?


I guess there’s a lot of thin gs abou t m e you never knew. And you’re into old Am erican movies sin ce when?

Jackie B rown. S ure. That one too.

And that classic with De Niro and… Samuel L. Jackson? Where he shoots at…

Who knew, babe. I m ean, look at us… the door? Stay on that fine ass, I’ll get it…

a a h h h!!

Yes? If it’s that old Nagawa bag and her damned cat again, I…


Ta n ia !!!

Speedy fuckin’ delivery.

Who… who are you?

You know I’m recognized everywhere.

Get up, Honoda-Chan. You’re used to a little blood, right? I m ean, in your line of work…



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