9 1/2 Weeks - 31 - (Week 9: Thursday)
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Week 9: Thursday
Jin's floating. He may be taking a swim, or maybe he's dead and dead means floating, clumsy limbs and explaining to his mom he really loves Keiko-chan, even if she's a grade above him, and she made him bento, and the bento was dry but there was sake, and Pi is not saying what he thinks of Keiko-chan and then he hears the ring. Ring ring. What?
Shit. Jin jumps awake, knocks the empty beer bottle down from the table as he scrambles for his phone.
"Hello?" he gets out. "Meisa? Something wrong?"
"Hey. The kids are fine," Meisa says, and that lets the air right out of... whatever. "They just left for school. I'm sorry to wake you."
He drops his head down and tugs the cover up to his neck. He doesn't think he misbehaved in any way to deserve a scolding at middle-of-a-dream o'clock, but maybe this is about breakfast or... something. "'s fine. What time is it?"
"I don't know, eight maybe? Eight." Meisa sounds distracted, and as he processes that through three levels of heavy eyelids and heavy everything, a real awakeness starts to trickle in.
"What's wrong?" he asks.
"I... there's something about you in Yukan Fuji."
"What?" It's a low throb, skip of his heart. Papers was never good but papers... these days... "What, how?"
"It's in the entertainment section," Meisa says. Her voice is very low, almost dragging the floor. Jin jumps up an octave when he's upset; Meisa was always the other way around. "Yukan Fuji, some retrospective piece. My mother called me right after I'd packed the kids off, you know she reads Yukan Fuji and she actually read all of it and it's a whatever happened to Akanishi Jin kind of article and..."
The throbbing feeling gets worse, gets faster. He's awake now, and he's got a hunch, a very bad hunch.
"I went out and bought it first thing," she says. "Jin, it's got a picture of your apartment building. They say you work as a security guard and that you had trouble paying the rent."
Oh god. Oh fuck. His kids.
"I don't know how many people will see this, but I wanted to ask you what... what you want me to tell the kids. If they ask. If somebody asks them."
"Shit," he says. He's not even moving. "Shit."
"I'm sorry."
That jolts him back into here and now, somehow. "No, don't… I mean, you know that. Thanks for calling." What's he going to say? "Tell them... Don't lie to them. Say... things are slow in music and I'm making sure there's a fallback, you'll find a way to…" Sell that. He's making this up on the spot and it's not fair on her, but short of— wait. "I can drop by, tell them myself."
"No," she says, "that's okay." She doesn't sound okay, she sounds worried. About him.
"I'm fine with my rent now, I'll be fine, and all the child support, so that's one where maybe we can just say it's nonsense?" He sounds to himself like he's pleading. "Papers will say anything really." He knows that, from long ago.
"Why is that even there?" Meisa asks. "The media haven't cared about—"
She cuts herself off. But yes. And Jin's got a pretty good idea.
"Sorry," she says again, in a small voice.
"No. You're right. It's weird. Let me— okay, I'll call you back when I've got my head together, all right? Before they get home. I'll think of something."
Someone's going to think of something.
"All right," she says. "Just, keep it together, okay?" She sounds spooked, like Jin's going to find himself a nice little subway track...
"I'll be fine, I promise. I just need a moment." He's not fine, but he needs a moment anyway. "I'll call you back, okay?"
He hangs up on her and calls Kame's number. Calls it three times and lets it ring through, and if Kame is in a meeting, he is going to pick the fuck up.
Kame answers on the fourth try, and what little irritation Jin had just rushes out of him and leaves his hand shaking.
"What?" Kame says. "What do you want?"
"There's an article about me in Yukan Fuji, it's got a picture of where I live and they know I had trouble with rent and that I work in the box. Meisa just called me."
It's quiet at the other end. Or not quiet, Jin was right about the meeting, or whatever, something's in the background. But Kame's quiet.
"It's you, isn't it? I mean, your thing with Julie."
"That is likely," Kame says, slow and careful. "What else does the article say?"
Shit. More shit. "I don't have it, my wife called me. I just woke up."
"I'll ask around," Kame says. "I'll let you know what I find."
There's a pause. Kame hasn't hung up.
"Kame, my kids can't know this." He hears his own voice, and it doesn't sound good.
"I understand," Kame says curtly. "I'll call you back."
*~*~*
So Jin's on hold. He paces for five minutes before he remembers to go online and check for this. Nothing. He runs a search on himself and finds the newest things are still years old and make him feel like shit all over again.
He should have got a paper too. Damn. But he doesn't want to be outside now, when Kame calls back. He can't have this conversation... out there. Fuck, pictures of the apartment.
That's when he checks his curtains are properly drawn.
He should have got a paper. Who knows when Kame will have a moment to call.
It's more than ten minutes, less than fifteen when his phone rings with the Kame ringtone.
"Sorry," Kame snarls right away, "that stupid fuck who's on media review didn't see this because it was just you." He's angry. And Jin feels some weight lift off him because...
Because why? Kame can't make this disappear. Can he? It's printed.
"What's going on?" Jin asks.
"I'm not entirely sure," Kame says. "I'm not in the article. This could just be casual sadism but I doubt it. This is about me but I don't know how yet, I'm waiting for her next move."
Waiting.
"But, my kids..."
"Yeah," Kame says slowly. There's another pause. "Deny the money problems, the rent. You're okay for money now, aren't you? The child support?"
"Sure," Jin says, "but that's not the problem. The problem—" Kame doesn't know the extent of the problem, it suddenly hits him, because why would Jin have told him, ever. "The problem is my kids think I still make music, they don't know about the job. They don't know about the kind of place I live in."
"Oh," Kame says, and then it's quiet. Jin would give a lot to know if it's the quiet of frantic problem-solving or the quiet of speechless disgust.
"Okay," Kame says, "stall them. Admit the security job, that's just a fallback, you're working hard even on your weekends, music's an unsteady business."
Jin almost laughs.
"Stall them on the rest. Tell to your wife to stall them, tell them you've got no idea what's going on and why they're writing this nonsense. And give me a day." There's a long hard breath on the other end.
A day? Kame's going to make this okay in a day? Jin expected this to never go away, now.
"And... draw the curtains, stay indoors. Just to be on the safe side."
"I will," Jin promises. "I've done that."
"I just need a day." Kame sounds almost like he's asking Jin a favor.
"Will you keep me in the loop?" Because a day can be for fucking ever. "Please?"
"Yeah, I'll keep it in mind. I'll try. Just lie low."
Jin's been lying low, really low, in the shambles of his career for so long, it shouldn't be that much of a stretch.
He hangs up and washes his face, sits down in the corner farthest from the door, grabs his phone close and tries to stop shaking.
Week 9: Thursday
Jin's floating. He may be taking a swim, or maybe he's dead and dead means floating, clumsy limbs and explaining to his mom he really loves Keiko-chan, even if she's a grade above him, and she made him bento, and the bento was dry but there was sake, and Pi is not saying what he thinks of Keiko-chan and then he hears the ring. Ring ring. What?
Shit. Jin jumps awake, knocks the empty beer bottle down from the table as he scrambles for his phone.
"Hello?" he gets out. "Meisa? Something wrong?"
"Hey. The kids are fine," Meisa says, and that lets the air right out of... whatever. "They just left for school. I'm sorry to wake you."
He drops his head down and tugs the cover up to his neck. He doesn't think he misbehaved in any way to deserve a scolding at middle-of-a-dream o'clock, but maybe this is about breakfast or... something. "'s fine. What time is it?"
"I don't know, eight maybe? Eight." Meisa sounds distracted, and as he processes that through three levels of heavy eyelids and heavy everything, a real awakeness starts to trickle in.
"What's wrong?" he asks.
"I... there's something about you in Yukan Fuji."
"What?" It's a low throb, skip of his heart. Papers was never good but papers... these days... "What, how?"
"It's in the entertainment section," Meisa says. Her voice is very low, almost dragging the floor. Jin jumps up an octave when he's upset; Meisa was always the other way around. "Yukan Fuji, some retrospective piece. My mother called me right after I'd packed the kids off, you know she reads Yukan Fuji and she actually read all of it and it's a whatever happened to Akanishi Jin kind of article and..."
The throbbing feeling gets worse, gets faster. He's awake now, and he's got a hunch, a very bad hunch.
"I went out and bought it first thing," she says. "Jin, it's got a picture of your apartment building. They say you work as a security guard and that you had trouble paying the rent."
Oh god. Oh fuck. His kids.
"I don't know how many people will see this, but I wanted to ask you what... what you want me to tell the kids. If they ask. If somebody asks them."
"Shit," he says. He's not even moving. "Shit."
"I'm sorry."
That jolts him back into here and now, somehow. "No, don't… I mean, you know that. Thanks for calling." What's he going to say? "Tell them... Don't lie to them. Say... things are slow in music and I'm making sure there's a fallback, you'll find a way to…" Sell that. He's making this up on the spot and it's not fair on her, but short of— wait. "I can drop by, tell them myself."
"No," she says, "that's okay." She doesn't sound okay, she sounds worried. About him.
"I'm fine with my rent now, I'll be fine, and all the child support, so that's one where maybe we can just say it's nonsense?" He sounds to himself like he's pleading. "Papers will say anything really." He knows that, from long ago.
"Why is that even there?" Meisa asks. "The media haven't cared about—"
She cuts herself off. But yes. And Jin's got a pretty good idea.
"Sorry," she says again, in a small voice.
"No. You're right. It's weird. Let me— okay, I'll call you back when I've got my head together, all right? Before they get home. I'll think of something."
Someone's going to think of something.
"All right," she says. "Just, keep it together, okay?" She sounds spooked, like Jin's going to find himself a nice little subway track...
"I'll be fine, I promise. I just need a moment." He's not fine, but he needs a moment anyway. "I'll call you back, okay?"
He hangs up on her and calls Kame's number. Calls it three times and lets it ring through, and if Kame is in a meeting, he is going to pick the fuck up.
Kame answers on the fourth try, and what little irritation Jin had just rushes out of him and leaves his hand shaking.
"What?" Kame says. "What do you want?"
"There's an article about me in Yukan Fuji, it's got a picture of where I live and they know I had trouble with rent and that I work in the box. Meisa just called me."
It's quiet at the other end. Or not quiet, Jin was right about the meeting, or whatever, something's in the background. But Kame's quiet.
"It's you, isn't it? I mean, your thing with Julie."
"That is likely," Kame says, slow and careful. "What else does the article say?"
Shit. More shit. "I don't have it, my wife called me. I just woke up."
"I'll ask around," Kame says. "I'll let you know what I find."
There's a pause. Kame hasn't hung up.
"Kame, my kids can't know this." He hears his own voice, and it doesn't sound good.
"I understand," Kame says curtly. "I'll call you back."
*~*~*
So Jin's on hold. He paces for five minutes before he remembers to go online and check for this. Nothing. He runs a search on himself and finds the newest things are still years old and make him feel like shit all over again.
He should have got a paper too. Damn. But he doesn't want to be outside now, when Kame calls back. He can't have this conversation... out there. Fuck, pictures of the apartment.
That's when he checks his curtains are properly drawn.
He should have got a paper. Who knows when Kame will have a moment to call.
It's more than ten minutes, less than fifteen when his phone rings with the Kame ringtone.
"Sorry," Kame snarls right away, "that stupid fuck who's on media review didn't see this because it was just you." He's angry. And Jin feels some weight lift off him because...
Because why? Kame can't make this disappear. Can he? It's printed.
"What's going on?" Jin asks.
"I'm not entirely sure," Kame says. "I'm not in the article. This could just be casual sadism but I doubt it. This is about me but I don't know how yet, I'm waiting for her next move."
Waiting.
"But, my kids..."
"Yeah," Kame says slowly. There's another pause. "Deny the money problems, the rent. You're okay for money now, aren't you? The child support?"
"Sure," Jin says, "but that's not the problem. The problem—" Kame doesn't know the extent of the problem, it suddenly hits him, because why would Jin have told him, ever. "The problem is my kids think I still make music, they don't know about the job. They don't know about the kind of place I live in."
"Oh," Kame says, and then it's quiet. Jin would give a lot to know if it's the quiet of frantic problem-solving or the quiet of speechless disgust.
"Okay," Kame says, "stall them. Admit the security job, that's just a fallback, you're working hard even on your weekends, music's an unsteady business."
Jin almost laughs.
"Stall them on the rest. Tell to your wife to stall them, tell them you've got no idea what's going on and why they're writing this nonsense. And give me a day." There's a long hard breath on the other end.
A day? Kame's going to make this okay in a day? Jin expected this to never go away, now.
"And... draw the curtains, stay indoors. Just to be on the safe side."
"I will," Jin promises. "I've done that."
"I just need a day." Kame sounds almost like he's asking Jin a favor.
"Will you keep me in the loop?" Because a day can be for fucking ever. "Please?"
"Yeah, I'll keep it in mind. I'll try. Just lie low."
Jin's been lying low, really low, in the shambles of his career for so long, it shouldn't be that much of a stretch.
He hangs up and washes his face, sits down in the corner farthest from the door, grabs his phone close and tries to stop shaking.
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Date: 2013-02-21 07:51 am (UTC)poor jin, now he gets the unwanted experience of getting caught in the crossfire between kame and julie..
and since kame ask for a day, i'm pretty sure he'll do something to make this go away..
thanks for the update!!!
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Date: 2013-02-21 02:51 pm (UTC)HA! >_> Yeah, Jin's getting some experiences here he could live without. ;_;
Thank you for commenting!
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Date: 2013-02-21 07:54 am (UTC)It's painful to see Jin in this situation with the desperation and concern for the kids.
And wow, look how powerful Kame has become. He can manage this in only 24 hours? LORD!KAME !!!
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Date: 2013-02-21 02:51 pm (UTC)Sorry. >_>
LOL, Lord!Kame, there's something to that! Thank you for the comment.
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Date: 2013-02-21 10:52 am (UTC)She sounds spooked, like Jin's going to find himself a nice little subway track...
Okay, I was in the middle of panicking but that there was hilarious xD
"The problem is my kids think I still make music, they don't know about the job. They don't know about the kind of place I live in."
Oh god, Jin, why? Why would you do that? That's just... inviting trouble TT____TT Oh, Jin... I hope it all turns out just fine for him. Kame is going to fix this, somehow - very curious about the how now *___* But for Christ's sake, Jin, next time just be honest with your family, what were you thinking? Avoid, stall, but don't lie to them, that's just a disaster waiting to happen, Jin OTL
"Stall them on the rest. Tell to your wife to stall them, tell them you've got no idea what's going on and why they're writing this nonsense. And give me a day."
He's really frighteningly good at this... it does make one wonder, is he even telling the truth most of the time? Oh, Kame... ;__;
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Date: 2013-02-21 02:53 pm (UTC)It might be kind of hard to stall people for ten years, though...
The music career shouldn't be news, though, he's been referring to his 'music job' relatively frequently with the kids.
Thank you for the feedback!
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Date: 2013-02-21 04:18 pm (UTC)It's just, lying is such a risky move! It requires you to keep your story straight, sometimes the smallest of details will give you away, there's always room for mistakes when t tends to infinity... #certaindoom
I'd see a reason to risk lying here if these where strangers, or people Jin rarely sees, but they're his children and I'm guessing their trust matters. Maybe. Well, it should matter, I hope it does! ;__; Avoidance is just a safer way to play it where trust matters. Not that many possible dreadful outcomes: worst outcome, people will think you distant? Think you don't want to talk about whatever topic for some reason? Not really worrisome, most people won't forever mistrust you over that...
Eh, I don't know, I guess this Jin could simply be a lot braver than me ^^;; Or just less calculating, or less paranoid... definitely something ^^
You know, the music job thing totally went over my head... When I read that, I just assumed he meant it in a "yeah sure, still writing the occasional song" way rather than meaning he was getting paid for it #readingfail I guess since I knew for a fact he wasn't getting paid, I never considered that's what he might be implying O.o
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Date: 2013-02-21 11:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-21 02:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-21 12:17 pm (UTC)They have to be super careful now. Julie must have somebody tailing Kame or keeping tabs on Jin.
But Jin's kids are smart. They'll love their dad no matter what his job is. Jin's just being paranoid.. I hope.
I'm so crossing my fingers that nothing too bad will happen. Jin's been through a lot of crap already...as well as Kame.
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Date: 2013-02-21 03:27 pm (UTC)Yes, they're smart kids, and they love him, but he'll still feel that they're disappointed in him. :(
Thank you for commenting. :)
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Date: 2013-02-21 12:49 pm (UTC)I have a feeling that Kame is willing to go pretty far to protect Jin. That even if this is just Julie telling Kame what she can do, Kame's more worried about Jin than himself. He's always worrying about others and helping them in here, isn't he ;;____; He might seem cold but he really does care, about KAT-TUN, about JE. That must be so stressful for him and he's really doing an amazing job DD: ♥
But even if Kame makes this all okay, what will happen next >___> Kame wouldn't let Jin suffer because of the JE business so he might just stop seeing him to keep him safe D: And himself, too, but I'm thinking (and hoping) mostly Jin ;;---; BUT I DON'T WANT THEM TO SEPARATE AGAIN YOU WOULDN'T WRITE THAT, RIGHT? ;_________;
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Date: 2013-02-21 03:28 pm (UTC)What Kame does next... will depend on how this thing resolves itself. And that would be a spoiler. :p
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Date: 2013-02-21 02:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-21 03:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-21 03:52 pm (UTC)And I completely feel for Jin and how much the thought of his kids finding out and getting upset would torment Jin, not because Jin lied/misled them, but because I think they would worry abt Jin too (especially Akira), how Jin spends time and money on them when he's actually in such a bad way, and also the trouble they might get into (particularly Sara) if they get upset with other people saying not nice things abt Jin and try to defend their dad.
Meisa calling to give Jin the heads up is really cool though - she's still looking out for him (no matter what her mother's intentions in letting her know) and she lets him decide what to tell the kids. The parts abt Meisa being spooked that Jin might try to end it all is sweet, it really shows that she's genuinely worried abt jin for Jin's sake, not just as the father of her kids.
The conversations with Kame are sooo them - blunt, direct and no time for pleasantries (maybe Jin was interrupting a strategic planning session in the Kame vs. Julie War).
"Sorry," Kame snarls right away, "that stupid fuck who's on media review didn't see this because it was just you." He's angry. And Jin feels some weight lift off him because...
Because why? Kame can't make this disappear. Can he? It's printed - maybe, maybe not, but you can be sure Kame won't just let it go...he'll take revenge at the very least. And Kame's angry...She really crossed the line in targeting Jin, even more so that KT in a way I think...maybe because Kame's thing with Jin is personal and Jin was Kame's break from the never-ending work...
Jin would give a lot to know if it's the quiet of frantic problem-solving or the quiet of speechless disgust - definitely the former, LordKame (to quote someone above) would not waste time on disgust in the middle of an unexpected crisis.
"Okay," Kame says, "stall them. Admit the security job, that's just a fallback, you're working hard even on your weekends, music's an unsteady business."
Jin almost laughs. I know I did. Oh, should I squee over how in-synch they are or how good at this Jin is despite not being able to work the system back in the day and being away from all of this over a decade.
He hangs up and washes his face, sits down in the corner farthest from the door, grabs his phone close and tries to stop shaking Images of kicked puppies flash in my mind as I read this and I really want to follow Jin's example and do the same with my laptop but I have to go out tomorrow... 1 day...24 hrs...may have to wake up early and check at 8am tomorrow...
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:53 pm (UTC)Have we mentioned before that we like the way your mind works? Oh wait, we have.
Yes, the kids would worry, and Sara might well hit somebody. :) But it's also that Jin's simply ashamed of the way he's not been able to get work, and would really rather not have to explain all that.
The conversations with Kame are sooo them - blunt, direct and no time for pleasantries (maybe Jin was interrupting a strategic planning session in the Kame vs. Julie War).
No doubt he was! And there's a rush, and they don't have to pussyfoot around each other. Part of the Akame-appeal for both of them, really. :)
Oh, should I squee over how in-synch they are
Your squee makes us bounce.
may have to wake up early and check at 8am tomorrow...
And did you? :D
Thanks as usual for this cool comment! ♥
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Date: 2013-02-21 04:33 pm (UTC)BUT HEY WHY AM I GUESSING IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'LL TELL ME. 8D (But it's more fun that way too, so you're like, forgiven.)
I actually feel more for the Kame x Julie battle than for the effect the article has/will have on Jin. Whoops. I mean, of course I don't like it, and Jin and newspapers aren't exactly best friends (for good reasons, poor guy), so in that aspect I do feel sorry for him. And of course there's the kids, who don't really know anything, which I'm not sure how to respond to. Part of me can't help but think, "Well, Jin, you brought that part on your own, not telling them the truth," but on the other hand they're his kids and they don't need to know about his struggles and it's for the best if they're kept in the dark a little. Plus they're very young, so. They shouldn't have to deal with Jin's crap.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaanyway. I loved Kame's language in this, haha! 'That stupid fuck', oh my! Lovely! Give me a snarling Kame any day! :D And he's going to fix this in a DAY? That's just... Wow. Don't know if he'll be able to, even if he's like a magic fairy when it comes to getting rid of bad shit, and I don't know if HE thinks he'll be able to, if he isn't just telling Jin this because he WANTS to fix it for him in a day, get it out of the media as soon as possible. For Jin. But maybe that's my mind over-analyzing stuff? Well that doesn't matter! :D I definitely look forward to the rest of this battle, how Jin and Meisa will deal, and how Kame will deal! Too bad we can't see things from Kame's point of view now!
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:53 pm (UTC)She certainly knows that Kame is seeing Jin, and Jin may therefore be of use to Kame. Best to neutralize that quickly by scaring him off. AND THAT'S ALL WE ARE TELLING YOU. :p
Part of me can't help but think, "Well, Jin, you brought that part on your own, not telling them the truth," but on the other hand they're his kids and they don't need to know about his struggles and it's for the best if they're kept in the dark a little. Plus they're very young, so. They shouldn't have to deal with Jin's crap.
Yeah, basically. Sure he's at fault too, but you don't really want to explain to your 4 year old (or, well, she was younger when it started) that daddy is out of work and can't find any because nobody wants him... he's always wanted his kids to be proud of him and feel secure, and... well. >_>
I loved Kame's language in this, haha! 'That stupid fuck', oh my! Lovely! Give me a snarling Kame any day!
We're only too happy to! We had so much fun with this!
I don't know if HE thinks he'll be able to, if he isn't just telling Jin this because he WANTS to fix it for him in a day, get it out of the media as soon as possible. For Jin. But maybe that's my mind over-analyzing stuff?
We like it, though. :) TBH, we think he hopes he can get it dealt with in a day, and the chances seem good enough that he can give Jin a bit of reassurance. Nothing is ever certain though. *cough*
Trust us, it's much more fun when you can't see things from Kame's point of view. :DDD
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:20 pm (UTC)Though, I am kinda relieved it's just about him and that no one has figured out his and Kame's relationship. |D But tbh, I think Jin really just needs to be honest with his kids. They're not gonna love him any less for being a security guard or living in a tiny apartment. Continuing to lie to them about it is not going to make things better. ._.
And Kame, he is SERIOUSLY amazing, and finally revealing that he does care, because he's going to spend a whole fucking day trying to fix this on top of whatever the hell else he has to do AND THAT'S REAL LOVE RIGHT THERE. :'D *squeeze hugs Kame* OH YOU. Ugh I love him sooo much. ;_; DON'T WORRY JIN DARLING IT'LL BE OKAY. :D
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:54 pm (UTC)Yes, he should be honest, yadda yadda, but it's not just about the tiny apartment, it's about the reason *why* the tiny apartment, which is there is no money, and both Jin and Meisa have kind of tried not to let the kids notice that things were really very tight. They aren't extravagant, but they don't them to worry about whether they might suddenly be homeless or whatever kids come up with.
We love your Kame love. :) When he hasn't even done anything yet, and Jin is in trouble because Kame came to visit him. :p Really, we love it! :DDD
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Date: 2013-02-21 06:36 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-22 05:54 pm (UTC)Solo is just reading an interesting book about that: Dish: How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show (http://www.amazon.com/Dish-Gossip-Became-News-Another/dp/038081045X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1361553061&sr=1-1&keywords=dish+gossip)
Basically, they all suck.
Yes, Meisa is shaken, though mostly on Jin's behalf. Well, it's going to mean a lot of hassle for her too, but she knows how Jin feels about all this.
You're not blaming us, right? :p
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Date: 2013-02-21 07:04 pm (UTC)To be fair a double update had a 10% probability if not less XD
Meisa got her own ring tones as well? I would suggest alarm sirens for the higher risk factor.
Someone's going to think of something.
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squealingwobbling jelly. \^.^/Jin using the crisis central as well. Useful connections! considering that they are the origin lolololol
The problem is my kids think I still make music, they don't know about the job. They don't know about the kind of place I live in.
More wobbling. Very excited. Perfect excuse for Kame to visit Jin, twist the article around and get Jin a proper job. #bigexpectations
"Will you keep me in the loop?" Because a day can be for fucking ever. "Please?"
There! My hopes for a waking up pill. You're not helping my study sessions! nor Jin's anxiety levels.
Busy turtle to make it go away for his lovely puppy.
Missing my kitten here. XD However, we came to the same conclusion this morning: fantastic logical twist ♥
You're miracle workers. It only gets better. Showdown here we are. *______*
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:55 pm (UTC)Jelly-chan, modest and undemanding as ever. :)
Someone's going to think of something.
Enter squealing wobbling jelly. \^.^/
Yep. :)
You're miracle workers. It only gets better. Showdown here we are. *______*
Thank you kindly. And yes, indeed, here we are. :)
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Date: 2013-02-22 06:38 pm (UTC)You're supposed to be used to it by now. ;D
See double post, I'm awake again for my next round of lectures. Off I go. ^^/
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Date: 2013-02-21 08:02 pm (UTC)A day will definitely feel like forever though. Poor Jin, and poor Kame.
How much longer do we have for this if I might ask? If we're on week 9 and it's 9 and a half? Are we really almost done?
T_T
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:55 pm (UTC)They are working quietly behind the scenes... busy Kame is busy... :)
We're close to done. Week 9 ends on Tuesday if you go by calendar weeks (though the last week 9 post will be on whichever day is relevant to the story). Half a week more takes us to... Fri/Sat 1/2 March. But there'll also be an epilogue. :)
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Date: 2013-02-21 09:19 pm (UTC)extreme stress will outthat did me good. XDD i feel so much better now. XDDDD
if you don't have l-kame's skillz, you do what you can.c'mon jin, don't be a wuss. if i can do it, you can.
plus, your kid's think more of you than where you live/what you do.and shark!kame, use them teeth.
aka LOTR 'let's hunt some Julie!'.i like this: "Sorry," Kame snarls right away, "that stupid fuck who's on media review didn't see this because it was just you." He's angry. And Jin feels some weight lift off him because... gosh. one would almost think he cares >.<tho' pragmatic me, this is a teacup storm, surely? tho' .. ramifications? or, is she just trying to poke, see what stirs/emerges from the woodpile.
is that a Kame i see before me?me? am quite content to sit and wait. i have had, and still do have, enough rl 'try and figure what the bad guys are plotting' crises. today being a case in point, hence the 'argghh' as some rather urgent messaging re work nasties interrupted my reading.if i could have chewed on the coffee table i would'vesorry akame, am doing a bit of distancing here. i'll leave jin to stress & kame to sharpen his knives. post near-infarctus, i chills.
which brings me to meisa. stirling lady. and as for you two also ladies, well. no words really. five stars for the
sadism*coughs* cliffie. \0/(no subject)
Date: 2013-02-22 05:57 pm (UTC)But you better bet Kame is using his teeth. #bitey
Glad you appreciate Meisa, she deserves it! Almost as much as we do. ;)
'Cliffie' sounds vaguely dirty. >_>
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Date: 2013-02-22 06:44 pm (UTC)my mind is pure.
explain? or maybe not..
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Date: 2013-02-21 10:09 pm (UTC)That was the question of the time, when the media will interfere, I wonder how it it will develop now... will Kame take care about everything, maybe he will, but when actually Kame will be in that kind of history who will take care about him, I can't wait for some interesting articles; AKAME ARE REAL AFTER SO MANY YEAR: LOVE OR CALCULATION, THE DARK SPOT AT THE PERFECT REPUTATION OF THE PERFECT IDOL. Jin is spoiling Kame's reputation here >_>
But really this is so unfair, even after all this years Jin can't leave the way he wants and always the shadow from his past will ruin his life at some points. >_> I belive in Kame's ability, he will take care about everything. it must be really horrible to stay at home and be powerless, knowing how this little of stability that Jin create for himself and his family is ruining :(
This is soo much fun <3 Thank you for update <3 that's interesting the new twist and very shaky Jin here <3 can't wait for next <3
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Date: 2013-02-22 05:57 pm (UTC)I can't wait for some interesting articles; AKAME ARE REAL AFTER SO MANY YEAR: LOVE OR CALCULATION, THE DARK SPOT AT THE PERFECT REPUTATION OF THE PERFECT IDOL. Jin is spoiling Kame's reputation here >_>
That's an interesting way of looking at it. :D The fangirls would defintely be on it in a flash, if Jin still had any fans. And yes, Julie might well intend it to hurt Kame in some way, though who knows if it even occurs to her that there might be a relationship. Guess we'll see. :)
It is unfair - Jin made mistakes but he doesn't deserve it that he gets no benefit from having been famous once, but still lots of drawbacks.
Glad you are having fun with the reputation-ruining and the unfairness. :DDD
♥
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Date: 2013-02-22 10:26 pm (UTC)I still wish Kame would answer his phone more nicely when it's Jin calling him. But SuperHeroKame is jindeed being super efficient so we can forgive him?... the time will come~
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Date: 2013-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)Yeah, but if they figure out he has been lying all this time? And maybe that all those 'daddy is too busy and can't see you' times were really 'daddy has no money to pay child support' times? T____T
I still wish Kame would answer his phone more nicely when it's Jin calling him.
You should teach him some manners, Lou. *g*
(But yes, he needs forgiveness.)
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Date: 2013-02-24 06:48 pm (UTC)Like that time in the car with Kame when he realized Kame didn’t want to come up with him, huh? *g*
But damn, I knew every things was too good to be true. T__T #grrr
And here it’s really good Meisa and him still get along so well and that she immediately called him to check and tell him and ask what to do next. This really sucks and it must be hard for Jin and the kids and Meisa. Especially at a time when Jin’s life is back on track and when he is fine with the rent and child support, when everything worked well again. Damn.
"Why is that even there?" Meisa asks. "The media haven't cared about—"
Yeah, well. But when they stopped caring there was no super-idol/mastermind going in and out of Jin’s apartment. And that’s the only really interesting part about that anyway. Because it’s Julie telling them that she knows whom Kame is seeing recently.
At least Jin can just Kame right away, because that’s the best thing he can do, because Kame needs to know and he will help Jin out of this no matter what. #kametotherescue
And Jin feels some weight lift off him because...
Because he’s happy that Kame doesn’t see him as ‘just Jin’, but still thinks he’s relevant? :3
And Jin is finally opening up, too and tells Kame things, because he trusts Kame and because he knows that Kame needs to know the extent of the problem in order to help and know what he should do.
Also it’s great how Kame just tells Jin the same things Jin has told Meisa earlier. *g*
Jin's been lying low, really low, in the shambles of his career for so long, it shouldn't be that much of a stretch.
But it’s harder to lie low when actually you got your life back in order instead of just continue to fuck it up. When he’s trying to support his family and is actually fine doing so and good with the money. And I’m sure he didn’t quite wanted to get in the line of fire (not yet directly though, but it still has an effet on hm…). But I’m sure Kame didn’t want him to either.
At least Kame is there and will help him and I really hope he’ll get things sorted. T__T
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Date: 2013-03-05 05:29 pm (UTC)Yes, like that time. *g*
Because it’s Julie telling them that she knows whom Kame is seeing recently.
Yes. Jin's really just collateral damage nobody cares about.
Because he’s happy that Kame doesn’t see him as ‘just Jin’, but still thinks he’s relevant?
Maybe? ^^;;
We're very happy this seems to have been effective and that the major points are coming across... nicely. Except, you know, how none of it's nice for Jin. Because Life Is Tough. *sigh*
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Date: 2013-02-28 12:57 pm (UTC)Jin jumps up an octave when he's upset; Meisa was always the other way around.
Nice detail!
Oh god. Oh fuck. His kids.
I'm so glad he thinks of his kids first here.
"Sorry," she says again, in a small voice.
She is great. Again.
Calls it three times and lets it ring through, and if Kame is in a meeting, he is going to pick the fuck up.
yay, i think the entitlement and irritation is fully deserved here.
This is about me but I don't know how yet, I'm waiting for her next move.
god before you posted the next parts, this made me so scared she would expose Kame's and Jin's relationship, or at least Kame's sexuality.
There's a long hard breath on the other end.
Loved that he didn't even hesitate to throw his weight in for Jin, and how he this seriously. And on the reread now, I realized this is where he decided he'd have to end the whole Julie thing right then.
"I just need a day." Kame sounds almost like he's asking Jin a favor.
Kame!!! ♥♥♥ Never thought I'd say this about him in this story, but he's precious. on occasion. xD
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Date: 2013-03-05 05:30 pm (UTC)Glad you like Meisa, and Jin's reaction. And Jin's little entitlement spell. >_>
god before you posted the next parts, this made me so scared she would expose Kame's and Jin's relationship, or at least Kame's sexuality.
Now, would we do such a thing?
Rats, that could have been fun too. ^^;;But yay, if you were genuinely worried about stuff that means we did, um, our job well. >_>And on the reread now, I realized this is where he decided he'd have to end the whole Julie thing right then.
:DDDDD
And LOL, precious. Yes. *g*