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Yanagi, I apologise for how extremely late this is in coming.

おめでとうございまう

I hope you had a wonderful day and a successful year.

(ooc: Tezuka is giving him two weeks off and a nice bonus.)

We arrived back from Argentina last Sunday. I'm afraid there wasn't much of a readjustment period before I went back to the office. Sleeping on the plane helped with that tremendously.

It was a wonderful trip. I shall have to go back in the future. There were many sections I did not get to due to being enthralled by others. Tremendous gratitude, Seiichi.

Echizen. I hope you will at least peruse "The History of Chocolate." It is in Portuguese and was quite the read. May I assume that the candy has already been properly disposed of in a manner that is probably quite undignified?

Yanagi. Arthur. Thank you so much for getting my costume together to have Atobe bring. I don't remember much about Halloween, but from what I hear it was fun. Halloween was a success.

(ooc: strikes deleted)

I think it might be necessary to make a trip to Munich in the next few days. There is a certain particular statue my mother has that needs to be destroyed. One week will be a nice break before school starts up for me again.

Yanagi, I'd prefer if you stayed here to take care of the construction of the fish tank. Arthur, I think some time out of the country would be beneficial for you. Plus, the fact that you were wearing a wig of Atobe's hairstyle was a bit concerning as to the state of your mental health. I'm sure my mother would love to see you.

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(ooc: strikes deleted)

The weather has been quite warm here lately. I am thinking about making the drive north up to Cologne for the art fair starting in a couple of weeks. I might spend the week there depending on my course load for the remainder of the semester.

Mother is already planning ahead for Easter. Yanagi, if you see anything pastel in any of the rooms I frequent, please remove it. Given the amount of time away from Germany once graduation occurs, I've promised to attend one of the performances during ballet week.

( Atobe )

Christkindl Markt was nice, although the lack of snow rather caused the atmosphere to be lacking. The weather in Munich has been shifting between rain and somewhat cloudy. I was hoping for snow when we make the trek to Neuschwanstein, but I see the snow is only supposed to hit after we have left for Paris. Even there, the schedule is for rain. I suppose I should be thankful we had plenty of it in Japan before we left for break.

Thank you, everyone, for the gifts. Sengoku, yours amused me greatly. Saeki, Oshitari. I almost think you believe I am unstylish. Regardless, they came in handy for an impromptu board meeting I had. Ryoma, Atobe, Oishi, Kabaji. Your gifts will be very helpful in the future. Sanada, I suppose this means I'll turn your gift against you at practices in the spring. I look forward to it. Ohtori, the music was a good choice. Yanagi...I'm not even going to ask.

The flight thus far have been problem free. We are taking the train to Paris. I think Karupin has had enough of flying for awhile, but there's only one more for when we return on the 2nd. There simply wasn't enough time to head to Vienna and Copenhagen over break. Not with family obligations. Speaking of which, they went a lot better than I expected.

Hope the holidays are pleasant for you all.

( Locked to Fuji Syuusuke )

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Atobe. I don't feel up to playing you Wednesday.

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( Locked to Yanagi )

( Screened to Atobe )

There's been a family emergency. I'll be leaving campus shortly. I hope to return by Monday, but I can't be exactly sure.

( Screened to Echizen )

Yanagi, you are free to do as you wish over the weekend.