1/1/2026 - Present
File 1.4 The Expensive and dire Cost of warmth
File 1.4 The Expensive and dire Cost of warmth
Michael sat on his bed petting his pet lobster marc. He noticed it was now 2026 and new years eve was over. A start to a new year, though the festival was one of the most beautiful town events he saw yet. It gave him a reason to keep fighting through these times and help support his family for the sake of doing good, even if it means crossing moral boundaries. It was tuesday after school so He decided to head towards the pier to fish and keep tabs on ikigai to make sure nothing was going on in the criminal underworld and to make sure that he would be able to quickly respond to any attacks if they were to happen
. Michael fished for hours and headed to a different part of the pier to fish alone, and while heading back to the fisherman named bobby he fell in icy cold water as he got out, shivering, he headed to sell his fish and he made some cash. He fished and sold fish and sold on repeat up until past midnight, then he headed home to sleep. He fell asleep clutching a blanket, shivering cold at the snowy weather. Michael woke up and exited his apartment, roaming around town for a bit, then headed to go fishing. He headed to school to fish instead of heading to class to fish in a pond at school. Storing fish in his locker afterwards, he roamed around school after school he headed to go fish and he fell off the pier and was shivering on his way out, falling into water again as he headed home to go to sleep. It was basically fishing on repeat since nothing was going on.
Michael headed out and the snow was gone and it was a bit warmer. He went towards Robert's fishing pond and was planning on fishing but he changed his mind; he roamed around town for a bit, then got into his car and drove around. Michael ran around the plaza. then he went back in his car and drove across town. Michael and maddie got together and they were poking each other for a bit a few hours later. Michael was talking about how adorable kenji looked as kenji was pretending to arrest leopold. Maddie thought kenji was weird but adorable, even more adorable than she is. Michael said at least she has a husband and michael never got married infact the most likely person that was going to marry him broke up with him.
So- Yui, it was months ago and he still feels bad about the breakup but he tried and moved on and thought of forming a family. Benicious was about to become Maddie's stepfather, seeing that she's dating one of her family members likely her mother and that hoshina was going to adopt her. after the conversation. he roamed around town until noon and found saito which he talked to, and his friends were crowding him Akio, Makayal, and Nadine were hanging around each other and Nadine got a snack and he asked for the onigiri she declined michael tried to toss him food out of kindness, but he just threw it and ran off, and the friends were creeped out and michael suspected the person begging for food of creeping them out. which angered michael and he said that little shit hasn't been in 99.99% of my life and he thinks he's relevant. Michael headed with saito towards his apartment, then headed towards the optional training, and then decided to leave instead of stay. Michael roamed around then something on ikigai came up, and pink wanted to kidnap someone so he masked up
Force was searching for Ezra 'ez' ito even long after the gang gave up checking parts of town, such as other turfs from parlor to depot and he was searching the powerplant until ezra was found by pink and so Force arrived at apartment block p and found pink over there as Force waited for damian to mask up. pink grabbed Ezra and Force tied him up. pink picked up ezra and carried her over his shoulder. Michael placed a bag over the mans head and Force let damian borrow his car for the kidnapping as he grabbed his sharp from his apartment, bringing a katana to the turf. Ezra was brought to the boiler room and Force was on standby, and once he entered force handed the katana to pink where he used it to stab ezra a few times Force sipped on hot chocolate to calm down, as ezra was crying in pain and sobbing. suggesting drinking alcohol to Pink while Ezra's sister heard it unfold through her phone. once the stabbing was over, Force grabbed his katana and headed to his apartment to clean it, then michael went on a walk for a bit, then headed back to feed his son, then went to sleep. Michael woke up as he started to hallucinate
Michael was reading the room, having trouble distinguishing between reality and fake as he started crying. he noticed his family and rivals, who were no longer a threat, insulting him in his hallucination. "I'm sorry mom, I'm sorry dad I'll do better," he said as he sobbed, "I ruined everything for you guys. I wish i could take it back." As he held his pillow like he was that lost 15 year old boy he was 5-6 years ago. Michael saw his mom and dad disappear before his own eyes as he said, "mom,dad,rosa, don't leave me." he was hugging his pillow for comfort, trying to stay calm and civilized throughout the entire hallucination. Michael was having flashbacks to the stabbing of ezra it likely affected him negatively mentally. Michael hugged his pillow as he was going through a flashback from the stabbing a few hours ago. "I feel bad for kidnapping this dude. I'll do better please mom." as his hallucinations disappeared and he fell asleep.
Michael woke up and headed outside; it was already snowing again, like the days just had endless amounts of snow; it felt like it was never ending. He entered the school gates and roamed around for a second before entering school; he was spotted by serena. "HII MICHAEL." Michael said "Hi" back, eye bags visible. He was feeling bad about the kidnapping from last night but he was secretive about it. Serena said, "oh A few days ago, I jumpscared someone and I ended up being called short. Which I do not care If i am called short." Serena disappeared so Michael asked the dean where she went and he didn't know. Michael headed to the school cafeteria and roamed around the hallways. Michael ran into Ryoichi outside and he was almost about to graduate and michael mentioned his progress as well with him.
Michael found serena about an hour later and serena went over to talk to august b. McLovin. Michael and Serena was with Hana and august talking Michael said, "you're like family to me serena." Serena said, "August, this is my friend Michael. A Teacher named Marcel said, "YOOO HARRY IS GOING TO GIVE YOU A STICKER AUGUST," as he walked up to the friend group. "You got McLoving in your name." Harry, the dean, said, "I didn't say that." Marcel said, "Ask him." August said, "Can I have a sticker?" Harry said, "Think Marcel said he is looking to adopt a new child." Michael said to serena "You're friends with a guy named miclovin." Marcel said, "I did not say that." Harry said, "Go on—say hi to your new child, Marcel." Marcel said, "No, I'm okay." Hana said, "I think he does." August said, "Hi dad."
Marcel was like . . . Harry Hedari smirked Hana said, "You can't turn him down now; he'll be real sad." Marcel said, "How are your grades looking, kid?" Harry said, "What hana said." August said, "UHH. I dont know i dont join classes. I didn't know those were mandatory." Harry said, "Bad parenting, Marcel. Shameful, really." August said, "Yeah dad how dare you?" Hana said, "Teach him some manners too." Marcel slurped his stanley "Sorry to tell ya kid but I have to disown you." August yelled "what the hell!" Marcel said, "don't yell." Harry said "hana he may need therapy after today." August walked tilted his head walking like he was really sad Michael wanted to hug this dude Marcel said, "Harry offers therapy for 100 yen an hour." Michael said, "I felt worse than getting disowned, come on. get a hug from me." Hana said, "100 yen? thats a steal." Harry said, "100 yen an hour how cheap do you think I am?" Marcel said, "I mean." August said, "Nah, I refuse. You can't disown me."
Marcel looked at Harry's clothes. "you've been wearing the same thing ever since you became SLT." Harry said, "Ooo, plot twist." August said, "I refuse to bem a bastard." Marcel said, "Too late, kid; the papers have already been signed. by law you're not my kid." August said, "Where are they can I see them?" Hana said, "unsign them I don't want to pay for his therapy." Marcel said, "Town hall got them." August bolted, running off. Hana said "look what you did." Harry said, "You're a terrible father." Hana said, "He's heartbroken." Michael said "that guy is going to be a future alcoholic." Marcel said, "You would be even worse." Harry said, "My kids love me for your information—they don't bloody leave me alone. . ." Marcel said, "Why have some been in detention then?" Michael said "kind of hypocritical of you." Marcel said, "Bad parenting." Michael said, "You are a horrible father." Harry said, "They're all in teams; they get into issues." Marcel shook his head and sipped his stanley it was filled with an unknown drink that nobody knows.
After that drama, which was just 90% a joke anyways michael ran around campus and then went fishing outside of campus near a pond for most of the day, skipping, then heading back on campus and running around. Michael met ellie and she said, "Hi Michael!!" Michael said, "Hi." Ellie said, "Hello! How are you?" Michael said, "About as good as can be expected." Ellie said, "oh cool thats awesome." Ellie was a tailor unknown to michael and they talked about what they do for money Michael said I hire tailors from 30-80k per outfit and he showed interest in building despite getting denied. After the surrounding drama michael said "Ellie, I'll see you tomorrow; hopefully be good to maddie." Ellie said, "okay bye." Michael watched tv for the rest of the day and went to sleep. Michael woke up at around 2 a.m. and headed to turf through the sewer enterence being that people were outside and he was let in and Michael changed into war attire multiple members gathered.
Manhanto was going to go on a patrol to patrol its unofficial territory beyond the turf. Multiple members including force and ares left the waterways turf to patrol the contstruction site. Ares leaded the patrol while everybody followed behind they encountered the cult called the onesung. Manhanto forced them to drop their weapons and get on the ground and they followed the orders. Force placed a bag over one of their members heads and tightened it with a rope. Each member of the onesung cult had bags over their heads because everyone did the same for each of them. They each were kidnapped by the gang and brought inside the big boss office. to be interagated. once they were in the office their bags were taken off their heads under orders from ares. Force stood in silence holding his katana feeling uncany and immoral about working with the cult after hearing about the journal they taken from a spirit their goals to get blood from doctors or crime clinic breaking morals all because of a theory. something about the occult clubs grimoire and frankly enough the attack on hospital that was gonna happen.
The onesung was a cult and ares was unphased wanting to summon a spirit and learn more. He was combat ready if the cult tried anything and ready to shed blood if needed and he wanted to do that not really liking the onesung due to their motives. Someone guarding the door was talking too much and someone was annoyed so Force swapped with the girl who was annoyed. Ares garenteed the onesung protection from this meeting and manhanto being incontact with onesung was one big nail in the coffin for force and he disliked the partner ship. the one sung cult was dragged back and place and the gang dispersed michael unmasked in a alley way then frankly he headed towards his apartment to store his katana. roaming around plaza now for a bit and maddie bited michael. Michael was like "Owwie. Get off me." Michael poked maddie. As Michael threw snowballs Michael asked "Aren't you cold dressed like that." Maddie was like "Mhm" Michael throwed some snowballs at a jock and pointed and laughed. Michael carried maddie to a camp fire to warm up right until school time and michael carried maddie and he headed to the cafeteria to get some food and he took a bite before heading to the front desk then buying 3 cans of coffee talking to hoshina asking if she would garentee him a spot in the family if he left the watches and she did maddie was excited to be siblings with michael again as they hadnt been legally siblings for 2 years and michael said I love you hoshina. Wishing to join. back into the takeshima family. Michael attended 2 biology classes then headed home at around lunch time.
Michael slept after a long day of taking care of his son and waking up close to around 6 a.m he headed out towards plaza to take a walked then headed back towards his apartment. He did homework on his computer for a bit then headed outside going through plaza walking into a housing district and walked through the shoping district into ochiba forest walking past roberts fishing pond and back onto the street walking through an alley way and headed towards his car to drive. He saw a random cop and 3 pedestrians so he randomly waved and drove to plaza chucking snowballs at people like a child then chucked snowballs 2 people dressed as the lorax and ran off starting beef with them as a joke. He drove off then chuck more snowballs at them after coming back then chucked more snowballs at strangers. He chucked snowballs at August Mclovin and made jokes about spare cheese burgers saying mcloving it as he laughed and august didnt have any cheese burgers. Michael found a random teacher named Ahri Ventresca and chucked snowballs at her.
Michael made a joke about eating all the trees and the 2 loraxes was chasing him so he ran towards his car and drove off starting beef with the 2 loraxes most of the morning was spent chucking snowballs at strangers. Nas Screamed outside his car and ran into the hospital so he followed nas someone was asking "can I have some lunch money" like 2 people michael told them to "scram" telling them "im broke." one of them asked asked papa give us some lunch the psychiatrist said i'm not your dad. Nas called viktor a "man whore." The doctor was like "right why do we have so many kids in here? School is starting If you dont need medical attention scram." Michael was like "Wah wah wah." In a cartonish voice. one of the kids said "I need money." Michael was like "I got an egg." one of the doctors said "Do i need to call an officer over? Go to school."
Michael argued back to the doctor ignoring the others "why would you need to call an officer." the doctor said "Because you kids wont leave!" Michael said "Plus I dont need to attend until 8:30" The Doctor said "If you don't need medical attention please go to school." Michael said "Isnt it a public area." Everyone started to make medical excuses and the psychatrist said "Thats all of you guys." Michael said "What if i need therapy." which got all the kids on board with agroup therapy. The doctor said "It'll have to wait until after school unless its an a emergency." Michael was like "Damn mental health is an emergency." Michael after abit realised how stupid it was to stay after a bit after the arguement saying "This is fucking stupid I'm leaving before i get tresspassed and searched." roaming the town for a bit then heading inside school grounds for like a second then left towards his home to rest. Michael headed towards school during 4th period throwing eggs and bacon at nas then feeding some random stranger bacon at the front desk in school. Both of them got heated. Skip to after school hes running around town throwing snow balls at people including nas even going fishing near the pond at a stream. Michael was just showing off with the outfits he has with a bunny dress and even a mini skirt with a cropped long sleve shirt with pink and black stripes. a suit with a pride month tie.
Michael was just showing off still while people were calling him gay michael was throwing snowballs at someone and changed from outfit to outfit to show off michael called one ezra kaoru "femboy." and zack who was in the crowd said zack "said says you." a kid said. ezra kaoru "lets not talk with that bunny suit." Zack "said crazy." ezra said "and that mini skirt"" Yuno patted him like a child "Says you bud." they hanged out at a fire place and hugged yuno and they were messing around. Yuno was growing to love michael. While michael was extanging boops with yuno Zack said "yall want to go ragebait people at plaza." Michael said "Lets throw eggs at people." Michael headed to his apartment to grab eggs and headed back to plaza to give people eggs it was around 4 people with eggs including him so it was around 5 people they looked for victims and found their first victim hajime and all of them chucked eggs at hajime and he got angry and he was gonna tell laila and one person named finnley asked "how david was going." Michael didnt really answer. They found their next target akitomo throwing eggs at the girl. Michael threw a egg at a jock who approached named domenico. Akitomo was like "Don't make me shove an egg down all of your throats fuck off." Michael was like "Wah wah wah." Ezra was like "I didnt do anything the fuck." Domenico walked very close to michael "Stop rage baiting. Get a fucking life you're acting like a kid. Quit it." Michael said "We'll I'm a kid I'm 4'7" Zack said "Is bro mad." Ezra said "Says the 20 year old." Domenico said "You might look like a kid but you're litterally not. Stop acting like a child" Michael smashed a egg on domenicos face. Zack said "I think bros mad." Domenico huffed whiping it off his face saying. "I'm not mad. Just disapointed" Ezra was questioning the intellegence of the group again including him. Yuno said "And you look like a meat head but - . . oh wait you litteraly are." Michael was wondering saying "Who should we egg next." Hajime ran up and whacked him with a fishie and michael whacked him with a cod zack smeared the egg on his hoodie. Domenico hucked a egg at michael which he ignored and michael tossed 5k into his face.
Hajime blinked complaining about being coveried in egg and how 5k yen is supposed to make up for it. Michael tossed the egg at domenicos head again. Shu Xiao Xiaoyu tossed the shrimp at zack knox. Domenico wiped the egg off again. Zack threw his egg at the female in return. Michael smashed a egg on himself and ate the cod. "I got 4 people who were bored out of their mind to toss eggs at people." Ezra said "Four? don't include me in this." Ezra doubled down saying "Wah wah." Hajime said "I will get revenge." Michael said "You're more of a twink than me." Hajime said "More revenge." Michael handed him some food to hajime to end the beef the same night and he said "thank you." Michael said "Lets go egg depot." and they drove around beach side which is a office turf next to the beach controlled by mandate in a rough part of town. Michael tossed 2 eggs at both of the pedestrians likely gang members but unpresumed. Zack and yuno checked depo but it was empty they ran around business district and headed towards the sewers michael lost them and he saw a house with people in it so he randomly egged a window and ran being chased by a college swim team member named renia after losing the 2 in the sewers running away escaping michael found them and they played sewer tag together where they had to find each other in the sewers. zack and yuno played Michael discovered rooms with lots of blood in it and afterwards they met at 11/7 and yuno, zack and michael drove off in a vehicle and headed towards a home and entering along side them hanging out a bit and even sleeping for a small amount of time over there.
They played a racing game on the roof for a bit but michael failed so michael egged the machine and they were like bad child. Zack dropped the banna peel and michael slipped and fell off the roof screaming in pain but he got up just fine and they were taking him to the hospital in a car when he didnt need treatment due to the small fall. Michael egged someone in the hospital and checked someones phone just to be sure they werent snitching michael trusted them and said "If something bad happens to me I'm gonna blame it on your phone." a few days later michael headed to school and reverie was talking with xan when michael kept walking up and calling xan a "twink." poking xam but reverie was not having it and told him to back off. Tyler learned that someone was a ho based on a book Michael saw deno outside the school gates so he waved for no reason just to see if he would react poorly but no reaction. Michael saw maddie and talked with him about becoming her brother. Michael and maddie trauma dumped each other. After school force hosted a training with rot co hosting learning how to do effectively in gang brawls and massive events and unfair fights which lasted around 4 hours before it was dismissed. Michael headed to school a few days later and headed to a biology class then was chased by the same jock who had her house egged but escaped and hanged around friends for a bit. After school michael went fishing until around 6 p.m. and headed home to do dishes. Michael got rest and woke up later heading out
Michael headed out and drove someone named lorelei to the bank and he ran around plaza then drove around and found ophelia at the shopping district. Michaels car was on the side walk and he didnt care up until a government official told him to move it and ophellia was injured after a spar with an origin member and michael didnt really like the origin he had a bad feeling about that gang. Michael couldnt really do much about that spar being that both consented to it. Ophelia and Michael got into the car and drove to 11/7 where ophellia met some people she doesnt like and ryoichi in the crowd saying hello. Roun Cepage and ophelia yamashita was extanging insults a rivalry between the two but it was just verbal nothing deadly. Michael told them to stay away and told ophelia to get something. Michael was antagonizing Roun saying his outfit came from the trash bin and thats how it looks. He bought sushi and a spray bottle while with ophelia and she bought a spray bottle to spray the mother fuck roun michael didnt like him despite him and ophelia being in the wrong for walking up to them. he didnt care he knows to fight his own battles right and wrong it the 11/7 was crowded with friends and enemies alike. Michael said Roun is a worthless bastard with a outfit made from a dumpster bag. Yoo Jamein, and Roun Cepage was fighting verbally with michael and ophelia and the party who was in the right thought michael and ophellia was looking for bloodshed when michael hates bloodshed
. After the verbal confrontation which he wanted them to walk away he decided to leave himself because it was a losing battle and he wasnt gonna fight over something stupid. Michael headed to the police station to check if there was any on patrol it looked like it was understaffed. Ophellia was asking for her mom miya whos a detective and she wasnt around. Michael let ophellia take the wheel and drive to look for sprays. Michael found a new parabellum spray from a few days ago it was defenitely new from how the spray paint was as he took a photo of the spray now knowing the existance of parabellum. Michael saw a spray of moebius and took a photo. Michael ran around and headed towards 9 stars turf and took photos of 2 white knuckle sprays now knowing white knuckle is active in the area. Michael found a hole in the sewers climbed up and climbed down going bast the rocks blocking the tunnel taking a photo of a kagetsu spray then headed up some of the rocks to go through a bit of parkcore michael got it first try and found a big stack of money michael carried ophellia up there because she fell down ophellia and michael went over to beachside as michael took more photos of sprays from different gangs. Michael saw multiple parabellum sprays meaning they are probably back on the map the same gang that worked with 9 stars which 9 stars still exists but died fall.
Michael found a spray which might corolate to night fall which is one of the gangs he hates. Afterwards Michael and ophellia headed back to the station to look for miya again they found no luck. After the hang out with ophellia michael went to plaza then headed to school running around pointlessly hanging around nas and kai. Zaire walked up and said his name michael then walked away. Michael met Ryoichi and said hi but he had to get going unfortunately michael saw there was not much going on at school so he headed home and got some extra rest. Michael woke up and headed out as a car chased him he got in the car and said hi but he thought he was talking to someone he knew but he didnt know him so he walked away and headed to go fish and witnessed 2 people fight. Michael turned a blind eye and continued fishing then headed home to sleep.
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