The day the news arrived, it was soggy and rainy. The song of spring frogs was in the air, though muffled by the sounds of raindrops pummeling the ground.
"It's ghastly," S-D commented. "Utterly dismal.... I hope it'll last."
Alone in his home, he wandered aimlessly and lived like a bachelor despite his lover moving in. Mekakushi spent a lot of his time working, leaving S-D to be "the housewife". Though a more accurate description was Meka was the breadwinner while S-D spent most of his days arguing over the phone at his record company agent, a band member or two, and other agents who had been as of late seeking his talents. They could have done without his temper, however.
"Not another bloody word, Mr. Thresher, not one WORD," S-D said, instantly answering the ring on his cordless phone. "Look, we've been through this bef-- Oh! Hello, mother..."
His anger dissipated into instant apathy as the female voice on the other line yammered off at him.
"Really, S-D, didn't I give you that phone specifically for family?"
"Yes, mother, but there's only one or two of you and about a thousand of... THEM..." he said, with venom in his voice. Green eyes flickered like glowing green candles momentarily as he took a brooding sip of his tarlike coffee.
"Listen, you'd better start cleaning up around over there. I don't want Damaris finding "daddy's" filthy underwear all over the floor and-"
"Daddy's!?" S-D lowered the cup. "Stop speaking in tongues mother, else I'll fetch a priest. What do you mean by that?"
"Damaris is your child now," she replied simply. "She's a little half skink and you're going to take care of her now."
"HA HA HA-!... no," S-D shook his head at no one. "******** not, mother. EN-OH, no. Out of the bloody question, that's final. Do not pass go, do NOT sign the ******** DOTTED LINE...!"
"I'm bringing her over in an hour, CLEAN UP!" she said and hung up.
"GOD DAMN YOU, CURS-ED WOMAN FROM THE UNDERWORLD! HARPY!! BLOODY HARPY FROM THE SEVEN HELLS OF MY EXISTANCE!!!!! I SHALL BURN YOUR ASHES IN COW s**t WHEN YOU DIE!!!..." he screamed at no one.
The neighbors said that day the electricity on the block was acting very oddly. They called the city, but the electricians found no faulty transformers or wiring. It remained a mystery.
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