It's been two years. To be completely honest, chapter 1 is almost incomplete without chapter 2. That's what took so long. That and bouts of depression, moves, job hops, and more. Very fun stuff.

For fun, let me tell y'all a couple stories.

I found out I lived 3 minutes away from a horserace betting spot. Bewildered that something like that is out and about, legal and hidden under my nose for the past decade was hilarious.

I bet on a horse. Buck Pie. $4 at 30:1 odds and walked out with a clean $120.
Don't use polymarket, fuck kalshi, go bet on a horse like our ancestors did. I do not condone gambling. Do not get a gambling addiction.

Want another story?

I once went to the Togashi family paper store in the Yamagata Prefecture on a trip to Japan a few years back. There I met our favorite author's brother, Hideaki. I joked around with him for a bit, fumbling around with google translate and ultimately gave him a early draft of the Tonpa story. Getting a good giggle out of him, I asked about Yoshihiro's health. All he had to say is, "he's not the type to die so easily, so don't worry." I bought one of my favorite artbooks there, and he gave me a free pin and I made off on my way back home.

Now the Yamagata prefecure had more mosquitos than I had seen anywhere else in the country. I was getting bit left and right as I tried to explore a nearby shrine in a local park.

I later check my phone and the first ad I see is about the Japanese Encephalitis Virus. Spread by mosquitos.

Anyways, that was storytime with Jayce. Let me know if you enjoy these and I'll give you some more soon.