Posted by StapleButter

Incoming text:

"<squat> is being evicted! We need help right now!"

<squat> is a great place for alternative culture and militancy. It has a unique, warm, human feeling. And it's overally really cool. The legitimate owners want to destroy it in order to build apartments for richies. So of course, count me in to defend it!

I transfer the news to some comrades and immediately go. I expect to land in a scene of urban war. No disruption of the tram service is announced, which is odd, considering there's a tram stop not far away from <squat>. I don't really know what to do, but I guess I'll find out once I'm there.

I finally arrive to the place. Many comrades in front of it, chatting, drinking, smoking, playing music, covering the place in ACAB graffiti. No cops in sight. Apparently the police gave a false threat (noting that <squat> WILL be evicted soon-ish anyway).

So we stay there for a while, chatting about things. Some people move shit out of the building. The inner blockade protecting the main entrance is impressive, gives it a Resident Evil feel. The police will definitely have a hard time whenever they come.

I go get food with a comrade, then we come back to <squat> to watch a movie. The movie is a sorta-nonsense animation movie, real fun. <squat> happens to be a movie theater, and not a bad one, which makes the experience perfect.

In the end, this absolutely unexpected evening spared me from having to cook dinner, but I still have to finish the dishes. The bath has mostly cooled by now. Well, whatever.

Posted by Yami

I mean, here in Japan, it's strictly prohibited by law to carry a gun, while in the USA, it's legal under certain conditions (or something like that).
However, this is not a free ticket for an American to come over to Japan armed.
Illegal is illegal, you can't just say the cops over here it's perfectly fine to walk around armed in Japan, just because you're American.
If you're in Japan, you obey the Japanese law, no matter your nationality.