Bite To Death

"As it turns out," Takeshi begins another week in. "Someone high up on the food chain finds me amusing. So here I am, back for round two. I'll do the news seriously this time, promise."

"Three weeks in, and the hospital is taking injured only now, as the hotels have been cleaned out and are accepting. However, let's be honest, most of us Nami-natives have moved back into our homes. Radio station is up as well, though a few rooms need to be finished. The mall is still in lockdown phase, but DC intel says it'll be secure this week and larger supply runs out of Namimori will be brought back to the centre."

"The radio relays only extend a few towns over in any direction, but the signal is slowly being boosted further across Japan. Regarding the actual clearance of the town, Hibari and co. have set up the pressure fence and most of the buildings are cleared out. DC reports that the entire town will be a safe zone by tomorrow, but to be wary of the fence as it alerts any intrusion but doesn't stop."

Takeshi lets out an exaggerated breath of relief. "Well now that it's done, on to major news. I saw Hibari today," Takeshi sings the last part, a wide grin on his face. "And guess what? I did give him a hug!" Takeshi laughs happily.

"When I woke up in hospital a few hours later, I was so happy. I still remember the surprised look on his face –which was too adorable for words- and then I got the usual 'I'll bite you to death' threat which has a whole new meaning now that zombies are walking about," Takeshi chuckles.

"But before I got hit, I offered to give him head." Takeshi pauses. "He had no idea what I was talking about. This was around the time I got tackled by quite a few DC, and hit my head on the pavement which lead to blacking out and said hospital visit."

Takeshi grins wide. "I didn't think it was possible to be more respectful of the DC, but as it turns out, learning that they've kept Hibari innocent is blowing my mind. I've taken to bowing at every one of them I see. It's generating a lot of confusion, but I don't care."

"Anyway, back to my relationship with Hibari; I think we're really getting somewhere. I mean, at least he wasn't the one who knocked me out."

Takeshi nods determinedly. "We'll make beautiful babies together."

...

"Back again," Takeshi says a month in. "The only reason I got to do the broadcast last time was because I snuck in while they still thought I was in hospital. Don't worry, this is legit now."

"So, news. What do we have?" Takeshi flips through the papers on the desk.

The top story is about the rich foreigners complaining. As soon as the signal boosted to over Japan and a few short-burst, short-range towers overseas, the private aeroplanes started coming in for landing. The powerful and the wealthy strutted in and started throwing money around.

They looked incredulous when they heard things in Namimori were free, and soon were relegated to houses furthest from Hibari because they kept bothering the Chairman about flying back to their mansions and having the teenager clear them out with his ridiculous fighting abilities.

Alongside these people was a mash of army personal and equipment from pretty much every continent, who arrived because their previous station had been overrun by zombies. A lot of people, mostly researchers, arrived with them.

Another story is on the patrols, but the girl just before Takeshi's slot spoke about it at length, describing the usual patrol route and asking for more volunteers.

The next is about the actual radio network gaining a lot of other channels for different languages. Namimori is now a hub of different cultures and since the signal is also going overseas, the extra channels are necessary since not everyone knows Japanese.

The last is a fluff piece about someone saving a cat from a tree. Takeshi rolls his eyes.

"Never mind, news is boring. Instead, let's talk about Hibari," Takeshi says with a chipper voice. "I keep seeing him, just that trademark jacket of his, turning a corner or disappearing into a crowd. I did catch him once, at school in fact, but then a DC girl stepped in and shooed me away. Maybe they warned him about me being a bad influence or something," Takeshi muses.

Then he's flopping back into the chair with a sigh. "Oh well, it's already done. Hey, for those of you listening, did I actually get you to start bowing at the DC? I don't know if I'm only noticing it because I do it, or if people started to copy me…"

"Anyway, other Hibari news. The term 'chopper run' is starting to spread rather quickly. As you all know, zombies get attracted by sound, so the military helicopters have been flying around and leading wandering groups away from Namimori. That part is general knowledge, but most people don't know that Hibari gets dropped down onto the large hoard and does what Hibari does best."

Takeshi smirks. "After he bites them to death, he then fights his way up through a building –not because the chopper can't land on the street, but because he likes clearing buildings- and Hibari gets flown back to Namimori, usually with someone that was hiding in the building."

"When the pyro team is ready, trained firefighters coat the resulting bodies in an inflammable liquid and set it on fire. Yes, that's correct, inflammable means easily set on fire," Takeshi says teasingly.

He leans forward, completely serious now. "It's completely correct to say; these chopper runs are why patrols never get overrun with zombies, and contribute heavily to the Patroller body count being at an absolute zero."

Takeshi grins, voice light. "They also stop Hibari from getting bored."