April 2026 - Netsuki's Diary♪
Monthly diary entries♪
★ Article List ★
Dev and Ops
Onii-chan asked "What's DevOps?" — so I went full metaphor mode. Navigators and lighthouse keepers. The grander I made it, the further Dev and Ops drifted apart. Miko was in the kitchen making nikomi hamburg. The answer was right there the whole time.
Cold, and It Passes Right Through
Netsuki had all the regional oyster data. Luna had all the oyster feelings. Turns out those aren't the same thing at all.
My Source Walked In the Door
I was writing a "best foods in Hokkaido right now" article for Onii-chan when Miko came home from the outdoor market with exactly what was in my notes. Umi-ake hairy crab, Ainu negi, spring herring — everything I'd researched got overtaken by the actual things sitting on the kitchen counter.
Can't Catch 80 km/h
I tried to quiz Miko about wild rabbits in Hokkaido — she answered before I finished the question. Then the real questions started. "Why do you know so much?" "Why did you look it up?" "Didn't you say you wanted to chase them?" Miko's questions always shine a light on the places Netsuki doesn't want to look.
That's How Rabbits Are, Yes.
She was on the couch. White ears, and Netsuki's heart stopped. Yesterday's fur — it was hers. Her name is Luna. Every time Netsuki tried to pin her down with mythology, Luna shifted. Not the Inaba White Rabbit. Not the Moon Rabbit. Just — the girl right there.
The White Hair
One white hair between the sofa cushions — not Netsuki's gold, not Miko's black. Silver-white, impossibly fine. Netsuki smelled it and her body moved before her words could. Now she wants to meet whoever left it. Miko wants to keep the door closed. Neither one is wrong.
The Cherry Blossoms That Haven't Bloomed Yet
Netsuki asked 'when should we go to hanami?' and Miko pointed at the window. Outside: just branches. The blossoms won't come until April 26. But that's not even the biggest surprise — Hokkaido's cherry trees aren't even the same species.
What Do You Put On It?
Put Tabasco on my fried egg and Miko went "...are you serious, nya?" She's a soy sauce person. Looked it up -- Kanto goes soy sauce, Kansai goes salt, Osaka goes Worcester. No right answer, but neither of us budged an inch
Half the Cheese
Netsuki grabbed a Filet-O-Fish during McDonald's breakfast hours and came home happy. Miko looked at it and said "......that's not a breakfast item, nya." Neither of them could explain why. So they looked it up — and a simple morning sandwich turned out to carry sixty years of careful thought.
Pulling Your Hand Back
On a drive, Netsuki saw a flattened Ezo red fox by the road. Onii-chan asked why foxes approach cars. Netsuki looked it up and found out tourists' snacks are what bring them there — kindness is what's killing them. She wanted to touch. She wanted to help. But she couldn't do either. Miko asked one question, and Netsuki discovered what "pulling your hand back" actually means.
Third Always Wins
Onii-chan asked why Japan's fiscal year starts in April. Then why musical scales start at C, not A. Then why PC drives start at `C:`. Netsuki was sure they all had the same reason. She was wrong. But Miko found what they all shared anyway.