Used the signing bonus to pick up a nearly-new stereo after training today in the second-hand place down by the Korean barbecue. Rock. (Got a microwave and a mini-fridge, too, but they're not nearly as cool.) Store clerk said he didn't know when it'd come in, but I'm guessing they got it off some guy's effects sale after he kicked it. Dunno why they feel uneasy saying that to a ninja. Like I'm gonna think the stereo's cursed, or something? If the guy next to me bites it on a mission, I don't think twice about taking his kunai when mine run low. Why'd his stereo be any different?

Huh. Civilians.

And speaking of, that night-shift cook isn't too bad, after all. No pie on hand last night, but he promised there'd be some at breakfast this morning. And whaddya know, he kept his word.

Apple, too. I dunno where all the rumors started about the cafeteria food. From where I'm sitting, that pie was pretty damn good.