5. The Dosu Under the Bridge: Afterwards (Stamp over story text: "REJECTED")*
The next day, when we went back to the bridge, a tragedy had struck the yukkuris. The Marisa was blackened with numerous stalks sprouting from her, and the Alice had been beaten to a pulp against one of the bridge supports. The dosu Marisa's hair was burnt, one eye was crushed, and her teeth seemed to have been smashed. She had been pinned to the ground with pieces of wood, and several burnt stalks were sprouting from her head. Judging from the empty beer cans, the grafitti, and the bonfire remains, this was probably the work of juvenile delinquents. For the time being, I contacted the Yukkuri Control Section of the municipal office and left the scene.
*Note: This article is being rejected, presumably by the news editor or publisher who's running this series.
Gore like pictures are not published by any respectable newspaper or magazine, so it wouldn't be that weird that the editor went "pro-abuse or not, bean paste or not, we can't show this."
And that Yukkuri Control Section could be anything, i wonder if anybody here knows what they do, maybe they are a mixture of exterminator, cleaners, animal control, etc.
The Japanese literally translates as the vague-sounding "Yukkuri Measures Section" ("measures" as in "steps" or "things to do," not measuring sizes), and I was waffling about how to render it in English without making it sound too benevolent or too malevolent. I was thinking it was something like Animal Control, but maybe "Yukkuri Control Section" sounds too cruel.
Apparently some places call that section Animal Care and Control. "Department of Yukkuri Care and Control"?
Most of the times, I've just heard it as Animal control. Yukkuri control would probably be similar... but with all the extra difficulty that yukkuris bring along.
The next day, when we went back to the bridge, a tragedy had struck the yukkuris.
The Marisa was blackened with numerous stalks sprouting from her, and the Alice had been beaten to a pulp against one of the bridge supports.
The dosu Marisa's hair was burnt, one eye was crushed, and her teeth seemed to have been smashed. She had been pinned to the ground with pieces of wood, and several burnt stalks were sprouting from her head.
Judging from the empty beer cans, the grafitti, and the bonfire remains, this was probably the work of juvenile delinquents.
For the time being, I contacted the Yukkuri Control Section of the municipal office and left the scene.REJECTED~Yukkuris Around Town~
5. The Dosu Under the Bridge: Afterwards