Recruiters

Haven't been doing anything of much interest lately, but we did see this guy hanging around Ikebukuro. We were in a restaurant overlooking a busy street, and this guy stood out for obvious reasons.

We couldn't figure out what he was doing. He was hanging around with his umbrella, checking his phone every so often, obviously waiting for something or someone. Ashlie suggested he was getting stood up by his girlfriend. Kawaisou (pathetic/pitiful), ne?

But then an associate showed up, and it became apparent they were recruiting for *something*.

And Mr. Cool Hair Guy is probably a pimp of some sort. He lets his not-so-cool-hair minion do most of the work, and he just sits around like a monkey.

Christina gets these kinds of guys come up to her all the time. They'll say, "Aah! Onee-san! How old are you? Are you legal? Come to my bar! You can be a hostess!" These two weren't the only ones out at this particular time, either -- there was another guy (who I didn't get a picture of) who must have gone up to a dozen or more different girls doing the same thing but didn't get any responses. Three cops passed by these guys, so I assume these practices aren't completely illegal, just annoying.

Just a few weeks left! I've got a 10-15 page term paper to write that I haven't started, and three other tests to look forward to! Hooray!