4 (staaare) (creak) 5 Leaving already? Hey, Minato... Next time, why don't you try playing something? I dabble in music a little myself. See my keyboard over there? 6 Come again anytime. Whenever you're ready. (wobble) My first ever morning... after... spending the night... (crack) 7 (ka-chik) Minato! What happened? I didn't hear from you all night! I was really worried! Ah... Sorry, I was at a friend's house. I forgot to text you. Oh? I... I didn't get that much sleep, so I'm just going to lay down a bit. You're an adult now, so I won't press for details, but... You weren't with Haru-kun by any... (whack) (Pinky toe) Gah!! Hey! Are you okay!? Yes. I'm fine. 8 I'm all right. There's nothing to worry about. (whumph) What in the world... am I doing... 9 (Marble Finance Japan) (click) Ah, sorry, I'm getting on. Y... Yikes! G... Good morni... (knock) Good morning. 10 (spring) Wh- Wh- What was that!? Getting all friendly... No, I'm paying it too much mind! People will think I'm weird... (shake shake) But wait... we're both women. Maybe they won't think anything. Both... women... Could she be... used to doing that sort of thing? I don't know a thing about her. How did things ever end up like that? No matter how drunk I was... How is it? 11 How... is it? You can't... ask me... A-... Asami-sa... Call me Maya. I'll call you Minato too. Ma... Maya-sa... Shimada-san! 12 I believe I told you always put the red file on /this/ shelf? Were you not listening? I'm very sorry. It's because you keep spacing out like that that you make these mistakes. That's enough, return to your desk. Yes... How am I supposed to trust you with anything this way? I have to get it together... I can't let this even affect my work. 13 I must have... been out of my mind. What's she looking over /here/ for!? What do I do... I wish I could forget... I want to forget. 14 (slide) Minato! Kumi! Haven't seen you since college graduation. How've you been? Wow, didn't expect to see you... I'm great! What's up? What's the occasion? Mase-san sent me a message earlier today. Said how about we all go for a drink at Minato's place? I'm off from the beauty salon today and had nothing to do, so it's perfect timing. Oh, so you're a hairdresser, Kumi! You did always used to do it part-time... Amazing! You reached your dream. No, not just yet. But Minato! How are things lately?? With Mase-san! Huh? What do you mean? Something happened, right? (zoom) What!? 15 Whenever I hear from Mase-san, 100% guarantee it's something to do with you. (I-...) It is? Really? He's always treated me like some kind of lookout over you. "How is she?" "There aren't any guys bugging her, are there?" Always wanting to know every little detail... I wish he'd give me a break! Now he's even got you installed in the same company? His Minato-Love is really out of control... Love...? Come on now... Haruto just worries about me, that's all. I mean, he had girlfriends all through high school and college... I think I'm more of a sister to him than anything. Oh, really!? And anyway... "love"... what even is that? (sighhh) For real? (Back to puberty?) 16 Do you know, Kumi? (Dead earnest) Eh? You do know... don't you? You've always had boyfriends... What is this? You're actually worried? Love, huh? What it is... Well, if I had to put it simply... When you live and die by a certain person's actions. When your head's filled with nothing but thoughts of a certain person. When just seeing a certain person smile makes you happy... Something like that? 17 Mnn... I knew it... it was never like that with Haruto... It's never been like that with /anybody/, come to think of it... (siiink) (Ah ha ha!) Well, that's very like you, Minato. You never did have much interest in romance. Is it really okay to go ahead and marry Haruto like this? Huh? Mmmn... What!? You're getting married!? (clatter) No, nobody's getting married. 18 !! Mase-san! Sorry for giving you strange stuff to worry about, Minato. Eh... (When did you get here...?) Though I thought it was a pretty good plan myself. Plan? Is it okay to treat marriage so lightly? Ah ha ha! You know, you're exactly right, Kinoshita. Well, if we both end up as leftovers, maybe we can give it another look. Can I get a draught too? Hold on a second here! The conversation's getting away from me again... If you're leftovers, huh? Doesn't sound too bad! Could you let me in on that too? Huh? No way. I'm not looking after /two/ of you. How does he just change it like that? I was seriously worrying... What! Nobody said we're /both/ going to be leftovers! I haven't said anything at all. 19 Nobody's asked about /my/ feelings... I... I want... I want to be with someone I really fall in love with. Not as a leftover or anything like that. Something real. 20 I see... I guess so, huh? So I... really can't think about marriage right now. It's nothing to do with you specifically, Haruto. I'm sorry... Hey, c'mon! Talk about this stuff somewhere else, would you!? You're spoiling my beer! Sorry, sorry... I said it... I managed to say... what I really felt. (whew) Minato, we had an order for 2 draughts over here. Oh! Sure. Oh my! Haru-kun and Kumi-chan, you're here? Good evening! It's been a while! Yes, it certainly has! 21 Ooh! And Haru-kun. Thanks for taking care of Minato that night! That night? You know, Friday! She came home next morning... (M-) Mom! What are you saying!? I told you I wasn't at Haruto's! Oh, did you stay there drinking all night? With Asami? (slip) 22 (CRASH) (SMASH) Whoa! Are you all right!? Pl- Please forgive me! What on earth are you doing... Ah ha ha... sorry, I'll go change. Why'd she seem so panicked all of a sudden? (droooop) Can't believe I'd lose it like that just from hearing her name... 23 Still... It was a lot simpler than I expected... saying what I really thought. See? You /can/ say it. Things are so much easier when you can say it out loud. Come to think of it... I never really raised my voice in front of other people like that before. I never burst out crying like that. Those were firsts for me. It felt... really good. 24 (poof) (spring) No, not /that/!! (Stop remembering!) Geez... I have to deal with this head of mine. I need to say something to her too. I have to tell her... to forget about what happened that day. And anyway... since when are those two so close? 25 What!? Is there the shadow of a man on our Minato!? No, it's a woman. Ehh!? You're even keeping tabs on her /female/ friends, Mase-san!? It's not like that or anything, but... Yeesh! I'm telling you, you're abnormal! You know, according to Minato, that's your "brotherly love" showing through. Brotherly love, huh? You know, when I proposed to Minato... I actually expected she'd be ready to answer right away. But she wasn't. Guess I thought too highly of myself. And then tonight, she laid it right out on the line... Mase-san... 26 Well, anybody's fine with me. Just as long as the person Minato falls in love with makes her happy. (flap) Could you take care of this today? Oh... of course. And be sure to actually /read/ the manual so you don't cause problems for our clients. This is... the urgent customer list... 27 Who would make a new employee do something like this? Maybe she's hoping you mess up and she has an excuse to fire you. I'll do it. (rise) I... I'm fine! I'm telling you, you're not. Hey! Wait up! You can't just... But it's half my fault you keep making mistakes, isn't it? D... don't get the wrong idea, please. 28 I don't need your help, Asami-san. You're just being a bother right now. You said it, huh. If I don't, I'll get roped in again and end up... somewhere I don't want to be. Didn't want to be there, huh? Even though you can't get it out of your head? 29 Sure you don't want to do it one more time? (rip) You opened up my eyes, Asami-san. And I'm grateful to you for that. But I'm asking you not to involve yourself with me any further. This had to be done. 30 Now I can finally go back... to my everyday life. I see. Great work today! I... I made it all the way through... somehow...!! I worked hard... ahhh, I worked so hard... But it looks like I'll get to leave on time today! Nice work everyone! (Yep! Nice work!) Shimada-san. Are you leaving now? Ah, yes. Want to get something to eat somewhere? I'll wait for you downstairs. 31 This is for the best. Nice work today! (ding) Yep! Nice work! (slip) 32 (ding) Farewell. Eh? Um... Nice work today... What the heck? 32 She really has to say "farewell"? (sliiide) Ugh, awkward!! Normally you'd just say "See you" or "Hey, great work today"... Isn't she being a little childish? Though... I'm the one who told her not involve herself with me anymore. Mayaaa! 33 Iku! What are you doing here? What do you mean!? Didn't you get my text?? Sorry, I didn't see it. Gosh...! I said I'm working around here, so let's go get something to eat! You didn't have plans, did you? Well, no... 34 Maya? Oh... right. But I'm working tomorrow, so just dinner. You're so cold! And the great Iku-sama came all the way out to see you... I know, I know. Back then, she... called it "infidelity." 36 So she has... a girlfriend? And so what? I already cut it off between us. (tug) That was just playing around. For both of us. You live and die by a certain person's actions. Your head's filled with nothing but thoughts of a certain person. 37 Why not play something next time? Come back anytime, whenever you're ready. Just seeing that certain person smile makes you happy... I must be out of my mind. (vooooooo) 38 Ma'am? Are you getting on? Or not?s Ah... Yes, I'm getting on. 39 Minato? (vooooo) Aww, man... thought we were going out to eat? (vrrr vrrr vrrr) From: Minato Sorry, I forgot there was something I needed to do today. I'm going to head straight home. Head straight home... 40 But that bus... is headed the opposite direction. (click) 41 I thought we weren't... going to be involved anymore? And you know, I really was willing to pretend it never happened. 42 Silly girl... there's no chance of that now. (shut)