Yukito:
So I ended up following her home,lured by the thought of
food...
Misuzu:
It's nice to have someone to eat with,
huh?
Yukito:
Do you usually eat alone?
Misuzu:
My mom usually comes home really late, I don't have a
dad.
Once you finish your dinner, can we go play?
Yukito:
Nah, I've got to find a place to stay before it gets
dark.
Misuzu:
You don't know where you're going to spend the
night?
Yukito:
Oh, I'll probably just be sleeping on the seawall.
Misuzu:
Why don't you stay here?
Yukito:
Look kid, you just met me a
couple hours ago.
You don't have any idea who I am, or where I came from or anything.
I'm a total stranger.
You must be out of your mind.
What would your mother say if she knew you asked me
that?
Misuzu:
She wouldn't care. My
mother's really hands-off, so she wouldn't say anything.
--I guess I shouldn't really be talking about my mom like that.
...But really, it's totally okay if you stay here.
Yukito:
I don't
have the energy to play with you right now.
Misuzu:
Okay, we can play tomorrow
then, I understand.
It's summer vacation, so I have lots of time to
play.
Yukito:
I don't think
so.
Misuzu:
Oh,Gao...
Hey, why do you think they make us learn math anyway?
Do you think I'll really need quadratic equations when I grow up?
Yukito:
Quiet. If you
want me to help you with your homework you gotta let me concentrate.
All right? ....and sit up straight.
Misuzu:
You know, you
sounded just like my mom when you said that.
Yukito:
I did?
Misuzu:
Uh-huh. I think
that might be her.
Yukito:
Your mom?
Misuzu:
Sounds
like she ran into the shed again.
Don't worry, she's Okay.
It happens all the time.
Yukito:
Hey, you sure
it's Okay for me to be here?
Misuzu:
Uh-huh. I can smooth it over
with her.
Haruko:
OH
YEAH?
Yukito:
This isn't how you told me it would
be.
Haruko:
YOU
STAY OUT OF THIS!
Why on earth do you think I'll let some strangers stay here in my
house?
Misuzu:
Um... Gao...
Haruko:
I'm
tired of telling you to stop making that noise.
Now I want to know how you know my
Misuzu.
Yukito:
Uhh....we're
classmates.
Haruko:
Yeah? you're kind of old to be in school with her, aren't
you?
Yukito:
Don't fall for
me?
Haruko:
IN
YOUR DREAMS, pretty boy!
Okay, it seems like you've got some self confidence,and I can kind of admire
you for
that.
Misuzu:
That's right, and
Yukito's a really nice guy too.
Haruko:
All
right then, he can stay
here.
Yukito:
Seriously?
Haruko:
Shut up before I change my mind!
But there's going to be two conditions, all right?
First, you sleep in the shed, and second, you drink with
me.
Misuzu:
Uh...
Haruko:
And
then in the end, this is... this is what the guy said to me, listen
He said, "well hon, I guess maybe I was the one who fell in love with you."
So, at that point I kind of figured that I'd already won.
Then I said to him, "you just threw back a mermaid, baby?"
OH MAN, you should've seen his face he couldn't believe I offed him like
that.
Yukito:
She always ends up like this?
Misuzu:
She's in top form
tonight.
Haruko:
Hey freeloader, how come you're looking so dumb
in the mouth, huh?
Why don't you join in the fun with me,
okay?
Yukito:
Ouch!
Misuzu:
Yukito!!
Yukito:
What are you
talking about... just what do you want me to do.
Haruko:
Take your pick sweetheart, an erotic confession or a special talent,
either one works for
me.
Yukito:
okay, I got
you.
Misuzu:
Hey, it's your
doll thingie.
Wow, that's great!
Yukito:
This is how I
earn my living. My mother taught me.
She used to be a traveling puppeteer, too.
Haruko:
When does it do something funny?
BORING! where's the showmanship? huh?
Misuzu:
I think it's
amazing. and it's kind of magical, you know?
Haruko:
Who
wants magic? If this little guy did something funny, it wouldn't matter if his
strings were showing or not.
Yukito:
Good
night....
Misuzu:
Oh no, you hurt
his feelings then he is going to bed.
Haruko:
Oh
come on, so you're a hack, there's no shame in that. Sit back down, have
another drink.
My name is Haruko, by the way. Haruko Kamio.
Yukito:
Why don't you hit
me again, grandma?
Haruko:
I
just told you my name so don't call me that? alright?
You dumb? or do you just act that way? Grandma...geez.
So...you a runaway or something?
Yukito:
I'm...
traveling.
Haruko:
You're not just wondering, you're going towards a goal, right?
Yukito:
Maybe?
Haruko:
You
are such a young man.
Yukito:
Well, compared to
you.
Haruko:
You
know, I think you're a pretty funny guy.
Yukito:
I
am, huh?
Haruko:
I
got a pretty good eye when it comes to men and I don't think I mind it one bit
if you stuck around for a little while.
Would you do me a favor though?Could you look after her for me?
Maybe you've noticed, there's something a little bit off about her
sometimes.
She gets a thought in her head, and she runs with it without thinking about the
consequences, you know?
Yukito:
What am I, a
babysitter?
Haruko:
And
if you could make her stop doing that roar thing, you know what I'm talking
about, she goes "Gao."
She does it all the time, when she's frustrated, or about to cry.
She thinks of it that sounds like a big dinosaur.
She's crazy about dinosaurs, she's been into them ever since she was just a
little thing.
She's still a little thing, just a
kid.
