Office Confessional/Transcript: Difference between revisions

}}HISAO: "What do you say, Hanako? If we all help it shouldn't take long at all."

NARRATOR: "Well, that was to be expected. Looks like it's just me and the council girls again. It's easier to resign myself to another afternoon's work in the small council office."

NARRATOR: "Misha and Shizune frog-march me to the student council office, never once letting go of my shoulders. I feel a little bad for ditching Hanako like this, but if this is the price of getting Misha off her back, so be it."

NARRATOR: "Why didn't you just sort them out while you were collecting them... Thankfully my self-defense mechanism kicks in and prevents me from opening my mouth and further worsening my situation."

NARRATOR: "I was fretting over the unfair distribution of work so much that I didn't notice that Shizune had kept on signing. If it weren't for Misha's outburst, I probably wouldn't have noticed at all. Shizune seems to be delivering a fairly long string of commands to Misha, and none of them look pleasant. Reaching a conclusion, Misha signs briefly back to Shizune, and then sits down at the desk next to me. Shizune waves to the both of us before disappearing out the door."

MISHA: "Shicchan was worried that you'd get it all wrong unless you were supervised. And since she can't tell you how you are messing things up, she's making me stay. Awww... bummer, I wanted to go with Shicchan! But she is going to bring us back some food~! How good is that!"

NARRATOR: "Misha's flippancy is out of this world. From down in the dumps to on top of the world over some calories. It's hard to imagine how anyone could operate at that level."

HISAO: "Well, it could have been worse. So what are we supposed to be doing?"

NARRATOR: "We start to separate all of the papers into increasingly complex piles. At first it's just simple categories; financial, feedback, incident reports... Then they split apart into the good and bad reports, and further still, until it starts to look like we've just thrown the papers onto the desk."

MISHA: "No, I think we got a lot done. Shicchan will be able to work out the rest from here. So I think we can stop about here then."

NARRATOR: "It's almost as if Misha's common sense left the room with Shizune. Still, there's no point in arguing."

MISHA: "Anyway... What's the deal with you and Hanako?"

MISHA: "You were hanging out with her today, weren't you~? Have there been any fireworks? Any gossip that you're withholding from me~?"

MISHA: "It's not really like that. You know Shicchan and [[Lilly]] don't get along well. And since you can't really get Hanako away from Lilly, we don't talk to her much. But that doesn't mean that I can't be concerned for her."

MISHA: "This one time, when she left class halfway through, Shicchan went to the teacher and asked what was going to be done about it. He said that every student here has special needs, and that Shicchan shouldn't worry herself about it. Hanako never does any group work; she just runs off. Isn't that enough to be concerned about?"

NARRATOR: "I consider telling Misha that exactly the same thing happened with me, but she seems caught up in thought. Listening to Misha without Shizune's influence is... interesting."

NARRATOR: "I think this is the longest I have watched Misha without seeing her sign. When she's with Shizune, she is constantly waving her hands about, explaining the world to Shizune. That amount of effort probably places a strain even on an agile mind. And let's face it; Misha isn't the world's brightest spark."

MISHA: "Oh? Oh~! I didn't even notice. Sorry."

NARRATOR: "A cacophony from the door heralds the return of Shizune. I guess she can't really tell how much noise she is making."

MISHA: "There was some surplus left from the festival. Since this is officially festival business, I've splurged a little. Nice idea Shicchan, ten points."

SHIZUNE: "..."

MISHA: "For someone who refuses to join us, you seem to take an unhealthy interest in the politics of this council. I shall punish your insolence by rationing your portion of the feast."

NARRATOR: "Misha slides the multiple stacks of paper to one side to make room for the avalanche of food Shizune is spreading out. As I watch my hard yet misdirected work become wasted, I realize that it's little wonder why these two need help. The convenience store meal isn't overly tasty, but at the very least it's filling."

MISHA: "Thanks for helping today. Most of the time we just make up the reports for the staff. This year we can at least make up some relevant headings on the debrief."

HISAO: "You know what? You're probably right. Anyway, I must be off... ...that is, if I'm allowed to leave."

HISAO: "Well, thank you. You know, if you stressed the “free meal” side of things over the “endless workload” side, you'd probably end up with more recruits."

HISAO: "Well, think about it. And think about what we talked about... you don't have to tell that to Shizune if you don't want."

MISHA: "What? Oh, right. I'll try to see her tomorrow. G'night, Hicchan."