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My first impression was right; the library is surprisingly big.


Ambling down the narrow aisles, I study the spines of the books in random order, occasionally sliding one out to read the blurb, taking it with me if it looks good.
NARRATOR: "My first impression was right; the library is surprisingly big. Ambling down the narrow aisles, I study the spines of the books in random order, occasionally sliding one out to read the blurb, taking it with me if it looks good. In a few moments I have a respectable stack of books in my arms. I guess I'll never be stuck for choice in here. The normality of the library sinks in. Sure, there are large-print and Braille books scattered throughout, but it is what it is: a library. It's as if the calm mood from the room I had tea with Lilly in snuck with us in here, unless it was here to begin with. Something about that puts me at ease, just like before."


In a few moments I have a respectable stack of books in my arms.
NARRATOR: "I reach the end of the aisle and find a collection of desks, set up for study or personal reading. Going a little further, though, I discover a nice quiet corner at the back. While the rest of the library has the odd student sitting at a desk either reading or stealthily sleeping, the back is pretty much deserted. As I glance around, I see someone who I recognize sitting on one of several beanbags."


I guess I'll never be stuck for choice in here.
NARRATOR: "It's the dark-haired girl from my class. The one who snuck out of the classroom earlier. She's reading a book, keeping it close to her face which makes her look like she's really into it. From the way she was acting today, I had her pegged as more of a delinquent than a bookworm. In fact, her mysterious disappearance from the class raises all sorts of whys in my head. Intrigue floats slowly but surely towards the surface, and before I know it I'm walking towards the mysterious long-haired girl. I guess there's no harm in introducing myself as I would with anyone else. She's a classmate after all. Walking over to another beanbag, I take a seat and lay my books beside it."


The normality of the library sinks in. Sure, there are large-print and Braille books scattered throughout, but it is what it is: a library.
NARRATOR: "The girl starts, looking scaredly up at me from underneath her fringe. This is the first time I've seen her this close. Underneath her long, dense bangs, I can see that part of her face, at least a third if not a half, is pretty badly scarred. My eyes are immediately drawn to the scars, subconsciously peeking past her hair until they meet her own eyes. For a second, I am shocked, and divert my eyes to the book in her hands, before I realize that looking away probably only makes it worse. It takes too many seconds to collect myself and remember what I walked up to her for."


It's as if the calm mood from the room I had tea with [[Lilly Satou|Lilly]] in snuck with us in here, unless it was here to begin with.
<tabber>
"Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class." =
HISAO: "Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class."
 
HANAKO: "..."
 
HISAO: "Umm... I just transferred here the other day. Maybe you don't remember?"
 
HANAKO: "..."
 
{{Box 1 start}}
''(Only said if Hisao introduced himself in [[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]])''
HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too."
 
"..."
{{End boxes}}
|-|
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." =
content
|-|
</tabber>
 
label en_choiceA8:
 
 
 
    "Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class.":
        return m1
 
    "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.":
        return m2
 
label en_A8a:
 
 
 
 
label en_A8aa:
 
HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too."
 
"..."
 
 
 
label en_A8ab:
 
scene ev hana_library
with locationchange
 
"The girl still doesn't say a word, but simply stares at me, wide-eyed."
 
HISAO: "I'm still getting used to the place so I'm trying to meet as many people as I can."
 
HISAO: "So, er... what's your name?"
 
ha_ "H... Hanako..."
 
"Her speech is stuttering and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library."
 
"Somehow I think that my “delinquent” impression of her was wrong."
 
HISAO: "Hanako, eh? So what are you reading?"
 
scene bg school_library_ss
show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at center
with locationskip
 
"She gently tips the book backwards so that I can read the title, at the same time hiding her face behind it."
 
"She must have noticed me staring before."
 
HISAO: "“Life of Pi”? I've never heard of it before. What's it about?"
 
Hanako: "A boy... and a tiger..."
 
Hanako: "...on a boat..."
 
"I can see this taking some time."
 
HISAO: "Sounds interesting. Is it any good?"
 
"She nods from behind the book, but stays silent."
 
"She looks kinda tense. A bit like Yuuko earlier, but in a different way. More like... petrified with terror, I'd say."
 
show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at centertremble
 
 
"So the mystery delinquent girl turned out to be anything but, and she is quivering in a way that makes it look like she is mortally afraid of me."
 
"The only way out of this, as far as I can tell, is to try to get a normal conversation going."
 
HISAO: "Is it a library book? I'm looking for new ones to read, but there's just so many..."
 
show hanako emb_sad_ss
 
 
Hanako: "N-no. It's mine."
 
HISAO: "Oh. So... do you come here often?"
 
stop music fadeout 5.0
 
"..."
 
show hanako emb_blushtimid_ss
 
 
"A huge, huge blush spreads on Hanako's face and her eyes widen far larger than I thought it was possible for eyes to do."
 
"Uh-oh. Did she interpret my lame attempt at small talk as a feeble attempt to pick her up?"
 
HISAO: "I mean... ehh... I didn't mean it like that..."
 
 
label en_A8b:
 
HISAO: "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."
 
ha_ "It... it's okay."
 
"The girl certainly doesn't look like it's okay, but I let it slide."
 
HISAO: "So, umm... do you mind if I sit here?"
 
"She seems to be very uncertain whether it's okay or not for me to sit, but finally she nods, just a little."
 
scene ev hana_library
with locationchange
 
ha_ "O... okay."


Something about that puts me at ease, just like before.
show ev hana_library_read
with locationchange


I reach the end of the aisle and find a collection of desks, set up for study or personal reading. Going a little further, though, I discover a nice quiet corner at the back.
"I take the seat next to her, and she hides herself behind her book."


While the rest of the library has the odd student sitting at a desk either reading or stealthily sleeping, the back is pretty much deserted.
"“Life of Pi”... Never heard of it."


As I glance around, I see someone who I recognize sitting on one of several beanbags.
HISAO: "So, errr... sorry again for startling you. I'm Hisao."


It's the dark-haired girl from my class. The one who snuck out of the classroom earlier.
show ev hana_library
with locationchange


She's reading a book, keeping it close to her face which makes her look like she's really into it.
"She looks up from her book, stalling a little before replying."


From the way she was acting today, I had her pegged as more of a delinquent than a bookworm. In fact, her mysterious disappearance from the class raises all sorts of whys in my head.
ha_ "I... know."


Intrigue floats slowly but surely towards the surface, and before I know it I'm walking towards the mysterious long-haired girl.
ha_ "We... are in the same... same class."


I guess there's no harm in introducing myself as I would with anyone else. She's a classmate after all.
"Her speech is stilted and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library."


Walking over to another beanbag, I take a seat and lay my books besides it.
"Somehow I think that my “delinquent” impression of her was wrong."


The girl starts, looking scaredly up at me from underneath her fringe.
ha_ "H-H-Hanako. I'm... Hanako."


This is the first time I've seen her this close. Underneath her long, dense bangs, I can see that part of her face, at least a third if not a half, is pretty badly scarred.
stop music fadeout 8.0


My eyes are immediately drawn to the scars, subconsciously peeking past her hair until they meet her own eyes.
"..."


For a second, I am shocked, and divert my eyes to the book in her hands, before I realize that looking away probably only makes it worse.
"I resist the urge to say “that's a nice name” just to have something to say, but really, it's the only thing that I can think of."


It takes too many seconds to collect myself and remember what I walked up to her for.
"I feel like an idiot. Everyone here must be used to being different to each other, and here I am being all bothered and fussed about that kind of thing."
<tabber>
 
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.=
HISAO: "Don't let me interrupt your reading. I'll... just check these books if you don't mind."
 
"She nods a little, and sighs a little sigh of relief."
 
"..."
 
show ev hana_library_read
with locationchange
 
"So I try to read the covers and the introductions of the books I picked up and she buries her face in her book."
 
"Uncomfortable silence consumes us."
 
"My eyes still wander to her direction, and I sneak peeks at her flowing hair and the scars it's hiding."
 
show ev hana_library
with locationchange
 
show ev hana_library_read
with locationchange
 
"After a while I realize that she's doing the same, and only pretending to immerse in “Life of Pi.”"
 
show ev hana_library
with locationchange
 
show ev hana_library_read
with locationchange
 
"Her gaze is not inquisitive at all though, it darts around like a scared rabbit."
 
show ev hana_library
with locationchange


[[Hisao Nakai|Hisao]]
"When our gazes finally meet, the chain reaction is unstoppable."
"Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."


Purple-haired girl
play sound sfx_impact
"It... it's okay."


The girl certainly doesn't look like it's okay, but I let it slide.
scene bg school_library_ss
show hanako def_worry_ss at center
with vpunch


Hisao
"She stands up forcefully from the beanbag and takes a deep breath."
"So, umm... do you mind if I sit here?"


She seems to be very uncertain whether it's okay or not for me to sit, but finally she nods, just a little.


Purple-haired girl
label en_A8c:
"O... okay."


I take the seat next to her, and she hides herself behind her book.
Hanako: "I..."


"Life of Pi"... Never heard of it.
Hanako: "I... I..."


Hisao
HISAO: "I...?"
"So, errr... sorry again for startling you. I'm Hisao."


She looks up from her book, stalling a little before replying.
show hanako defarms_strain_ss


Purple-haired girl
"I... know."


Purple-haired girl
Hanako: "Ivegottogodosomething!"
"We... are in the same... same class."


Her speech is stilted and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library.
show hanako defarms_strain_ss:
  xalign 0.5
  easeout 0.5 alpha 0.0 xpos 0.0 xanchor 1.0
with Pause(0.5)


Somehow I think that my "delinquent" impression of her was wrong.
hide hanako
with None


Purple-haired girl
"Without warning, Hanako takes off and runs towards the counter."
"H-H-[[Hanako Ikezawa|Hanako]]. I'm... Hanako."


...
"Her hare-like takeoff catches me so off guard that I don't manage to go after her until she has a good head start."


I resist the urge to say "that's a nice name" just to have something to say, but really, it's the only thing that I can think of.
scene bg school_library_ss
show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss at twoleft
show yuuko neutral_down_ss at tworight
with locationskip


I feel like an idiot. Everyone here must be used to being different to each other, and here I am being all bothered and fussed about that kind of thing.
play music music_pearly fadein 4.0


Hisao
"By the time I reach the counter she is nowhere to be seen."
"Don't let me interrupt your reading. I'll... just check these books if you don't mind."


She nods a little, and sighs a little sigh of relief.
"Lilly and Yuuko are happily chatting away."


...
"Knowing that I won't be able to catch Hanako myself, I approach the girls."


So I try to read the covers and the introductions of the books I picked up and she buries her face in her book.
HISAO: "Hey, did you see... er... notice a girl run past here?"


Uncomfortable silence consumes us.
show yuuko smile_down_ss


My eyes still wander to her direction, and I sneak peeks at her flowing hair and the scar it's hiding.


After a while I realize that she's doing the same, and only pretending to immerse in "Life of Pi."
YUUKO: "Um, maybe... what did she look like?"


Her gaze is not inquisitive at all though, it darts around like a scared rabbit.
HISAO: "Long, dark hair. Kinda shy. She had... well... some scars... on her... face."


When our gazes finally meet, the chain reaction is unstoppable.
show lilly cane_surprised_ss


She stands up forcefully from the beanbag and takes a deep breath.
|-|
Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class.=


[[Hisao Nakai|Hisao]]
LILLY: "You wouldn't be talking about Hanako, would you?"
"Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class."


...
HISAO: "Yeah, that's her. I saw her reading and tried to talk to her, but I think I scared her off or something."


Hisao
show lilly cane_sad_ss
"Umm... I just transferred here the other day. Maybe you don't remember?"


...


Hisao
LILLY: "Oh dear. Yuuko, would you excuse me, I had better try and find her."
"I did a self-introduction too."


...
show yuuko neurotic_up_ss


The girl still doesn't say a word, but simple stares at me, wide-eyed.


Hisao
YUUKO: "S-sure. I'll just hold onto these until you come back."
"I'm still getting used to the place so I'm trying to meet as many people as I can."


Hisao
HISAO: "Um, what's going on?"
"So, er... what's your name?"


Purple-haired girl
LILLY: "I'm sorry, but I'll have to explain it to you some other time."
"H... [[Hanako Ikezawa|Hanako]]..."


Her speech is stuttering and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library.
HISAO: "Right. I'll see you later then..."


Somehow I think that my "delinquent" impression of her was wrong.
hide lilly
with charaexit


Hisao
show yuuko neurotic_up_ss at center
"Hanako, eh? So what are you reading?"
show bg school_library_ss at bgleft
with charamove


She gently tips the book backwards so that I can read the title, at the same time hiding her face behind it.
"Lilly hastily grabs her cane and hurries out of the library, leaving me alone with Yuuko."


She must have noticed me staring before.
HISAO: "I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this place."


Hisao
HISAO: "Did I do something wrong?"
"Life of Pi? I've never heard of it before. What's it about?"


Hanako
show yuuko smile_down_ss
"A boy... and a tiger..."


Hanako
"...on a boat..."


I can see this taking sometime.
YUUKO: "What did you do?"


Hisao
"Sounds interesting. Is it any good?"


She nods from behind the book, but stays silent.


She looks kinda tense. A bit like Yuuko earlier, but in a different way. More like... petrified with terror, I'd say.
label en_A8d:


So the mystery delinquent girl turned out to be anything but, and she is quivering in a way that makes it look like she is mortally afraid of me.
HISAO: "Nothing! I just... talked to her. Tried to get to know her. Didn't even manage to get started."


The only way out of this, as far as I can tell, is to try to get a normal conversation going.
show yuuko worried_up_ss


Hisao
"Is it a library book? I'm looking for new ones to read, but there's just so many..."


Hanako
"Yuuko sighs and looks awfully bothered, even more so than she did before."
"N-no. It's mine."


Hisao
YUUKO: "I guess you weren't “wrong” so much as “tactless."
"Oh. So... do you come here often?"


...
HISAO: "Tactless?"


A huge, huge blush spreads on Hanako's face and her eyes widen far larger than I thought it was possible for eyes to do.
show yuuko smile_down_ss


Uh-oh. Did she interpret my lame attempt at small talk as a feeble attempt to pick her up?


Hisao
YUUKO: "That girl is a bit of a special case. It's like she never really talks to anyone."
"I mean... ehh... I didn't mean it like that..."
</tabber>


Hanako
HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?"
"I..."


Hanako
YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."
"I... I..."


Hisao
"Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here."
"I...?"


Hanako
"Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here."
"Ivegottogodosomething!"


Without warning, Hanako takes off and runs towards the counter.
"Perhaps I was being a little tactless after all."


Her hare-like takeoff catches me so off guard that I don't manage to go after her until she has a good head start.


By the time I reach the counter she is nowhere to be seen.


Lilly and [[Yuuko Shirakawa|Yuuko]] are happily chatting away.
label en_A8e:


Knowing that I won't be able to catch Hanako myself, I approach the girls.
HISAO: "Nothing! I was just looking for some books and then she got this fit and ran off."


Hisao
HISAO: "The most offending thing I can think of was that I might've looked at her general direction a few times."
"Hey, did you see... er... notice a girl run past here?"


Yuuko
show yuuko worried_up_ss
"Um, maybe... what did she look like?"


Hisao
"Long, dark hair. Kinda shy. She had... well... some scars... on her... face."


Lilly
YUUKO: "Well, she is a very timid girl."
"You wouldn't be talking about Hanako, would you?"


Hisao
YUUKO: "You have to be very careful around her. She can be very jumpy, I think, and she's not accustomed to talking with other people."
"Yeah, that's her. I saw her reading and tried to talk to her, but I think I scared her off or something."


Lilly
HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?"
"Oh dear. Yuuko, would you excuse me, I had better try and find her."


Yuuko
YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."
"S-sure. I'll just hold onto these until you come back."


Hisao
"Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here."
"Um, what's going on?"


Lilly
"Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here."
"I'm sorry, but I'll have to explain it to you some other time."


Hisao
"Right. I'll see you later then..."


Lilly hastily grabs her cane and hurries out of the library, leaving me alone with Yuuko.


Hisao
label en_A8f:
"I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this place."


Hisao
HISAO: "But how should I deal with these people? Forcing myself to act overly casually only makes me feel phony."
"Did I do something wrong?"


Yuuko
HISAO: "Like I was supposed to be ignoring the elephant in the room."
"What did you do?"


Hisao
show yuuko neurotic_up_ss
"Nothing! I was just looking for some books and then she got this fit and ran off."


Hisao
"The most offending thing I can think of was that I might've looked at her general direction a few times."


Yuuko
"Yuuko fidgets, looking like she wants to say something to that, but resists it."
"Well, she is a very timid girl."


Yuuko
YUUKO: "I think it's an elephant only if you feel that way."
"You have to be very careful around her. She can be very jumpy, I think, and she's not accustomed to talking with other people."


Hisao
"I guess she doesn't have a good sense of self-restraint. It makes me smile, and she blushes heavily."
"Isn't that a bit... strange?"


Yuuko
show yuuko panic_up_ss
"I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."


Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here.


Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here.
YUUKO: "W... what? Did that sound stupid?"


Hisao
HISAO: "No no, it sounded really wise. I guess you're right. It's more about me than anyone else."
"But how should I deal with these people? Forcing myself to act overly casually only makes me feel phony."


Hisao
show yuuko smile_down_ss
"Like I was supposed to be ignoring the elephant in the room."


Yuuko fidgets, looking like she wants to say something to that, but resists it.


Yuuko
"Neither of us has anything to add so Yuuko fills the silence by shuffling some papers around."
"I think it's an elephant only if you feel that way."


I guess she doesn't have a good sense of self-restraint. It makes me smile, and she blushes heavily.
"People who have papers on their desks really like doing that."


Yuuko
YUUKO: "Did you find any books? I should be closing soon. I mean this library should be closing. But I have to do it. I hope that's not too inconvenient for you."
"W... what? Did that sound stupid?"


Hisao
HISAO: "Oh. Yeah, I want some books, but I left them over there because..."
"No no, it sounded really wise. I guess you're right. It's more about me than anyone else."


Neither of us has anything to add so Yuuko fills the silence by shuffling some papers around.
HISAO: "...I'll just go get them."


People who have papers on their desks really like doing that.
"I fetch my stack of books from beside the beanbags where Hanako and I were sitting and return to the counter."


Yuuko
show yuuko neutral_down_ss
"Did you find any books? I should be closing soon. I mean this library should be closing. But I have to do it. I hope that's not too inconvenient for you."


Hisao
"Oh. Yeah, I want some books, but I left them over there because..."


Hisao
YUUKO: "Wow. You read a lot, don't you?"
"...I'll just go get them."


I fetch my stack of books from beside the beanbags where Hanako and I were sitting and return to the counter.
HISAO: "I surprise myself with that too, honestly. At least, when I really think about it."


Yuuko
HISAO: "I had a lot of free time earlier this year, so I just kind of... started reading books to fill that time. I couldn't do much else."
"Wow. You read a lot, don't you?"


Hisao
YUUKO: "I see."
"I surprise myself with that too, honestly. At least, when I really think about it."


Hisao
"But she doesn't say anything else, and just checks out my books for me."
"I had a lot of free time earlier this year, so I just kind of... started reading books to fill that time. I couldn't do much else."


Yuuko
"I guess this is what they call “tact."
"I see."


But she doesn't say anything else, and just checks out my books for me.
stop music fadeout 2.0


I guess this is what they call "tact."


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NARRATOR: "My first impression was right; the library is surprisingly big. Ambling down the narrow aisles, I study the spines of the books in random order, occasionally sliding one out to read the blurb, taking it with me if it looks good. In a few moments I have a respectable stack of books in my arms. I guess I'll never be stuck for choice in here. The normality of the library sinks in. Sure, there are large-print and Braille books scattered throughout, but it is what it is: a library. It's as if the calm mood from the room I had tea with Lilly in snuck with us in here, unless it was here to begin with. Something about that puts me at ease, just like before."

NARRATOR: "I reach the end of the aisle and find a collection of desks, set up for study or personal reading. Going a little further, though, I discover a nice quiet corner at the back. While the rest of the library has the odd student sitting at a desk either reading or stealthily sleeping, the back is pretty much deserted. As I glance around, I see someone who I recognize sitting on one of several beanbags."

NARRATOR: "It's the dark-haired girl from my class. The one who snuck out of the classroom earlier. She's reading a book, keeping it close to her face which makes her look like she's really into it. From the way she was acting today, I had her pegged as more of a delinquent than a bookworm. In fact, her mysterious disappearance from the class raises all sorts of whys in my head. Intrigue floats slowly but surely towards the surface, and before I know it I'm walking towards the mysterious long-haired girl. I guess there's no harm in introducing myself as I would with anyone else. She's a classmate after all. Walking over to another beanbag, I take a seat and lay my books beside it."

NARRATOR: "The girl starts, looking scaredly up at me from underneath her fringe. This is the first time I've seen her this close. Underneath her long, dense bangs, I can see that part of her face, at least a third if not a half, is pretty badly scarred. My eyes are immediately drawn to the scars, subconsciously peeking past her hair until they meet her own eyes. For a second, I am shocked, and divert my eyes to the book in her hands, before I realize that looking away probably only makes it worse. It takes too many seconds to collect myself and remember what I walked up to her for."

HISAO: "Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class."

HANAKO: "..."

HISAO: "Umm... I just transferred here the other day. Maybe you don't remember?"

HANAKO: "..."

Template:Box 1 start (Only said if Hisao introduced himself in Gateway Effect) HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too."

"..."

Template:End boxes

content

label en_choiceA8:


   "Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class.":
       return m1
   "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.":
       return m2

label en_A8a:



label en_A8aa:

HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too."

"..."


label en_A8ab:

scene ev hana_library with locationchange

"The girl still doesn't say a word, but simply stares at me, wide-eyed."

HISAO: "I'm still getting used to the place so I'm trying to meet as many people as I can."

HISAO: "So, er... what's your name?"

ha_ "H... Hanako..."

"Her speech is stuttering and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library."

"Somehow I think that my “delinquent” impression of her was wrong."

HISAO: "Hanako, eh? So what are you reading?"

scene bg school_library_ss show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at center with locationskip

"She gently tips the book backwards so that I can read the title, at the same time hiding her face behind it."

"She must have noticed me staring before."

HISAO: "“Life of Pi”? I've never heard of it before. What's it about?"

Hanako: "A boy... and a tiger..."

Hanako: "...on a boat..."

"I can see this taking some time."

HISAO: "Sounds interesting. Is it any good?"

"She nods from behind the book, but stays silent."

"She looks kinda tense. A bit like Yuuko earlier, but in a different way. More like... petrified with terror, I'd say."

show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at centertremble


"So the mystery delinquent girl turned out to be anything but, and she is quivering in a way that makes it look like she is mortally afraid of me."

"The only way out of this, as far as I can tell, is to try to get a normal conversation going."

HISAO: "Is it a library book? I'm looking for new ones to read, but there's just so many..."

show hanako emb_sad_ss


Hanako: "N-no. It's mine."

HISAO: "Oh. So... do you come here often?"

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"..."

show hanako emb_blushtimid_ss


"A huge, huge blush spreads on Hanako's face and her eyes widen far larger than I thought it was possible for eyes to do."

"Uh-oh. Did she interpret my lame attempt at small talk as a feeble attempt to pick her up?"

HISAO: "I mean... ehh... I didn't mean it like that..."


label en_A8b:

HISAO: "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you."

ha_ "It... it's okay."

"The girl certainly doesn't look like it's okay, but I let it slide."

HISAO: "So, umm... do you mind if I sit here?"

"She seems to be very uncertain whether it's okay or not for me to sit, but finally she nods, just a little."

scene ev hana_library with locationchange

ha_ "O... okay."

show ev hana_library_read with locationchange

"I take the seat next to her, and she hides herself behind her book."

"“Life of Pi”... Never heard of it."

HISAO: "So, errr... sorry again for startling you. I'm Hisao."

show ev hana_library with locationchange

"She looks up from her book, stalling a little before replying."

ha_ "I... know."

ha_ "We... are in the same... same class."

"Her speech is stilted and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library."

"Somehow I think that my “delinquent” impression of her was wrong."

ha_ "H-H-Hanako. I'm... Hanako."

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"..."

"I resist the urge to say “that's a nice name” just to have something to say, but really, it's the only thing that I can think of."

"I feel like an idiot. Everyone here must be used to being different to each other, and here I am being all bothered and fussed about that kind of thing."

HISAO: "Don't let me interrupt your reading. I'll... just check these books if you don't mind."

"She nods a little, and sighs a little sigh of relief."

"..."

show ev hana_library_read with locationchange

"So I try to read the covers and the introductions of the books I picked up and she buries her face in her book."

"Uncomfortable silence consumes us."

"My eyes still wander to her direction, and I sneak peeks at her flowing hair and the scars it's hiding."

show ev hana_library with locationchange

show ev hana_library_read with locationchange

"After a while I realize that she's doing the same, and only pretending to immerse in “Life of Pi.”"

show ev hana_library with locationchange

show ev hana_library_read with locationchange

"Her gaze is not inquisitive at all though, it darts around like a scared rabbit."

show ev hana_library with locationchange

"When our gazes finally meet, the chain reaction is unstoppable."

play sound sfx_impact

scene bg school_library_ss show hanako def_worry_ss at center with vpunch

"She stands up forcefully from the beanbag and takes a deep breath."


label en_A8c:

Hanako: "I..."

Hanako: "I... I..."

HISAO: "I...?"

show hanako defarms_strain_ss


Hanako: "Ivegottogodosomething!"

show hanako defarms_strain_ss:

  xalign 0.5
  easeout 0.5 alpha 0.0 xpos 0.0 xanchor 1.0

with Pause(0.5)

hide hanako with None

"Without warning, Hanako takes off and runs towards the counter."

"Her hare-like takeoff catches me so off guard that I don't manage to go after her until she has a good head start."

scene bg school_library_ss show lilly cane_smileclosed_ss at twoleft show yuuko neutral_down_ss at tworight with locationskip

play music music_pearly fadein 4.0

"By the time I reach the counter she is nowhere to be seen."

"Lilly and Yuuko are happily chatting away."

"Knowing that I won't be able to catch Hanako myself, I approach the girls."

HISAO: "Hey, did you see... er... notice a girl run past here?"

show yuuko smile_down_ss


YUUKO: "Um, maybe... what did she look like?"

HISAO: "Long, dark hair. Kinda shy. She had... well... some scars... on her... face."

show lilly cane_surprised_ss


LILLY: "You wouldn't be talking about Hanako, would you?"

HISAO: "Yeah, that's her. I saw her reading and tried to talk to her, but I think I scared her off or something."

show lilly cane_sad_ss


LILLY: "Oh dear. Yuuko, would you excuse me, I had better try and find her."

show yuuko neurotic_up_ss


YUUKO: "S-sure. I'll just hold onto these until you come back."

HISAO: "Um, what's going on?"

LILLY: "I'm sorry, but I'll have to explain it to you some other time."

HISAO: "Right. I'll see you later then..."

hide lilly with charaexit

show yuuko neurotic_up_ss at center show bg school_library_ss at bgleft with charamove

"Lilly hastily grabs her cane and hurries out of the library, leaving me alone with Yuuko."

HISAO: "I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this place."

HISAO: "Did I do something wrong?"

show yuuko smile_down_ss


YUUKO: "What did you do?"


label en_A8d:

HISAO: "Nothing! I just... talked to her. Tried to get to know her. Didn't even manage to get started."

show yuuko worried_up_ss


"Yuuko sighs and looks awfully bothered, even more so than she did before."

YUUKO: "I guess you weren't “wrong” so much as “tactless.”"

HISAO: "Tactless?"

show yuuko smile_down_ss


YUUKO: "That girl is a bit of a special case. It's like she never really talks to anyone."

HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?"

YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."

"Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here."

"Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here."

"Perhaps I was being a little tactless after all."


label en_A8e:

HISAO: "Nothing! I was just looking for some books and then she got this fit and ran off."

HISAO: "The most offending thing I can think of was that I might've looked at her general direction a few times."

show yuuko worried_up_ss


YUUKO: "Well, she is a very timid girl."

YUUKO: "You have to be very careful around her. She can be very jumpy, I think, and she's not accustomed to talking with other people."

HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?"

YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."

"Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here."

"Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here."


label en_A8f:

HISAO: "But how should I deal with these people? Forcing myself to act overly casually only makes me feel phony."

HISAO: "Like I was supposed to be ignoring the elephant in the room."

show yuuko neurotic_up_ss


"Yuuko fidgets, looking like she wants to say something to that, but resists it."

YUUKO: "I think it's an elephant only if you feel that way."

"I guess she doesn't have a good sense of self-restraint. It makes me smile, and she blushes heavily."

show yuuko panic_up_ss


YUUKO: "W... what? Did that sound stupid?"

HISAO: "No no, it sounded really wise. I guess you're right. It's more about me than anyone else."

show yuuko smile_down_ss


"Neither of us has anything to add so Yuuko fills the silence by shuffling some papers around."

"People who have papers on their desks really like doing that."

YUUKO: "Did you find any books? I should be closing soon. I mean this library should be closing. But I have to do it. I hope that's not too inconvenient for you."

HISAO: "Oh. Yeah, I want some books, but I left them over there because..."

HISAO: "...I'll just go get them."

"I fetch my stack of books from beside the beanbags where Hanako and I were sitting and return to the counter."

show yuuko neutral_down_ss


YUUKO: "Wow. You read a lot, don't you?"

HISAO: "I surprise myself with that too, honestly. At least, when I really think about it."

HISAO: "I had a lot of free time earlier this year, so I just kind of... started reading books to fill that time. I couldn't do much else."

YUUKO: "I see."

"But she doesn't say anything else, and just checks out my books for me."

"I guess this is what they call “tact.”"

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