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| *[[Lilly Satou]] | | *[[Lilly Satou]] |
| *[[Yuuko Shirakawa]] | | *[[Yuuko Shirakawa]] |
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| My first impression was right; the library is surprisingly big.
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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.
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| | "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." |
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| | HANAKO: "..." |
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| | HISAO: "Umm... I just transferred here the other day. Maybe you don't remember?" |
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| | HANAKO: "..." |
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| | {{Box 1 start}} |
| | ''(Only said if Hisao introduced himself in [[Gateway Effect/Transcript|Gateway Effect]])'' |
| | HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too." |
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| | "..." |
| | {{End boxes}} |
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| | "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." = |
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| | </tabber> |
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| | "Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class.": |
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| | "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.": |
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| | HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too." |
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| | "..." |
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| | "The girl still doesn't say a word, but simply stares at me, wide-eyed." |
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| | HISAO: "I'm still getting used to the place so I'm trying to meet as many people as I can." |
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| | HISAO: "So, er... what's your name?" |
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| | ha_ "H... Hanako..." |
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| | "Her speech is stuttering and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library." |
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| | "Somehow I think that my “delinquent” impression of her was wrong." |
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| | HISAO: "Hanako, eh? So what are you reading?" |
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| | show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at center |
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| | "She gently tips the book backwards so that I can read the title, at the same time hiding her face behind it." |
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| | "She must have noticed me staring before." |
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| | HISAO: "“Life of Pi”? I've never heard of it before. What's it about?" |
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| | Hanako: "A boy... and a tiger..." |
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| | Hanako: "...on a boat..." |
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| | "I can see this taking some time." |
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| | HISAO: "Sounds interesting. Is it any good?" |
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| | "She nods from behind the book, but stays silent." |
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| | "She looks kinda tense. A bit like Yuuko earlier, but in a different way. More like... petrified with terror, I'd say." |
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| | show hanako emb_downtimid_ss at centertremble |
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| | "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." |
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| | "The only way out of this, as far as I can tell, is to try to get a normal conversation going." |
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| | HISAO: "Is it a library book? I'm looking for new ones to read, but there's just so many..." |
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| | Hanako: "N-no. It's mine." |
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| | HISAO: "Oh. So... do you come here often?" |
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| | "..." |
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| | "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." |
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| | "Uh-oh. Did she interpret my lame attempt at small talk as a feeble attempt to pick her up?" |
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| | HISAO: "I mean... ehh... I didn't mean it like that..." |
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| | HISAO: "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." |
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| | ha_ "It... it's okay." |
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| | "The girl certainly doesn't look like it's okay, but I let it slide." |
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| | HISAO: "So, umm... do you mind if I sit here?" |
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| | "She seems to be very uncertain whether it's okay or not for me to sit, but finally she nods, just a little." |
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| | ha_ "O... okay." |
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| Something about that puts me at ease, just like before.
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| It's the dark-haired girl from my class. The one who snuck out of the classroom earlier.
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| The girl starts, looking scaredly up at me from underneath her fringe.
| | ha_ "H-H-Hanako. I'm... Hanako." |
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| 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.
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| My eyes are immediately drawn to the scars, subconsciously peeking past her hair until they meet her own eyes.
| | "..." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
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| | "She nods a little, and sighs a little sigh of relief." |
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| | "..." |
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| | "So I try to read the covers and the introductions of the books I picked up and she buries her face in her book." |
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| | "Uncomfortable silence consumes us." |
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| | "My eyes still wander to her direction, and I sneak peeks at her flowing hair and the scars it's hiding." |
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| | show ev hana_library_read |
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| | "After a while I realize that she's doing the same, and only pretending to immerse in “Life of Pi.”" |
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| | show ev hana_library_read |
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| | "Her gaze is not inquisitive at all though, it darts around like a scared rabbit." |
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| [[Hisao Nakai|Hisao]]
| | "When our gazes finally meet, the chain reaction is unstoppable." |
| "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you." | |
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| Purple-haired girl
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| "It... it's okay."
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| The girl certainly doesn't look like it's okay, but I let it slide.
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| Hisao
| | "She stands up forcefully from the beanbag and takes a deep breath." |
| "So, umm... do you mind if I sit here?" | |
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| She seems to be very uncertain whether it's okay or not for me to sit, but finally she nods, just a little.
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| "O... okay."
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| I take the seat next to her, and she hides herself behind her book. | | Hanako: "I..." |
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| "Life of Pi"... Never heard of it. | | Hanako: "I... I..." |
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| Hisao
| | HISAO: "I...?" |
| "So, errr... sorry again for startling you. I'm Hisao." | |
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| She looks up from her book, stalling a little before replying.
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| Purple-haired girl
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| "I... know."
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| Purple-haired girl
| | Hanako: "Ivegottogodosomething!" |
| "We... are in the same... same class." | |
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| Her speech is stilted and so quiet that it is barely audible even in the still library.
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| Somehow I think that my "delinquent" impression of her was wrong.
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| Purple-haired girl
| | "Without warning, Hanako takes off and runs towards the counter." |
| "H-H-[[Hanako Ikezawa|Hanako]]. I'm... Hanako." | |
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| ... | | "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." |
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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.
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| | show yuuko neutral_down_ss at tworight |
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| 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.
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| 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." | |
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| She nods a little, and sighs a little sigh of relief.
| | "Lilly and Yuuko are happily chatting away." |
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| ... | | "Knowing that I won't be able to catch Hanako myself, I approach the girls." |
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| 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?" |
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| Uncomfortable silence consumes us.
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| My eyes still wander to her direction, and I sneak peeks at her flowing hair and the scar it's hiding.
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| 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?" |
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| 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." |
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| When our gazes finally meet, the chain reaction is unstoppable.
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| She stands up forcefully from the beanbag and takes a deep breath.
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| Hi! I'm new here. Hisao Nakai. We're in the same class.=
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| [[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." | |
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| ... | | HISAO: "Yeah, that's her. I saw her reading and tried to talk to her, but I think I scared her off or something." |
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| "Umm... I just transferred here the other day. Maybe you don't remember?"
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| Hisao
| | LILLY: "Oh dear. Yuuko, would you excuse me, I had better try and find her." |
| "I did a self-introduction too." | |
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| The girl still doesn't say a word, but simple stares at me, wide-eyed.
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| 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." | |
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| Hisao
| | HISAO: "Um, what's going on?" |
| "So, er... what's your name?" | |
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| Purple-haired girl
| | LILLY: "I'm sorry, but I'll have to explain it to you some other time." |
| "H... [[Hanako Ikezawa|Hanako]]..." | |
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| 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..." |
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| Somehow I think that my "delinquent" impression of her was wrong.
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| Hisao
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| "Hanako, eh? So what are you reading?"
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| 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." |
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| She must have noticed me staring before.
| | HISAO: "I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this place." |
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| Hisao
| | HISAO: "Did I do something wrong?" |
| "Life of Pi? I've never heard of it before. What's it about?" | |
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| Hanako
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| "A boy... and a tiger..."
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| "...on a boat..."
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| I can see this taking sometime.
| | YUUKO: "What did you do?" |
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| "Sounds interesting. Is it any good?"
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| She nods from behind the book, but stays silent.
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| She looks kinda tense. A bit like Yuuko earlier, but in a different way. More like... petrified with terror, I'd say.
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| 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." |
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| The only way out of this, as far as I can tell, is to try to get a normal conversation going.
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| "Is it a library book? I'm looking for new ones to read, but there's just so many..."
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| Hanako
| | "Yuuko sighs and looks awfully bothered, even more so than she did before." |
| "N-no. It's mine." | |
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| Hisao
| | YUUKO: "I guess you weren't “wrong” so much as “tactless.”" |
| "Oh. So... do you come here often?" | |
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| | HISAO: "Tactless?" |
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| 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.
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| Uh-oh. Did she interpret my lame attempt at small talk as a feeble attempt to pick her up?
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| 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..." | |
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| Hanako
| | HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?" |
| "I..." | |
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| Hanako
| | YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think." |
| "I... I..." | |
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| Hisao
| | "Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here." |
| "I...?" | |
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| Hanako
| | "Everyone has their own problems, or else they wouldn't be here." |
| "Ivegottogodosomething!" | |
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| Without warning, Hanako takes off and runs towards the counter.
| | "Perhaps I was being a little tactless after all." |
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| 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.
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| By the time I reach the counter she is nowhere to be seen.
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| Lilly and [[Yuuko Shirakawa|Yuuko]] are happily chatting away.
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| 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." |
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| 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?" | |
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| "Um, maybe... what did she look like?"
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| "Long, dark hair. Kinda shy. She had... well... some scars... on her... face."
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| Lilly
| | YUUKO: "Well, she is a very timid girl." |
| "You wouldn't be talking about Hanako, would you?" | |
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| 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." | |
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| Lilly
| | HISAO: "Isn't that a bit... strange?" |
| "Oh dear. Yuuko, would you excuse me, I had better try and find her." | |
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| Yuuko
| | YUUKO: "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think." |
| "S-sure. I'll just hold onto these until you come back." | |
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| Hisao
| | "Yuuko doesn't sound all that convincing. Then again, maybe this is just the norm around here." |
| "Um, what's going on?" | |
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| 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." | |
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| "Right. I'll see you later then..."
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| Lilly hastily grabs her cane and hurries out of the library, leaving me alone with Yuuko.
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| "I don't think I'll ever get the hang of this place."
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| 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?" | |
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| Yuuko
| | HISAO: "Like I was supposed to be ignoring the elephant in the room." |
| "What did you do?" | |
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| "Nothing! I was just looking for some books and then she got this fit and ran off."
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| "The most offending thing I can think of was that I might've looked at her general direction a few times."
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| Yuuko | | "Yuuko fidgets, looking like she wants to say something to that, but resists it." |
| "Well, she is a very timid girl."
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| | 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." | |
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| 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?" | |
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| "I wonder... It's just how she is, I think."
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| | 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." | |
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| "Like I was supposed to be ignoring the elephant in the room."
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| "I think it's an elephant only if you feel that way."
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| I guess she doesn't have a good sense of self-restraint. It makes me smile, and she blushes heavily.
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| | 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?" | |
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| | 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." | |
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| Neither of us has anything to add so Yuuko fills the silence by shuffling some papers around.
| | HISAO: "...I'll just go get them." |
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| 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." |
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| "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."
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| | YUUKO: "Wow. You read a lot, don't you?" |
| "...I'll just go get them." | |
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| | 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?" | |
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| | YUUKO: "I see." |
| "I surprise myself with that too, honestly. At least, when I really think about it." | |
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| | "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." | |
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| | "I guess this is what they call “tact.”" |
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| [[Category:Act 1 Transcripts]] | | [[Category:Act 1 Transcripts]] |
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: "..."
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(Only said if Hisao introduced himself in Gateway Effect)
HISAO: "I did a self-introduction too."
"..."
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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."
stop music fadeout 8.0
"..."
"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."
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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!"
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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
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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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