Diminuendo/Transcript

NARRATOR: "We slowly walk back to the house, holding each other tightly as we take a seat inside. Lilly leans her head onto my shoulder as I put my arm around her waist. Neither of us has any want to break the silence. With her eyes shut it's hard to work out whether she's fallen asleep. Not that I mind: the warmth of her body leaning against me, the softness of her hand delicately held in mine... For a long, long time we sit leaning against one another, sharing our warmth and feelings as night eventually begins to settle in. Lilly's gentle, soft voice ends the silence."

LILLY: "Thank you, Hisao."

HISAO: "Thank you?"

LILLY: "For returning my feelings."

HISAO: "Did you think I wouldn't?"

LILLY: "There was the possibility."

NARRATOR: "I take a deep breath in thought. That much was only my fault."

HISAO: "It's funny, actually. I was thinking of telling you about my own feelings sometime soon. I guess, in that way, you saved me the effort."

NARRATOR: "She raises her head a little and gives a tiny, amused giggle. I smile at how earnest it is, so girlish in its lightness. She collects herself soon afterward, her hair resting against my shoulder."

HISAO: "Feeling a bit better?"

NARRATOR: "She gives a small nod."

LILLY: "You are thoughtful, Hisao. That's why I like you."

HISAO: "I'm sorry I'm like this. As much as I didn't want to make you concerned for me, I couldn't do anything to prevent it."

show lilly basic_concerned_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "Don't apologize for it. Please don't."

HISAO: "Lilly?"

show lilly basic_reminisce_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "Have I ever apologized for my blindness, even once? You can't help the way you were born, Hisao. There's no point in apologizing for who you are."

NARRATOR: "She says this with surprising conviction. In the end, it was perhaps this mentality which spurred her to befriend me in such a short time, in addition to her motherly instincts."

NARRATOR: "She did seem to become trusting very quickly, but I'd never questioned why. Now it seems obvious that she did so to help me as I went through one of the lowest points of my life."

NARRATOR: "I move to respond, but cut myself off as I feel her fingers run gently through my hair. I feel their soft and delicate touch moving downwards to trace the contours of my face, her palm finally settling on my cheek."

show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "You are a beautiful person, Hisao. Please, don't ever apologize for that."

NARRATOR: "For a moment, I'm utterly speechless. I slowly bend my head down, placing a tender kiss on her light, voluminous hair."

HISAO: "We're a couple of right old fools, aren't we?"

show lilly basic_cheerful_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "...We are."

NARRATOR: "After a long calm, she speaks again."

show lilly basic_smile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "Hisao?"

HISAO: "Yes?"

show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "I..."

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show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "I wouldn't mind if you..."

NARRATOR: "I feel her hand tensing under mine, trembling slightly. My mouth opens, but try as I might I can't formulate a response to her proposition."

HISAO: "Lilly..."

NARRATOR: "Before I can say another word, she slips her hand from under mine and tenderly holds the side of my face once more."

show lilly basic_pout_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "Please."

NARRATOR: "I give a peaceful smile, holding her hand against my cheek as I nod a single time."

HISAO: "Okay."

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show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_close_ss with charachange

NARRATOR: "As I look into her eyes, she leans towards me. Her delicate lips touch mine as she guides herself with her hand."

NARRATOR: "She breaks off not a second later, faintly smiling."

show lilly basic_smile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "I love you, Hisao."

show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_close_ss with charachange

NARRATOR: "We kiss again, this time with both of us meeting the other."

NARRATOR: "While the previous kiss was one of love, this is one of lust, our tongues meeting and our breathing heavy. After precious seconds we part, both our faces well and truly flushed."

NARRATOR: "Both of us bring our fingers to our lips in unison, recalling that fleeting feeling, rapidly becoming buried both by our urges and bashfulness."

show lilly basic_pout_cas_close_ss with charachange

NARRATOR: "Lilly is the first to shift uncomfortably, though."

HISAO: "What is it?"

show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "Should we... get more comfortable?"

HISAO: "Hmm? Ah, o-okay..."

NARRATOR: "Now that she mentions it, this futon would be a bit too narrow to do much on. Considering the thoughts running through both our minds, it's no small wonder one of us has any measure of foresight left."

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HISAO:de lilly with vpunch

NARRATOR: "I take her hands and guide her sideways as I move, the brief and awkward dance ending with both of us tentatively sitting on the floor opposite each other."

NARRATOR: "As I reach forward to pull her top up, she stops after she moves her hands to do the same."

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LILLY: "You're shaking..."

NARRATOR: "I pause for a moment and look at my hands."

NARRATOR: "Sure enough, they're quivering slightly. Whether it's from nervousness or excitement, I'm not sure."

HISAO: "Uh... I guess I am."

show lilly basic_weaksmile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "So you're as nervous as I am, then?"

NARRATOR: "I withdraw my hands and sigh, steadying myself. We have plenty of time, so there's no need to rush this."

HISAO: "Sorry. It's my first time, so I'm a bit..."

show lilly basic_cheerfulblush_cas_close_ss with charachange

NARRATOR: "She giggles shakily, all but confirming what I reasonably deduced by now."

show lilly basic_smile_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "It's the same for me. I'm happy... we could share this together."

NARRATOR: "I match her smile twofold, leaning forward and taking her body in my arms as she reaches to hug me back."

HISAO: "I love you, Lilly."

show lilly basic_smileclosed_cas_close_ss with charachange

LILLY: "You already said that."

NARRATOR: "I can't help grinning. Even in such a situation, she still has her wits about her."

HISAO:de lilly with charaexit

NARRATOR: "Breaking our embrace, we decide to take off our own clothing. While it's easier this way, I don't doubt it's just an attempt to distract ourselves from our nerves."

NARRATOR: "With slightly stiff hands, I begin to slide the first button out from my shirt."

NARRATOR: "Once we remove the last of our clothes, which end up haphazardly piled behind us, my breath is taken by the sight in front of me."

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show lilly behind_reminisce_nak_ss with charaenter

NARRATOR: "Her long, shapely legs, full hips and her breasts, plump but dainty... her slightly blushing face, delicate and reserved, is framed by the bangs of her hair."

NARRATOR: "Her hands, tightly held behind her, only serve to further accentuate her chest. Her tall and pale body is beautiful when bared."

NARRATOR: "This girl in front of me, reserved yet playful, astute yet hospitable, is the girl I've fallen in love with."

NARRATOR: "I lean forward, delicately taking her shoulders in my hands."

show lilly behind_listen_nak_close_ss with charachange

NARRATOR: "As I do, she brings her hands to my chest. With a slightly uneven breath, we lean into a deep kiss."

NARRATOR: "I feel one of Lilly's hands slowly slide up to my shoulder, it and her head very gently moving forwards. Assuming her intent, I lean back onto the floor."

HISAO: "Ah..."

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NARRATOR: "She lowers herself beside me, one hand stroking my hair as the other moves across my chest. The feeling of her breast against it is enough to excite me."

NARRATOR: "This must be her way of taking in what I've already seen of her; despite her lack of sight, she engraves every detail of my bare body and chest into her mind."

NARRATOR: "When her middle finger falls into the slight recess of my chest scar, a lingering effect of my operation so many months ago, she slowly runs her hand down its length."

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LILLY: "This is..."

HISAO: "The scar, from my surgery. They had to do this in order to operate on my heart."

NARRATOR: "For a moment she's lost for words, the idea of such extensive scarring adding a new worry for her. Her expression changes from curiosity to apprehension."

LILLY: "Should we... really be doing this kind of thing...?"

NARRATOR: "Those words bother me beyond what is rational. Lilly's face breaks my heart more than even her words possibly could, yet I don't even know the answer to her question."

NARRATOR: "I can't let this condition dominate me forever. It may not even be medically advisable, but I outright refuse to live my life in such a prison."

HISAO: "It's okay, Lilly. This much will be okay."

show evh lilly_handjob_chest_normal with charachange

NARRATOR: "Her troubled expression holds for a moment longer, but she eventually acquiesces, her hand moving to my lower chest and then my thigh."

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NARRATOR: "With a look of slight surprise, she slowly moves her hands downwards, her breath catching as she brushes the side of my lower hair."

NARRATOR: "She tentatively moves her hand sideways, delicately touching the most honest part of my body."

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LILLY: "Th... this is..."

HISAO: "Y-yeah."

NARRATOR: "Our nervousness peaks as the act begins, her hand gently patting up and down as lightly as if it would break if breathed upon."

NARRATOR: "I'm not sure whether it's just to steady myself or because I want to steady her, but I take my free hand and hold the side of her face in it. The feeling of her hair and soft skin is nice, and it seems to lighten her mood a bit."

NARRATOR: "The mere fact that I'm being touched by her is surprisingly erotic. I feel my body relaxing as I submit to the pleasure overwhelming me."

NARRATOR: "Long minutes pass in almost total silence, our heavy breathing the only sound to be heard in the house. Lilly's fingers stop affectionately stroking my hair and she opens her lips once again."

show evh lilly_handjob_stroke_flustopen_small with charachange

LILLY: "Hisao..."

NARRATOR: "I wait a second for the rest of the sentence, but none is forthcoming. She may be trying to take the lead, but she's still incredibly nervous."

NARRATOR: "I can't help smiling as I stroke her hair from her face a couple of times, reassuring her. As nervous as she may be, I'm thankful that Lilly's taking the lead. I'd probably be just as anxious as she if I were attending to her."

show evh lilly_handjob_stroke_normopen_small with charachange

HISAO: "Okay."

NARRATOR: "She pauses a moment before giving a small nod, sitting up and shifting her legs over mine. Once again my breath is stolen by the magnificent sight of her body over mine."

show evh lilly_cowgirl_smile_small with whiteout

NARRATOR: "I can only look on frozen as she delicately lowers herself, resting her reddened lips over me. She slowly begins to move her hips downwards, her softness enveloping my consciousness."

show evh lilly_cowgirl_weaksmile_small with charachange

NARRATOR: "She takes a deep breath to collect herself, her face remaining steady. With her hands taking in my body in lieu of sight, the intimate situation muddles her usual efforts to compensate for lack of eye contact."

NARRATOR: "She gradually lowers herself onto me, her knees and hands supporting her as she does. Her entire body tenses as I enter, her expression obviously one of stifled pain."

NARRATOR: "Despite that, I can't help savoring the soft, warm feeling enveloping my consciousness, the surge of pleasure overcoming all my senses."

NARRATOR: "The last vestiges of it all but disappear inside her while her nails slightly scrape into my chest in an effort to stop herself from yelping in pain. A pained moan, too much for her to suppress completely, escapes from her lips."

NARRATOR: "As I open my mouth to comfort her, I see the barely visible red drops from between her legs."

HISAO: "Lilly, if it's too much..."

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NARRATOR: "She clenches her mouth tightly, quickly and forcefully shaking her head from side to side in defiance. After a couple of seconds she relaxes her body slightly, though she's still obviously far from being comfortable."

LILLY: "I... it's okay... I'm okay."

scene evh lilly_cowgirl_frown_small with charachange

NARRATOR: "She swallows hard, trying to collect herself."

NARRATOR: "Lifting herself slowly and bringing herself back down, she relaxes a little more as the feelings of pleasure begin to overtake those of pain."

scene evh lilly_cowgirl_strain_small with charachange

NARRATOR: "Her breathing starts to match the same ragged patterns as mine, her body moving almost teasingly slowly. She looks as if she's slowly beginning to enjoy the act, my feelings finally reaching her."

NARRATOR: "I'm not sure if she's keeping herself at this speed for her sake or for mine, but either way... with this slow and steady pace, I think I can... keep my body in check. It's funny, in a way, that even now I'm depending on her."

NARRATOR: "For us to be joined together like this, our feelings so close... it makes me glad. To be sharing our first moment together like this... is an almost... overwhelming... feeling..."

HISAO: "I love you... Lilly..."

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LILLY: "Hisao... Hisao...!"

NARRATOR: "I can feel her body tensing, her breathing and movements becoming steadily less carefully controlled. I'm happy to be making her feel so good, but as my thoughts become increasingly focused, I can feel myself rapidly nearing my limit."

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NARRATOR: "Control of my body is instantaneously wrested from my mind as I grit my teeth hard, a loud moan escaping as I climax and my hips hit hers. Her body hunches over at the same moment, her breasts touching on my chest."

NARRATOR: "We stay locked in all-encompassing ecstasy for a brief moment, my mind completely taken by the feeling for a precious few seconds."

scene evh lilly_cowgirl_weaksmile_small with charachange

NARRATOR: "It ends all too soon and our bodies collapse in exhaustion with Lilly barely staying on top of me."

NARRATOR: "I lifelessly manage to wrap my arms around her limp, sweating body, and for minutes we simply lay there, silently savoring the contact with each other while we recover from the experience."

NARRATOR: "Neither of us had thought ourselves prepared for such a thing, of that much I'm certain."

NARRATOR: "Entirely drained, far past the point of conversation, I look at her tired face. It looks as if the exertion, both physical and mental, has almost forced her to the verge of collapse."

HISAO: "I love you, Lilly."

scene evh lilly_cowgirl_smile_small with charachange

NARRATOR: "She nods weakly, rubbing my hair with her left hand. If we could simply remain together like this for an eternity, it would be a paradise like no other."

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NARRATOR: "After being woken by a sound, I open my eyes with a measure of reluctance."

NARRATOR: "Turning my head to the left, I find the rain outside sweeps against the windows loudly. Spray after wind-blown spray lashes against the glass, as if trying its hardest to make up for the summer's previous heat."

NARRATOR: "I sit up in the futon, holding the back of my neck to try and subdue the pain from my awkward sleeping position."

NARRATOR: "By all accounts I should be lamenting the turn in the weather, given that this is our last day here. The events of yesterday refuse to stop flooding my mind, though."

NARRATOR: "The feeling of holding Lilly's crying body in my arms. The rush of lust and hormones that flowed through us as we spent the night together. It seems almost futile to try and rationalize everything that happened."

NARRATOR: "In an attempt to distract myself, I groan and lean over to retrieve my bag without standing. Pulling out one bottle after another, I take the daily regimen's worth of pills from their containers and swallow them without further ado."

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n "\n\n\n\nIt took a surprisingly short amount of time to get used to swallowing pills without water. That said, I suppose the same thing goes for getting used to living in a school for disabled students."

n "Remembering Yamaku, I become all the more grateful for having the chance to get away, even if it's just for the shortest of times."

n "I appreciate the chance to spend time alone with Lilly and Hanako, away from the bustle of school life, even considering the latest complications."

n "I never thought I'd say it, but the idea of living away from the city in a nice, tranquil area is an inviting one. It's a thought that, barely a year ago, would have seemed simply ludicrous."

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NARRATOR: "A flash of pink, no doubt Hanako's gown, peeks from around the corner. Realizing I must look a sight since I've only just woken up, I slap the remaining pills into my mouth and run a hand through my hair."

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HANAKO: "Good morning, Hisao."

HISAO: "Ah, go— ack!"

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NARRATOR: "I reply to her completely forgetting that I'm in the middle of swallowing a particularly large pill. Coughing and spluttering, I violently gag on it."

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HANAKO: "Ah, Hisao!"

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NARRATOR: "After sputtering loudly and tapping my chest a couple of times to force it down, I manage to recover."

HISAO: "I'm fine. Sorry, forgot I was swallowing."

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show hanagown distant_rn with charachange

HANAKO: "Sorry, I didn't mean to—"

NARRATOR: "I hold my hand up, gesturing for Hanako to stop."

HISAO: "I gagged. It's my fault. 'Morning, Hanako."

NARRATOR: "She pauses a moment before bowing in reply."

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NARRATOR: "Walking, no, staggering in behind Hanako is the familiar figure of Lilly, also dressed in her pajamas. With her eyes full of sleep and hair bedraggled, she's a sight to behold."

HISAO: "Hi, Lilly."

show lilly basic_weaksmile_paj_rn at twoleft with charaenter

LILLY: "Good morning... Hisao."

NARRATOR: "For a while, a silence hangs in the air as neither of us knows what to do."

NARRATOR: "Given what happened last night, we both have more than enough reason to be finding the situation awkward; just how are we meant to react to meeting each other after something like... that?"

NARRATOR: "The best course of action would probably be to talk to Lilly alone, to set things in order."

HISAO: "Um, I'll... start making breakfast."

NARRATOR: "Lilly evidently catches on to my train of thought."

show lilly basic_smileclosed_paj_rn with charachange

LILLY: "I'll help. Hanako, could you set the table?"

NARRATOR: "She nods, her head disappearing into a cupboard as she quickly goes about her assigned task."

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NARRATOR: "I rub a little more sleep out of my eyes as I wander over to the fridge and take out some milk, and Lilly grabs various brightly colored boxes from some of the lower cupboards to my side."

NARRATOR: "While we make the rather bland-looking meal, I whisper somewhat more quietly than usual. Knowing Lilly's hearing, she won't have any trouble catching what I say."

HISAO: "Are you okay, Lilly? After last night..."

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NARRATOR: "She gives a delicate nod, her expression weak."

NARRATOR: "Though her tiredness surely plays a part, she seems genuinely unsure about what's happened between us, and how to move ahead. I can't say I blame her, considering my feelings are the same."

show lilly basic_sad_paj_rn with charachange

LILLY: "I'm sorry, Hisao. I wasn't thinking straight yesterday. I never stopped to consider you or Hanako, and I even went as far as..."

NARRATOR: "She's winding herself up. With her hands and voice both tightening, I give her a gentle bump to try and lighten up the situation."

HISAO: "You don't have to apologize. I said I liked you as well, after all."

show lilly basic_oops_paj_rn with charachange

LILLY: "But I..."

NARRATOR: "As her composure begins to falter, it becomes obvious there's no alternative."

show lilly basic_sad_paj_close_rn with characlose

NARRATOR: "Turning to Lilly, I gently embrace her tall frame. She offers no resistance at all, thankfully pulling back, just, from the edge of her emotions."

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NARRATOR: "Despite our reassuring embrace lasting only a matter of seconds, I notice Hanako wordlessly watching. The plate in her hand hovers inches above the table, her action halted midway by the sight."

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NARRATOR: "The clatter of utensils against plates is the only sound to be heard as we silently eat. Whereas before only two of us may have been unsure of ourselves, the entire situation has changed."

NARRATOR: "After weeks of blissful friendship, whiling away the days with shared meals and chatter with little meaning, the relationship of Lilly and I, no, that of all of us, has irreversibly changed."

NARRATOR: "I can't take this."

HISAO: "Lilly..."

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show lilly basic_listen_paj_rn with charachange

NARRATOR: "She solemnly nods, gently laying her spoon onto the plate in front of her. Neither of us knows exactly how we regard each other, let alone how Hanako would view us."

show lilly basic_weaksmile_paj_rn with charachange

LILLY: "This might seem abrupt but... I've confessed to Hisao."

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NARRATOR: "For a moment, Hanako looks almost confused; precisely the reaction I'd thought she would have. She eventually nods, her spoon still in her mouth as she does."

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HANAKO: "Did you accept?"

HISAO: "I did."

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NARRATOR: "She gives a smile so large, and so earnest, I find myself blushing. I think it's the brightest I've ever seen her expression look."

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HANAKO: "Then I'm happy. I'm really, really happy."

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LILLY: "I'm sorry for not telling you anything about it before. Things have been..."

NARRATOR: "Hanako shakes her head from side to side emphatically, apparently forgetting in her rush that Lilly couldn't possibly notice."

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NARRATOR: "She begins fiddling with her fingers, looking a little more nervous than she did before."

HANAKO: "To be honest, I began to think you might like each other a while ago. At first I didn't really know what to think about it... but I..."

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HANAKO: "I decided in the end that... if my friends are happy, then I'm happy."

HANAKO: "I was really glad to have another friend when we met Hisao, so you finding love through him is even better... right?"

NARRATOR: "A feeling of relief at her acceptance of our relationship falls over me like a wave. The same happens to Lilly, judging by her expression."

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LILLY: "Thank you, Hanako. I really appreciate you being so understanding."

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NARRATOR: "Lilly's voice still sounds slightly apologetic, or at least unsure. This doesn't escape Hanako, who appears lost in thought for a few moments before turning to me."

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HANAKO: "Hisao, do you mind if me and Lilly go outside for a bit?"

HISAO: "Ah, no, feel free..."

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LILLY: "Hanako?"

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HISAO:de lilly HISAO:de hanagown with charaexit

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NARRATOR: "Hanako gets up from her seat, taking Lilly's hand and almost dragging her from the table in her excitement. Considering Lilly's typically slow and steady pace, Hanako's haste makes her footing awkward and she almost loses her balance a couple of times."

NARRATOR: "It's a pretty amusing sight, leaving me wordless as I watch them disappear out the door. It's only now that I realize the rain's stopped, being replaced by a sky seemingly all the more vivid and bright to make up for the morning's drab gray expanse."

NARRATOR: "For Hanako, this must be a pretty big revelation. Lilly and I are really the only people she associates with, almost as if we were parents in her own's stead."

NARRATOR: "I suppose that might well be the best way to describe the relationship we share. A father, mother and daughter, all playing around in our little make-believe family as if it could last forever."

NARRATOR: "It might be a strange dynamic, and one that certainly can't last for long... but maybe, just for this one small moment, it's okay."

NARRATOR: "As I stand from the table and go to join Lilly and Hanako in the fields outside, I nod to myself in affirmation."

NARRATOR: "This one small moment of happiness, no matter how brief, will last with me, with all of us, forever."

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