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label en_E14: THE FIRST MORNING AFTER | |||
scene bg school_dormhisao | |||
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play music music_pearly fadein 1.5 | |||
NARRATOR: "A night of restlessness has left me feeling fairly groggy this morning." | |||
NARRATOR: "The events of the previous day keep intruding upon my mind." | |||
NARRATOR: "The memory of how Emi felt against me." | |||
NARRATOR: "The memory of our wrestling match." | |||
NARRATOR: "And most bothersome, the memory of her nightmare." | |||
NARRATOR: "She was in so much pain." | |||
NARRATOR: "I can't stop wondering what it must be like for her to wake up with nobody there." | |||
scene bg school_dormbathroom | |||
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NARRATOR: "The shower shocks me awake with hot water." | |||
NARRATOR: "Awake, but still worried." | |||
NARRATOR: "What will happen today?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Will things just go back to normal?" | |||
NARRATOR: "End of the episode, back to the status quo?" | |||
NARRATOR: "There was a connection yesterday." | |||
NARRATOR: "Something that nearly pushed us past the boundaries of normal friendship." | |||
NARRATOR: "Would that have been so bad?" | |||
NARRATOR: "My mind goes back to the look in Emi's eyes after our pillowfight." | |||
NARRATOR: "It almost seemed like she was daring me to go on." | |||
NARRATOR: "Almost." | |||
NARRATOR: "But I can't know for sure." | |||
NARRATOR: "Anyway, the track captain's probably first in her affections." | |||
NARRATOR: "But even as I say that, my mind is already snorting derisively." | |||
NARRATOR: "I'm just looking for an excuse." | |||
NARRATOR: "A reason for everything to go wrong." | |||
NARRATOR: "A reason to not try." | |||
NARRATOR: "It's not as if I've even seen the two of them together outside of track practice." | |||
NARRATOR: "And clearly he's never visited." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi said as much herself." | |||
NARRATOR: "If they were close, surely he'd visit." | |||
NARRATOR: "I'm such a wuss." | |||
NARRATOR: "I ought to just go for it anyway, damn the consequences." | |||
NARRATOR: "That's what Emi would do, I think." | |||
NARRATOR: "Hell, I {b}know{/b} that's what she'd do." | |||
NARRATOR: "Which is partially why I'm convinced there's no interest on her end." | |||
NARRATOR: "She hasn't acted either." | |||
NARRATOR: "Maybe because of this track captain." | |||
NARRATOR: "It's possible she's got a bit of an unrequited crush thing going on." | |||
NARRATOR: "But who would be able to clarify their relationship?" | |||
NARRATOR: "It sure as hell can't be Emi." | |||
NARRATOR: "She'd probably just laugh and ask why I wanted to know...and I'm not ready to answer that yet." | |||
NARRATOR: "Rin... Rin would probably just give me some cryptic answer or something." | |||
NARRATOR: "And then with my luck, she'd just ask Emi, who would ask me why I wanted to know, and I've already covered that problem." | |||
NARRATOR: "I wonder..." | |||
NARRATOR: "Could I get away with asking the nurse?" | |||
NARRATOR: "He seems pretty protective of Emi." | |||
NARRATOR: "I'm sure he'd know if something was up..." | |||
NARRATOR: "And he owes me for not letting Emi know he forgot to tell me about her being ill, so he'll keep quiet." | |||
NARRATOR: "What if he asks me why I want to know, though?" | |||
NARRATOR: "I can shake him off. Just say I'm curious as a friend." | |||
NARRATOR: "He'll buy that, won't he?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Of course!" | |||
NARRATOR: "That's settled, then." | |||
NARRATOR: "After the run, I'll talk to him while Emi's waiting outside the office." | |||
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#Shift to the track | |||
NARRATOR: "There's no sign of Emi when I arrive at the track." | |||
NARRATOR: "Is she still too ill?" | |||
NARRATOR: "I decide to give her ten minutes." | |||
NARRATOR: "I'm a little early, and she was ill yesterday, so if she takes a while to show up it shouldn't be surprising." | |||
NARRATOR: "Still, I'd hate to just waste my time, so I occupy myself by stretching and pacing back and forth anxiously." | |||
NARRATOR: "What if I went too far yesterday?" | |||
NARRATOR: "What if she doesn't come because she's embarrassed?" | |||
NARRATOR: "What if..." | |||
EMI: "You're early again, Hisao!" | |||
EMI: "I'm impressed!" | |||
NARRATOR: "Just like that, I feel some of the tension leaving my body." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi seems to be bright and cheerful as usual, with no sign that she'd even been ill the other day, much less had a less-than restful sleep." | |||
NARRATOR: "Still, I have to ask." | |||
HISAO: "Sleep well last night?" | |||
NARRATOR: "It's just a throwaway question. Small talk." | |||
NARRATOR: "The sort of thing people ask someone they bump into in the cafe while getting their morning coffee." | |||
NARRATOR: "But not for us. At least, not for me." | |||
NARRATOR: "I don't know if Emi realizes that I'm actually concerned about how well she slept last night, but the question does give her pause." | |||
NARRATOR: "After a short pondering that seems genuine, she nods." | |||
EMI: "Yep! Sure did!" | |||
NARRATOR: "Was it because of me?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Did I actually help?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Or are you just saying that to get me to stop asking questions?" | |||
HISAO: "Good to hear." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi grins and begins warming up." | |||
EMI: "So, ready to begin?" | |||
HISAO: "Pfft, am I ready? Of course I'm ready! I was born ready!" | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi laughs at my bravado and we take off running." | |||
NARRATOR: "I keep a steady pace the whole time, breathing steadily." | |||
NARRATOR: "I still feel dead at the end, but at least I don't gasp like a fish out of water now." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi is positively beaming after the run today." | |||
EMI: "Nice job, Hisao!" | |||
EMI: "You're improving!" | |||
EMI: "You'll be half as fast as me in no time!" | |||
NARRATOR: "This last line is delivered with a teasing grin that I've grown all too used to." | |||
HISAO: "How exciting!" | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi begins to run her sprints while I take a cool-down lap." | |||
NARRATOR: "She's really pushing herself today." | |||
NARRATOR: "By the time I'm done with my lap, she's laying across one of the bleachers, looking exhausted." | |||
HISAO: "Goodness me, not pushing it a little too much today, are you?" | |||
HISAO: "You did just have a cold, you'll recall." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi gives an annoyed snort and sits up." | |||
EMI: "Bah! I'm just trying to make up for lost time, that's all." | |||
EMI: "I went twice as hard today, you know." | |||
EMI: "A good run always gets the kinks out, you know." | |||
EMI: "Clears the mind, too." | |||
HISAO: "Oh?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi nods vigorously." | |||
EMI: "Yep! It's a great outlet for that sort of thing." | |||
NARRATOR: "She does not explain further, and I don't ask." | |||
NARRATOR: "I suspect I know the real reason she went so hard today." | |||
NARRATOR: "Being sick had nothing to do with it." | |||
NARRATOR: "Something's bothering her." | |||
NARRATOR: "Maybe the nightmare. Maybe something else." | |||
NARRATOR: "But it's not my place to pry." | |||
NARRATOR: "She'd tell me if she wanted me to know." | |||
HISAO: "I'm sure that comes in useful." | |||
EMI: "You have no idea." | |||
NARRATOR: "The sincerity in her voice confirms my suspicion." | |||
NARRATOR: "The only problem is..." | |||
NARRATOR: "Even though I know she'd tell me if she wanted me to know, I still want to know." | |||
HISAO: "Something on your mind, then?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi doesn't seem surprised by my question." | |||
NARRATOR: "Instead, she shrugs." | |||
EMI: "Nah, it's nothing worth getting worried about." | |||
NARRATOR: "She seems as if she's trying to convince herself as much as she's convincing me." | |||
NARRATOR: "I open my mouth to ask if yesterday is responsible for her current state of mind, but think better of it." | |||
NARRATOR: "Too much risk of her taking the question the wrong way." | |||
NARRATOR: "Besides, I'm not even sure myself what to think about yesterday." | |||
NARRATOR: "Really I can only get about as far as how it felt to have Emi sleeping next to me before my brain shuts down." | |||
NARRATOR: "Having her before me now, covered in sweat and looking wryly at me, she's making it difficult to think." | |||
HISAO: "Yeah, I hear you." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi glances at her watch." | |||
EMI: "We'd better hurry to see the nurse." | |||
EMI: "We're running short on time." | |||
HISAO: "Aren't we always?" | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi laughs at this, a dry chuckle that seems most un-Emi-like." | |||
EMI: "Too true." | |||
NARRATOR: "For a brief moment, she looks old, worn down by some old hurt." | |||
NARRATOR: "But just like yesterday I can almost see her shouldering the burden and straightening up slightly." | |||
NARRATOR: "And then she's back to being Emi again." | |||
EMI: "Come on then Hisao. Race ya!" | |||
NARRATOR: "With a sudden smile, she darts off." | |||
HISAO: "Hey! No fair!" | |||
NARRATOR: "I take off after her, knowing I won't catch her but not caring." | |||
NARRATOR: "Even if there's no chance of catching her, I'll still run after her." | |||
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#Shift to Nurse-kun's office | |||
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NARRATOR: "Emi's waiting for me at the door as I arrive." | |||
EMI: "Well well, look who's finally shown up!" | |||
HISAO: "Yeah, yeah." | |||
HISAO: "Enjoy your victory while you can." | |||
NARRATOR: "Emi grins as the nurse pokes his head out of the door." | |||
NURSE: "Well, there you are." | |||
NURSE: "Come on in, Hisao." | |||
NARRATOR: "In what has become a familiar routine by now, he checks my blood pressure and my heart-rate." | |||
NURSE: "A bit fast today, isn't it?" | |||
HISAO: "Yeah, I kind of raced Emi here." | |||
NARRATOR: "The nurse laughs." | |||
NURSE: "That's never a good idea!" | |||
NARRATOR: "He leans in to whisper to me in a conspiratory manner." | |||
NURSE: "I don't know if you've heard... but Emi's a bit of a track star." | |||
NARRATOR: "I reel back in mock surprise." | |||
HISAO: "Really? She never mentioned it before!" | |||
NARRATOR: "The two of us share a laugh at the idea of Emi being quiet about her athletic activities." | |||
NURSE: "She do okay today?" | |||
NURSE: "Cold seem to bother her?" | |||
HISAO: "Why don't you ask her?" | |||
NARRATOR: "He rolls his eyes in exasperation." | |||
NURSE: "Of course I'm going to ask her too, but she'll tell me that she didn't have any problems regardless of whether or not she did." | |||
NURSE: "So I'm asking you, because you're her friend and would probably tell me if she had trouble today." | |||
NARRATOR: "When he puts it that way, it makes a lot more sense." | |||
HISAO: "She seemed pretty good today, if a little more tired than usual." | |||
HISAO: "She was already feeling better when I dropped by yesterday, so I'm not that surprised." | |||
NARRATOR: "The nurse nods, though I notice he tenses slightly when I mention yesterday's visit." | |||
NURSE: "Well, that's good to hear." | |||
NURSE: "I figured it was just a 24 hour thing." | |||
NURSE: "Emi tends to recover quickly from colds and the like." | |||
HISAO: "Hey, speaking of Emi..." | |||
HISAO: "Are she and the track captain...? Well, you know." | |||
NARRATOR: "A look of suspicion crosses his face." | |||
NURSE: "Why do you ask?" | |||
HISAO: "Well, it's just that they seem kind of close, and I was just curious, you know?" | |||
HISAO: "And I'd never ask her, because that would be kind of embarrassing." | |||
NARRATOR: "So far, so good. Now to really sell it." | |||
HISAO: "Besides, I think they'd make a cute couple." | |||
NARRATOR: "The nurse laughs." | |||
NURSE: "Well, I don't suppose you're the first to think that." | |||
NURSE: "But I think I can say with some certainty that the two of them will never do anything like that." | |||
HISAO: "Certainty?" | |||
NURSE: "Yep." | |||
NURSE: "Not that I could tell you, of course." | |||
NURSE: "Confidentiality and all that." | |||
HISAO: "Yeah right, you just like holding a secret over my head." | |||
NARRATOR: "He grins widely." | |||
NURSE: "That too." | |||
NURSE: "Right. Get out of here." | |||
NURSE: "I'm a busy man, you know." | |||
NARRATOR: "I roll my eyes at his last statement and head out the door, motioning to Emi to go in." | |||
NARRATOR: "The whole time, I'm trying to keep from doing a celebratory dance." | |||
NURSE: "The two of them will never do anything like that." | |||
NARRATOR: "That's precisely the sort of thing I wanted to hear." | |||
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NARRATOR: "I'm half-tempted to make some sort of a move on Emi right now, but I think the nurse would probably disapprove." | |||
NARRATOR: "Besides, I still don't know exactly how Emi feels about me." | |||
NARRATOR: "I mean it's obvious that she cares about me as a friend, but something more than that?" | |||
NARRATOR: "I can't be certain." | |||
NARRATOR: "Even so, I can't help but feel hopeful." | |||
NARRATOR: "I just need to figure out a good time to tell Emi exactly how I feel." | |||
NARRATOR: "That puzzle should keep me occupied for the rest of the day, at least." | |||
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