Marmalade Boy Volume 5, Chapter 5 pages 153-188 Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida Additional translation by : Paul Hirose Yutaka Sasagawa Additional editing by: Chris Rijk Jeanne Hedge Last revision : 02-16-97 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu --------------------------------------------------- p 153 1 [View of a spacious park. People sit on the grass or walk about.] Miki: [off] Ahhhh, feels good! It's finally turned into the season where we can bask in the sun at the park, huh? 2 [Yuu lies on his back on the grass, head resting back on his hands, smiling at the sky. Miki sits beside him, also smiling.] 3 [Yuu glances over at her left wrist.] Yuu: Ohh? 4 [Filler art. Miki winks.] --------------------------------------------------- p 154 1 [He picks up her hand to look at it closely.] Yuu: This bracelet... It's the one I gave you? Miki: Uh-huh. Miki: I wear it every day. 2 Yuu: [smiling] I see. 3 [Miki smiles back.] 4 [Another view of the park.] Yuu: [off] Ah. I'd better get to work now. Miki: [off] Huh?! 5 Miki: Tutoring Suzu-chan again?! Miki FX: Yuu: That's right, but... What are you getting angry for? caption under panel 5: = a tutor 6 [Yuu's pov of Miki, who looks back with concern.] Miki: Because... She asked for you through Miwa-san, didn't she? Maybe it's that Suzu-chan likes you... 7 [Yuu looks up at the sky, recalling...] Yuu: Ahh. I was told before that she really likes me. Miki: [sweating] WHAT!?! --------------------------------------------------- p 155 1 Yuu: There's no deep significance. She's a child. Yuu: She said she likes beautiful things. It seems that she's taken a fancy to my face. 2 [View pulls up and back.] Yuu: I stack up the same as a frilly one-piece dress, or a crystal accessory. She'll probably be tired of looking at me before long. Miki: I wonder if that's true... 3 Yuu: [off] That's right... When I talked about you she wanted to meet you... Miki: [blankly] Huh? 4 [Yuu smiles and pats Miki's head.] Yuu: And so there isn't anything to be jealous of at all. So behave yourself and wait at home for me. Yuu: 'Kay?! Yuu FX: 5 [Miki looks up at his hand on her head, frowning.] narration: Grr! narration: He's treating me like a child... --------------------------------------------------- p 156 1 [Yuu smiles.] narration: But... 2 Miki: [smiling] Okay! narration: ...actually, that... narration: ...makes me a little happy... 3 [Yuu starts counting on the fingers of one hand.] Yuu: Still, I earned quite a bit this spring break, didn't I. I did my usual part-time job at the secondhand clothes store, and appeared in the commercial, and... I was a tutor, too. Yuu: If it's this much, I won't be going as far as to see Gaudi of Barcelona this summer break... ...but it looks like I can at least go see Isozaki Arata of Kitakyuushuu. 4 [Realization strikes Miki.] Miki: Ahh... Could it be that the trips you take by yourself every now and then.... Miki: Were they so you could look at architecture? caption under panel 4: In the city of Kitakyuushuu, there are a number of buildings that were designed by the architect, Mr. Arata Isozaki. 5 Yuu: Uh-huh... --------------------------------------------------- p 157 1 Yuu: I started taking an interest in architecture because I wanted to get a little closer to Miwa Yoshimitsu, who I thought was my father... But now, I think I really do want to proceed in that direction in the future. Yuu: I discovered something I want to do, so the misunderstanding wasn't a waste of time. And I got to know Satoshi-san, too... 2 [Miki smiles with fondness over at Yuu, off-panel.] Miki: Uh-huh. That's true. Miki: That was nice, huh, Yuu... 3 [An idea strikes her.] 4 Miki: Say, Yuu, is it okay if I go on the trip with you, too? 5 [Yuu's view of a beaming Miki, her hands clasped.] Yuu: [off] EH!?! Miki: C'mo-o-on. I'll go out with you on your architecture tours without being a bother, so... Miki: While we're there, we'll visit the famous sights and eat delicious things, and... Oh. If there's a hot spring, that would be super . --------------------------------------------------- p 158 1 Miki: [off] 'Kay?! I'm sure it'd be fun . Yuu: [off] Ohh...sure, it could be fun, but... 2 Yuu: Do you understand the significance of what you're saying? That it's a "trip for two"... In other words... 3 [Miki looks back, blankly.] 4 [Realization socks her and she throws a hand to her open mouth.] Miki FX: Miki: AH...! Miki: N-- No, I... That's not what I mea... 5 [Miki spins away from Yuu, both her hands clapped to her burning cheeks. Yuu looks away, too, eyes contracted to dots.] Miki: (Ohhhh God! What'll I do?) Miki FX: Miki: (I said something awful!) Miki: (I was feeling like it was just something like last year's family trip... ) 6 Yuu: [off] Do you really want to go with me? --------------------------------------------------- p 159 1 [Miki turns to look at Yuu.] 2 Miki FX: 3 [Still blushing, she looks aside.] Miki: I-- Miki: I'd like to go... 4 [Yuu beams.] 5 [Miki is surprised to find her head being patted again.] Yuu FX: Yuu: OK! I'll take you along. 6 [Filler art. Yuu stands smiling in formal wear.] --------------------------------------------------- p 160 1 [Yuu stands to leave, backpack slung over a shoulder. Miki looks up at him, wide-eyed.] Yuu: Then, I'm off to work. I have to earn enough for both our traveling costs! 2 [Her pov of him as he smiles and heads off.] Yuu: See ya! 3 [Miki stares at him off-panel, blankly.] 4 narration: A trip for two with Yuu... narration: For two... narration: For just the two of us... 5 [Miki's face flushes and she smiles like the cat who ate the canary.] Miki FX: 6 [Her eyes contract to dots as something occurs to her.] --------------------------------------------------- p 161 1 narration: Ohh? Yuu, just now... narration: Wasn't he saying something about "both our traveling costs"? Miki: (I can't let that happen. I have to come up with my own share.) 2 [Miki sweats.] narration: But, I... narration: ...don't have any savings at all. 3 [Tight view of her hand, clenched into a fist.] Miki fist FX: Miki: (A-a-all right!) 4 [Standing, Miki pumps both fists and glares up at the sky.] Miki: (I'll work part-time, too!) Miki: (For the sake of our trip alone together...) Miki: (...I'll earn money!!) 5 [Filler art. Suzu-chan smiles and waves in her school uniform.] --------------------------------------------------- p 162 1 [Isolated shot of a sign over a door in a hallway.] sign: Year 3, Class B 2 [Meiko brushes her tresses back off her shoulder.] Meiko: Just when I think I entered school not long ago... It's our final school year already, huh... Meiko: Somehow, it seems that our days in high school will be over all too soon... 3 [She notices that Miki is seated at her desk, engrossed in a magazine. Curious, Meiko looks over at it.] Meiko: ? Miki. What are you reading? Miki: A magazine listing part-time jobs. Meiko: Working part-time? Why so suddenly...? 4 Miki: Yeah. Actually... 5 [Blushing a bit, Miki starts smiling like the canary-filled cat again.] Miki: Eh heh! Miki FX: 6 [Her face flushes a deep shade and her face dissolves into laughter. Meiko frowns and sweats.] Miki: Eh heh heh hehhh. Miki FX: Meiko: ?! Meiko FX: 7 [Beaming, a female classmate enters the classroom, holding up something in her hand.] pigtailed girl: Heyyy, look! --------------------------------------------------- p 163 1 [Tight shot of the held object. It's the crown-shaped bottle of perfume that Suzu-chan and cross-dressing Yuu were hawking on TV.] dramatic FX: pig-tailed girl: I bought i-i-it. Shiseido's Crown . 2 [Three female classmates rush over.] girls: Kyaa! girl 1: Ahhhh! How nice! girl 2: Let me see, let me see. girl 3: Wahhh. So cute! 3 [Ginta and 2 other guys stand and watch from their vantage point near the windows. Ginta looks on a little blankly as the other two guys smile at the girls, off-panel.] boy 1: Oh! I know what that is. It's that thing on Sakuma Suzu's commercial, right? boy 2: Cu-u-ute, isn't she. Suzu-chan. 4 Ginta: [off] That girl. I wonder if she's that great. boy 2: [off] Ehhhh?! What are you saying, Ginta? Watch the "Crown" commercial and see! She's aw-w-wfully cu-u-ute!! Ginta: [off] Nah. If it's that commercial you're talking about, then I know it, but... 5 Ginta: [smiling] ...if anything, the tall woman who appears with her is more to my liking... --------------------------------------------------- p 164 1 FX: [off] 2 [Ginta hangs over the windowsill, a large lump formed on his head. An irritated Yuu stands over him, vein popping. The rest of the class watches and sweats from behind.] Yuu: Sorry... My hand slipped. 3 [Clutching his injured head, Ginta yells and glares into the face of Yuu. Yuu matches him glare for glare.] Ginta: WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MATSUURA-A-A?!! Yuu: I said my hand slipped, didn't I?! You butthead, it's because you said something disgusting. Idiot. 4 [Yuu whirls away, in a huff. Ginta's eyes contract to dots and a few hairs sproing loose.] Yuu: narration: [surrounding Ginta] Because of such harsh words... narration: ...his eyes are dots. 5 [Ginta looks angry again.] Ginta FX: Ginta: Wha-- 6 Ginta: [off] What's with that guy!?! He whacks me on the head and, on top of that, calls me an idiot?! Stop funning around! What did I do?! boy 1: [off] Now, now, Ginta. Calm down. boy 2: [off] Strangely, Matsuura is in a bad mood, huh... [Barely able to contain themselves, Miki and Meiko clamp fists to their mouths and tremble with suppressed laughter.] narration box with arrows pointing at Miki and Meiko: People who know the circumstances. Miki/Meiko: --------------------------------------------------- p 165 1 [Outside, Miki lets loose her laughter.] Miki: Ahhhh, that was so-o-o funny! Miki smile FX: 2 [View pulls back. Yuu, Miki and Meiko head off school grounds.] Miki: But I feel a little sorry for Ginta about that. Meiko: Really. Not knowing the reason for that. 3 [Miki's pov. Looking vexed, Yuu squints at us.] Yuu: Why is it that Akizuki knows the reason? Miki-i-i. Yuu: Jeez. Yuu: You blabbed it, huh, you jerk. 4 [Miki and Meiko beam merrily, though Miki also sweats.] Miki: Sorry, but it's because I didn't think it would be that kind of commercial. I told Meiko at the time you decided to perform in it... Meiko: Sorry, Matsuura-kun. I'll never tell anyone. Yuu: [off] I certainly hope so... --------------------------------------------------- p 166 1 [From behind, Miwa rests his hand on Yuu's shoulder, and leans over to speak into his ear. Yuu looks surprised.] Miwa hand FX: Miwa: Yuuko-chan. I saw your *com*mer*cial* . 2 [Face flushed and looking incensed, Yuu spins away and glares back at the now-laughing Miwa.] Yuu: !! Yuu FX: Miwa: I mean... Your beauty was dazzling, huh. I fell in love. 3 Miki/Meiko: (He appeared again...) 4 [Pumping a fist, Yuu glares into Miwa's face.] Yuu: SATOSHI-SA... Miwa: I hear that the agreement's that names won't be given out? That's such a waste. 5 Miwa: [merrily] I'll become your manager, so... ...while we're at it, why don't I promote you that way in the entertainment world? Miwa: Miwa: I'm sure you'll have a flood of similar requests... --------------------------------------------------- p 167 1 [Yuu grows strangely quiet.] Yuu: ......... 2 [Miwa loses the merriment and sweats, eyes contracting to dots.] Miwa: H-- Miwa: Huh? 3 [Sweating a smile, Miwa beams over Yuu's shoulder.] Miwa: C'mon, you've gone deadpan. Could it be you've really gotten mad...? Yuu: [vein popping] ......... 4 Miwa: [off] O-of course, I'm joking, y'know. I'm sorry. Cheer up again, Yuu-u-u. [Miki and Meiko watch and smile.] Miki: Meiko: 5 [Up rushes Suzu-chan, dressed in her school uniform.] Suzu: Oniichan! Yuu-sensei! --------------------------------------------------- p 168 1 [Surrounded by menacing giant mutant 9- to 12-petaled flowers found only in shoujo manga, our angelic Suzu-chan smiles sweetly and waves a greeting.] 2 [Suzu-chan's view of a smiling Miwa and a surprised Yuu.] Miwa: Suzu! 3 [Miki and Meiko are likewise surprised. Miki sweats.] 4 [View pulls up and back. Suzu-chan rushes over to where the guys are. Miki and Meiko are standing a bit off to one side and take in the scene.] Suzu: Yuu-sensei, today is the day you come, right? I came for you . Suzu: Your school's close by. Miki: (Sakuma Suzu!) Miki: (Wowww. The real thing...! ) --------------------------------------------------- p 169 1 [Miki's view of the smiling Suzu-chan.] Miki: [off] (Slender! Long legs! Tiny face!) Suzu: To think oniichan's with you, too... Lucky! . 2 [Miki and Meiko are both wide-eyed as they stare back at us. Miki blushes, too.] Miki: (Sh-- She's too cu-u-ute!!) 3 [In an inset, Suzu looks back at us in realization. This is Miki's pov.] 4 Suzu: [smiling] Ahh... Miki-san! You're Miki-san, right?! Suzu: Kyaaaa. I'm so happy! I've wanted to meet you. 5 [Miki smiles tentatively.] Miki: Ah. Umm. --------------------------------------------------- p 170 1 [As Miki smiles in embarrassment at the greeting, Suzu races past her to smile raptly at a surprised Meiko. Hearts bubble out of Suzu. ^_^] Miki: How do you d-- Suzu FX: Suzu: Just as I thought. An incredibly beautiful person!! 2 [Miki's eyes contract to dots.] 3 [Sweating, Meiko tries to correct the bubbly Suzu.] Meiko: No. Uhh. I'm... Suzu: Suzu: Perfect for Yuu-sensei! A handsome man and a beautiful woman! An amazing ma-a-atch ! 4 [Beaming, Miwa claps a hand on Meiko's shoulder and pulls her to his side. Meiko's face is a picture of blank surprise.] Miwa: Miwa: You're mistaken, Suzu. This person is Akizuki Meiko-san. Miwa: My intended girlfriend in the near future! 5 Meiko: [glaring] ......... Miwa: [smiling and sweating] It's okay. Let it be said. Just this much. 6 [Miwa's hand enters the panel, which shows a wide-eyed Miki staring back.] Miwa: This is Yuu's girlfriend. Koishikawa Miki-san! --------------------------------------------------- p 171 1 [Suzu's face falls.] Suzu: .........! I see... Suzu FX: 2 [Miki's eyes contract to dots.] 3 [A rock lands on Miki's head. She looks pale and sweaty. Beside her, Meiko smiles at the bowing Suzu-chan.] Miki: (Somehow... It seemed like "disheartened" was written behind Suzu-chan just now.) rock on Miki's head FX: Suzu: I'm sorry. I was jumping to conclusions. Meiko: Oh, no. Suzu FX: 4 [Beaming brightly, Suzu brings forth a camera.] Suzu: Excuse me! Is it okay if I take everyone's picture? Suzu FX: 5 [Filler art. SD-Miki smiles, one forefinger resting on her cheek.] --------------------------------------------------- p 172 1 Yuu: A camera... Is that something you always carry around? Suzu: [beaming] Yup! So when I find something I like, I can take pictures of it right away. Miwa: [smiling] It's Suzu's hobby... 2 Suzu: Then... I'm taking pictures! [Suzu is a blur as she takes pictures of the four from various vantage points. Miwa smiles and flashes a "V", but the others are in a daze.] camera FX: 3 [Suzu smiles and waves back as she, Yuu and Miwa head off.] Miwa: 'Bye! Suzu: Thank you very much! See you later... 4 [Miki and Meiko's pov as Yuu, Suzu and Miwa walk away.] 5 [Meiko and Miki remain standing in a daze.] --------------------------------------------------- p 173 1 Meiko: [sweating] A somewhat unusual girl, wasn't she... 2 [The two girls walk home.] Meiko: But there doesn't really seem to be a reason to think that she's a candidate to be Matsuura-kun's sweetheart, hm. Isn't that great, Miki. Miki: Uh-huh. 3 [Profile of a smiling Miki.] narration: Just as Yuu was saying, she simply likes looking at "beautiful people." narration: I'm a little relieved... 4 [Profile of a glum and frowning Miki.} narration: But that she was disheartened was a bit of a shock. narration: Maybe I don't look that good with Yuu. 5 [Meiko stops and peers about her surroundings. Miki stops to look back at her.] Meiko: It's around here, but... A shop that sells delicious sweets that was mentioned in a magazine. Oh...?! sign: Patisserie E... --------------------------------------------------- p 174 1 [Miki and Meiko stand outside a new ice cream store. A sign, in English, reads, "Bobson's--Fine Blended Ice Cream".] 2 [A view of the sign that rests higher up on the building.] 3 [The two girls stare. Miki smiles and a heart appears over her head.] Meiko: There was an ice cream shop in a place like this... Miki: Wowww. Cute store! 4 [Miki's attention is caught by a sign posted in the window.] Meiko: Really. Shall we give up on the sweets shop and go here? 5 [Isolated shot of the sign.] sign: RECRUITING FOR PART-TIME WORK Time: Hourly wages: 6 [Smiling, Miki has an idea.] --------------------------------------------------- p 175 1 [Night falls over the Koishikawa-Matsuura residence.] 2 [Miki knocks on a door.] door FX: Miki: Yuu! Can I come in? 3 [Yuu is sitting on his bed, looking through a CD booklet. He turns and looks at us. The pov is that of the door's.] Yuu: Sure. 4 [Miki beams and stands in her ice cream store uniform, hands on her hips. The uniform consists of bowtie, patterned long-sleeve shirt, somewhat short skirt, and a tiny apron. Oh, and a visor-cap on her head.] Miki: TA-DAHHH . Well? How do I look?! 5 [Yuu looks blankly.] 6 Yuu: [off] What's with that outfit...? Miki: [off] I decided to work at an ice cream shop. This is their uniform! --------------------------------------------------- p 176 1 Miki: [off] Cute, isn't it. I like it! Yuu: [wide-eyed] Sure, but... Isn't the skirt a bit short? 2 [Miki stops to stare down at her uniform.] Miki: Huh? Really? It's not as short as my tennis outfit, and I wasn't that concerned, but... I wonder if it's weird... 3 [Miki loses the smile and sweats.] Miki FX: 4 [In an inset, Yuu smiles.] Yuu: 5 [View pulls back. Yuu sits on the edge of his bed, smiling at Miki who stands before him.] Yuu: It's not weird. It's cute. Miki: Really?! 6 [He motions for her to come to him.] Yuu: Come, come. 7 [Miki grows wide-eyed.] 8 [He points down to the small section of the edge of the bed that's in front of him.] Miki: [blankly] Sit down...? There? 9 [Looking a bit flustered, she sits. Yuu smiles.] Miki FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 177 1 [He clasps his arms around her and rests his cheeks against the back of her head.] Yuu: Caught you. Yuu FX: 2 [She holds onto one of his arms...] Miki: Grrrr... Spoiled brat... 3 [...and smiles.] --------------------------------------------------- p 178 1 [Isolated shot of the Bobson's sign.] 2 [Miki, decked in her store uniform, smiles.] Miki: Thank you-u-u! 3 [The woman manager of the store smiles from behind the ice cream counter. She wears glasses and the same kind of uniform as Miki. From this view we see that Miki has come out around the counter to thank the unseen customer as he/she leaves the store.] manager: Yes, that's it. That's the way. You have the spirit, so that's very good, Koishikawa-san. Miki: Ah ha. Really? 4 manager: Oh, that's right. Please take off your bracelet... Accessories are disapproved of. 5 [Miki touches her bracelet.] Miki: Oh. Yes. I'm sorry. caption below panels 4-5: Based on information obtained in cooperation with Hobson's Ice Cream, Nishi-Azabu store. 6 [She places it in a pocket in her little apron.] Miki: (I'll put it in my pocket.) Miki FX: manager: [off] Welcome! --------------------------------------------------- p 179 1 [Miki's view of a smiling Suzu-chan, dressed in school uniform. Miki's face is drawn on her speech bubble. She's surprised in a dazed sort of way.] Miki: [off] Oh?! Suzu-chan! Suzu: Hello. 2 [Pov shifts to a view looking over Suzu's shoulder. Miki smiles from behind the counter.]] Suzu: I saw you from outside, Miki-san... Is this a part-time job? Miki: Uh-huh. Starting today. 3 [Isolated view of the bilingual (English/Japanese) Bobson's menu.] Suzu: [off] I come here sometimes. It's on my way from school. Miki: [off] I see... Please drop by! 4 Miki: [off] What shall it be? I'm treating you. [Miki's view of Suzu, who smiles brightly.] Suzu: Wow. Thank you very much. 5 [Suzu smiles and waves back as she heads for the door with her double-scoop ice cream cone. Sugar cone... Good choice! ^_^] Miki: [off] Thank you! Please come again, okay? doors FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 180 1 [The manager stands beside Miki and the two smile.] manager: That girl just now was the model, Sakuma Suzu, right? You know her. manager: Ama-a-azing! Miki: Huh? Well... 2 [Suzu stops outside to look back.] 3 [Suzu's view of Miki, inside talking to the manager.] narration: In that way, she seems cute... narration: ...but she isn't "beautiful"... 4 [View of Suzu's feet as she walks off.] narration: I wonder why Yuu-sensei chose her... Suzu: (I'm sure it's that she has a very nice personality...) Suzu: She treated me to ice cream... 5 [Suzu digs into her coat pocket.] Suzu FX: 6 [View over Suzu-chan's shoulder at three photos she holds. We can only see the top one. In it, Yuu stands beside Meiko. Looking back, it's a cropped photo taken of Miki-Yuu-Meiko-Miwa back in panel 172-2.] caption with arrow pointing at picture: Since it pleases her, she carries it around. ---> --------------------------------------------------- p 181 1 [A white panel.] narration: Oniichan and Meiko-san are a beautiful couple... But they don't quite match... narration: It's because of oniichan's hairdo... He should cut it! narration: Sure enough, the couple of Yuu-sensei and Meiko-san is visually the nicest, but... 2 [Philosophical beyond her years, Suzu ponders... Oh, and giant roses cloud up the background and loom over Her Suzu-ness again... ^_^;;] Suzu: Life... ...doesn't go as it should, does it... 3 [Tight shot of the cartons of ice cream inside the counter display.] manager: [off] The chocolate chip is gone already... I have to get more. 4 [Smiling, Miki turns and heads off.] Miki: Then I'll go and get it. --------------------------------------------------- p 182 1 [Tight shot of the latch on the door of the walk-in freezer. A little sign is attached above the door latch. The door is ajar.] sign: When entering the storeroom, make sure it's safe before entering. 2 [Miki stands inside, looking thru the shelves holding cylindrical cartons of ice cream. The shelves run along all the walls of the freezer with the highest shelves being up above her head level.] Miki: Let's see. Chocolate chip... 3 [Her view of the section of shelf holding the ice cream she seeks.] label: Chocolate chip Miki: Oh, there it is. There it is. 4 [She drags a low stepladder over in front of the shelf.] ladder FX: 5 [As she's about to step on the ladder, she has a thought.] flashback thought: (Isn't the skirt short?) 6 [Filler art. Tiny drawing of a smiling Miki's face.] --------------------------------------------------- p 183 1 [Looking back over her shoulder, she studies her skirt.] Miki: (......... Maybe it's a little risky...) Miki: When I climb the stepladder. 2 [She steps on a rung.] Miki: (Oh well, that's okay.) Miki: (Besides, no one's watching...) 3 [She reaches up and lifts a carton.] Miki: sign: Chocolate chip 4 [Someone's foot appears around the edge of the door as it creaks open. The person wears pants, so it's not the manager.] door FX: 5 [Miki turns to look.] --------------------------------------------------- p 184 1 [It's a guy. Looks to be about her age. This is Miki's pov as he looks up at her.] 2 [Eerie! A giant exclamation mark appears between them. ^_^ View has pulled back to show Miki staring back over her shoulder, down at this guy who's looking up at her.] --------------------------------------------------- p 185 1 [While holding the carton in one hand, she reaches down with her other hand to make sure he's not looking up her skirt. Miki's face flushes.] Miki: OH NO... Miki FX: 2 [Her right foot slips off the ladder.] Miki foot FX: 3 [And she falls over, backwards, body turning.] Miki FX: Miki: KYAAA! 4 [The guy rushes forward, concern on his face.] 5 FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 186 1 [Grimacing, Miki opens one eye.] Miki: Oww... 2 [View pulls back to show she's landed in the lap of the guy, who sits back, slumped against the wall. Miki looks up and back into his face.] Miki FX: 3 [She leaps to her feet, face flushed and horror on her face.] Miki FX: Miki: I-- I'm sorry!! Miki: Are you all right? Are you hurt?! 4 [The guy drops his gaze, and reaches back to touch the back of his head.] Miki: [off] Did you hit your head?! --------------------------------------------------- p 187 1 [Isolated view of the ice cream stacked on the shelves.] Kei: [off] I'm fine. What about you...? Miki: [off] I'm not hurt at all. Are you really all right? It just felt like I landed hard on you... is for "below" and for, I dunno, "layer" or "spread"? is something you put underneath something else. I think often seen as "pencil mat" or something when you put a piece of paper on top of a piece of plastic before you draw. Basically, she's saying I really used you forcefully as a landing pad.> 2 [From down below, the manager shouts up the stairs.] manager: Koishikawa-san! Is something wrong? manager: Some terrible noise... 3 [Miki turns towards the voice off-panel.] Miki: Ah! No! I'm coming now. 4 [She picks up the carton and heads out the door. She looks back as she goes.] Miki: Bye. I'm really sorry!! 5 [The guy looks toward the door, off-panel.] Miki footsteps FX: [off] --------------------------------------------------- p 188 1 [Something down below catches his eye.] 2 [Lying on the wood floor is the bracelet that Yuu gave Miki.] 3 [He picks it up and looks off-panel towards the door.] --------------------------------------------------- -------------------End of Chapter------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Scorecard: Miki <---> Yuu Satoshi (Miwa) ^ | | | | v Suzu Meiko ---> Natchan Murai Rumi <---> Youji ^ ^ ^ | | | v v v Ginta ---> Arimi Jin <---> Chiyako ^ | | Tsutomu (Rokutanda) ---------------------------------------------------