Posted by Nina on 10/29/2001, 12:09 am
Message modified by board administrator 11/24/2008, 12:39 am
(music of Karaoke)
Shuu: "Hey, Ryo, you're the next turn."
Ryo: "There are only we two here. What is the use to take turns?"
Shuu: "It's for the atmosphere, ATMOSPHERE! You are really a person who fails to join something interesting ("Nori ga warui" = usually describes someone who fails to join something that all others are interested in, such as a party, a joke, or others.). See, now, Shinko-chan' (the feminized name of Shin) sits next to me, and Seijiko-chan' (the feminized name of Seiji) sits next to you, and we four are having a exciting time! You can change the life into a rose color one using your own feelings! Let's enjoy it."
Ryo: "What is your mind thinking about!"
Shuu: "And the boy there with hanging down eyes('Tare-me no nii-chan', literally, a boy with hanging down eyes, a usual description used in the YST world to describe Touma)! Wait!"
"See? Ryo, what do you want to sing? Children's song, or Enka (old-fashioned Japanese pop song)? Anything is fine."
Ryo: "What is this strange atmosphere here?"
Shuu: "It's interesting, isn't it! Ryo! And how about singing this song Michinoku, hitori' (alone, at Michinoku (Northeast Japan))"
Ryo: "Don't decide for me!"
Shuu: "Why? Have you decided already? What is it?"
Ryo: "Shuu, you sounds like a drunk even when you drank no alcohol."
Shuu: "If you are not going to sing, I'll sing then. Number 21, Shuu Rei Fang! The song is 'Pe Pe Pe no Pe' (This is the name of a song by Nishimura Tomohiro, Shuu's voice actor)
Ryo: "Shuu, it's not fair!"
Shuu: "What, Ryo, let's sing together?"
(telephone rings)
Ryo: "Aah, it's telephone."
(pick up the phone)
Ryo: "Yes, this is Sanada. Yes, this is Ryo speaking. Newspaper company? Oh! Thank you for taking care of my Dad, no, my Father! Yes? No, I am not sure of his destination. Yes? Somewhere in Miyagi Province? What, a mountain fire? The mountain that Father climbed?! And he didn't return to the hotel at the end of day!!! And..."
(phone dropped on ground)
Shuu: "What's the matter? Ryo, you drop things so often."
Ryo: "They said that Dad, Dad is probably being involved in a mountain fire."
Shuu: "WHAT! Is that really true?"
Ryo: "I have to go!"
Shuu: "Hey, calm down. Ryo! Everything will surely be fine. In addition, there is no more train running at this time today. Let's go in the morning. I'll go with you."
Ryo: "Dad..."
* * *
(sound of a vacuum cleaner)
(Shin humming)
(sound of telephone ring)
Shin: "Aah, yes, yes, yes (sigh)I have to go shopping after cleaning the house as well, and......."
"Yes, this is Mouri...Seiji? What happened to your *looong* greeting?"
Seiji: "I have no time for that. I just got a call from Shuu. He said that Ryo's father is involved in a mountain fire here (Miyagi Province) and is missing."
Shin: "WHAT! It's the one they talked about in the news last night."
Seiji: "Shuu said that they are coming to the mountains now and hang up the phone. I heard a rumor that there has been rumbling of the earth at the foot of the mountain recently. In fact, that mountain is full of tales of ominous legend/folk tales in the old times, and that's also why such rumor travels there. Anyway, I'm worried about them. I will go chasing them in a minute."
Shin: "I see. That mountain fire weighed on my mind as well. Touma and I will go there as soon as possible."
Seiji: "Please. Bye."
(hang up the phone)
Shin: "Ryo, please don't put yourself forward impertinently."
Touma: "(yawning)Who phoned, Shin?"
Shin: "It's Seiji. He said that Ryo's father is said to be involved in the mountain fire last night."
Touma: "(widely awake)What?!"
Shin: "I don't know the details, but Ryo and Shuu has gone to the mountain already. We better hurry, too."
Touma: "I'm worried."
Shin: "About what?"
Touma: "About that mountain fire. It doesn't feel right no matter how you think about it. I would say it probably related to the folk tale of fox that you talked about...Is there any large library around here?"
Shin: "The University library is in the neighborhood."
Touma: "Good. Let's do some research before we go. I have a bad feeling."
