01x09 - Drowsy and Peppy

[bunniefuu]

Nao.

Oh, time to go?

Yeah, it is.

-Did you remember all the souvenirs?
-Yeah.

-Say hi to everyone for me.
-Yeah.

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ORIGINAL STORY: SKIP AND LOAFER
WRITTEN BY MISAKI TAKAMATSU

That's a lot of people.
Think we'll find her?

Oh, that's her!

Hey! Sis!

What's up with her?

She's acting like a real city slicker.

You don't change that much in four months.

-I'll carry your suitcase.
-Thanks.

-Sis!
-What is it?

Know how there wasn't any corn
in the last box we sent?

Oh, right.

There was a lot of rain
this year. None of it grew.

There were so many bugs too.

We might not try growing any next year.

I'm home!

Grandma! Sis is home!

Wow, candies! So cute!

Thanks, Sis!

For Mom and Dad,
keychains and this really good jelly.

My, you didn't need to bring so much!

-Is Nao working today?
-Yeah.

Then I'll call to thank her tonight.

Dad, where's Grandma?

In the yard, cooking red rice.

Grandma, I'm home.

Welcome home, Mitsumi.

I thought we'd have some red rice
tonight since you're back home.

What? You didn't
need to go to the trouble!

Truth is, it's an excuse
because I want to eat it.

You splash on a lot of water
and steam it for ten more minutes.

I'll set a timer and watch it.

Oh? That thing can do that?

Real useful.

I'll check on the tomatoes.

Okay.

The mosquitoes will eat your legs whole.

The first scoop is for
the gods and buddhas.

-Bring it over there.
-Okay.

Sis, bad manners!

Eating red rice with bad manners
is what makes it good.

Bream sashimi?

What, we're having
a fancy feast for lunch?

Of course we are.

Mom and Dad wouldn't stop
talking about what to feed you.

-Sis, your phone's ringing.
-Huh?

Hello?

Mitsumi!

Fumi!

-Fumi!
-Mitsumi!

We wanted to get together
since you were coming home.

They're all in front
of the shrine already.

I didn't think I'd see everyone
on my first day back!

Yukko's dad brought
everyone here with his car.

Oh, wow!

He's chatting up a storm with my dad now.

I was going to ask if I could have
a big pack of fireworks tomorrow!

-So, like, Mitsumi...
-Huh?

You know the boy I talked about before?

I'm dating him now.

-Wait, really?! Congratulations!
...Thanks... Keep it down?

Since when?!

Since summer vacation started.

You know how you can't see each other
like usual during summer vacation?

"Just like Mr. Yamada said..."
So I asked for his number,

and we talked for a while...

Do the others know about this?

Nope. Not yet.

I wanted to tell you first, Mitsumi.

Fumi, have you gotten prettier?

Oh? What about you, Mitsumi?

Huh?!

-Oh! They're here!
-Mitsumi!

-You been okay out there?
-Yeah.

You haven't changed a bit.

No, I'm refined and elegant.

You might not be able to tell, Ta.

You've been wearing that shirt
since first year of middle school.

It's lit!

Hey, Mitsumi, did you stop
talking like a city slicker for practice?

Yeah.

I found friends

that won't make fun of me over it.

Don't need to.

-There's a skyrocket in here!
-Seriously?

All right! Light her up!

Sis still isn't awake.

She used to wake up second after Grandma.

Fumi's coming. Should I wake her up?

Let her sleep until it's time.

The girl's relaxed now that she's home.

Good... morning...

It's almost noon.

-Want some toast?
-No, thanks.

I ate too much yesterday.

How about watermelon?

-Yes, please.
-Okay.

Mom, work today?

I took a day off.

Thanks for that.

Don't mention it.

Hello!

-Sis, Fumi's here!
-Huh? What?!

It's time already?!

Sorry, Fumi! Give me just one minute!

You don't usually oversleep, Mitsumi!

Sis, hurry up!

GIANT SEA HARE

Stay away!

It's pretty cute. See?

The first morning after summer vacation.

-Good morning!
-Hello.

Long time no see.

-You'll be late for the plane.
-I want to stay longer!

I cried a little, but that was the past.

I'm back, baby! Yeah!

Mitsumi Iwakura, 15 years old,
is back to being a city girl!

Shima, good morning.

Mitsumi, long time no see.

SMILE!

What is it?

Oh, just thinking how it's
a good omen that the first classmate

I saw today was you.

That's a funny idea.

You're really tanned.

I know! I went to the beach
every day back home.

A little to the right.

It's Kanechika.

Okay, right there.

Senpai, good morning!

Mitsumi! Shima! Morning!

-Preparing for the cultural festival?
-Yeah.

We make all the big props
to get people motivated.

Seeing Shima this soon
after summer vacation

means something good will happen.

Am I like
a religious landmark or something?

Oh, right. Give me one second.

My script for the cultural festival.

I think I've really written
a masterpiece this time.

The cast is already set.

I'm not asking you to appear in it.

Would you care to read it over?

I want to hear your opinion on it.

And if I take it, you'll assume that I'm
interested and start stalking me again.

You saw through me.

You have to come see the performance!

Mitsumi!

Yuzu! Mako!

Long time! You're all tanned!

-Mako, did you get paler instead?
-Did I?

Mika, good mor...

-What's this?
-Famous cookies from Kyoto.

Would you mind giving one to Nao?

-Good.
-Wow! Thanks! So cute!

Mika, when did you get so close to Nao?

Well, you know.

Then from me...

Ta-da! My town's famous squid crackers!

Good.

You're eating everything
as soon as you get them.

I have some for Shima and the boys too.

Oh. They just went somewhere.

You can give it to them later.

Watanabe, thanks for the notes.

Sure.

You got a girlfriend?!

-Pics or it never happened!
-What's going on?!

Crap! She's cute!

Maybe I should join a band too.

Hey, music isn't a chick trick.

Well?

High school summer
vacations seem so short...

Wow, you're really tanned.

...but they're also a month of change.

Some people find a partner,

while others lose them.

Some grow more quiet,
while others grow more cheerful.

Those cookies were so good!

-I know, right? I love them.
-Some grow closer together...

-Mitsumi, did you try them yet?
-Yeah.

...while others seem more distant.

Are you vibing with the times, Mitsumi?

"Vibing"? "Times"?

It means
"Are you excited for what's coming?"

The student council will be
very busy with the cultural festival.

I see.

Our cultural festival is
open to the public.

It's a big event.

I think you'll be surprised, Iwakura.

He sounds condescending.

Thank you, class and club representatives,
for attending today.

The deadline for booth applications
is the end of this week.

There are many restrictions with regards
to booths, particularly for food service.

I'd like to go over the restrictions
and requirements in detail.

As you are aware,

aspiring applicants
and their parents will attend the event.

I will go over the placement
of staff that can act as guides.

Please direct them to those locations.

Many things will
require special permission,

such as gas canisters for balloon art,

power supplies for neon signs,
and large mascot costumes...

It really is a major event!

What do I do with this joy?

If I tell Fumi, it'll be like showing off!

Wow, that sounds like a lot of fun.

Shima.

Wow! Great timing!

Is he going home now? I want to tell him!

Is he busy? Would I be bothering him?

I'm sorry, Senpai!
I'll be back in ten minutes!

I'll summarize the notes after I'm back!

Oh, okay.

I get afraid that he might not like me
anymore just from not talking for a while.

But I just have to talk to him
about things that make me happy.

It's so strange.

Shima!

I caught you!

This... souvenir... squid cr*cker...

Thanks.

PHEW

Hey...

Did you know

that our cultural festival
gets nearly 7,000 attendees every year?

It's practically a concert!

-Oh, really?
-It's amazing!

We had a meeting about it today.

The staff placement and manual for
handling external attendees are so crazy!

-It's the desire to entertain!
-Oh, really?

And the whole quad is going to be full of
advertising banners and balloons!

There's even a decoration contest!

And then over there...

Sorry, I guess you're not interested.

I just had to express how inspired I felt.

Mitsumi, you really love
these kinds of events.

I mean, I thought fancy cultural festivals
were only things you saw in TV shows!

I can't help it!

Oh, but I guess I lose respect as
class rep if I'm jumping off the walls.

No, it's fine, really.

I need to have
the mature attitude of an adult like you.

I'm not as great as you think.

See you!

Yeah.

That's not it, Mitsumi.

Don't think you can go off
and enjoy high school while I'm like this.

I have to hesitate
because I don't deserve it.

All of you keep moving straight ahead
without an ounce of hesitation.

You're far brighter...

and more distant.

Actually, you don't look so good,
so you can have three.

See you tomorrow!

The cultural festival will make
September pass in the blink of an eye.

That marks the end of summer,
leaving only two seasons to the year.

I want to love and enjoy all of it.

And that's all of the votes.

We're going to put on a play!

It'll be tough, but let's do our best!

Do it! Yeah!

Let's do it!