Part 187: 12/12/09-12/13/09

12/12/09

It’s weird to say there’s not much going on when the world is supposed to end, but yeah not much going on.



645: The Taika Reform. 710: The Heijo-Kyo was established.
794: The Heian-Kyo was established… I’m going to skip forward a few hundred years.
1185: Battle of Dan-no-ura. 1192: The Kamakura shogunate is established.
Ooh, we’re getting close to the age of the samurai!

Who knew the apocalypse would be boring?



Newscaster: The party chairman had no choice but to retract his statement.
At this rate, there will likely be a debate over which party is in the wrong…

12/13/09

Man, the world really might be coming to an end because there is an exam coming up tomorrow and Mitsuru’s not studying.



I can’t say it was merely a coincidence…
I’ve never laughed with you all like this before…
I just stopped by, that’s all.
We’re glad you came… Right, Fuuka?
Of course. Please come more often.
Well… M-Maybe I will…
…Well, if you ask me, girl talk doesn’t make any sense at all.

I thought for a second I was just dreaming, but nope.



In fact, I’ll be nervous if I don’t.
Wow, Fuuka-san… You really are a dedicated student.
I know what you mean… as much as I hate to admit it.
That’s fine. It’s probably for the best.
In fact, getting back into your routine might help you think more clearly.

So yeah we all hung out for a bit.



Are you trying to spoil our fun?
Can’t we just relax for a while?
Right.
It won’t make much difference at this point.
W-Wait a minute… Are you saying it’s hopeless?
That’s not very nice, Senpai.

Wish we could have done something like this before the whole end of the world thing.



Would you like to join us?
Yeah, come on. Sometimes it’s good to have some girl talk.
Hey, what about me and Koromaru…?
It’s okay, boys and dogs don’t count.
Hmph, I’m not a little kid, you know…
* pant * * pant *
Sorry, you heard her. The decision has been made.

Talked with them for a bit, then I had something else to do.



Narrator: Episode 43: Inside the Body Politic! The Feathermen shrink down to investigate an official’s disease!
Newscaster: …And now, the news.
Apathy Syndrome still has no…

I mean, Akinari’s story wasn’t done yet.



Oh right… The pink alligator and the bird had become friends, right?
This was the alligator’s first friend, and he was very happy.
…They started going to the river every day, and the little bird would sing while the alligator listened.
But again, the alligator couldn’t catch food easily because of his color…
Pink is such an odd color, his prey in the jungle saw him from far away and had plenty of time to escape.
He became so hungry that he was dizzy most of the time…
…And he accidentally ate the bird one afternoon as it slept in his mouth.
…Of course, he realized his mistake immediately.
He drank swamp water to induce vomiting… but the bird was already dead when he retrieved it.
…After that, he couldn’t bring himself to eat anything.
…That’s as far as I’ve written. I haven’t decided on an ending.
It’s a gloomy story.
Is it really that dark? I dunno… For me, it’s hard to tell.
The words I use come out from my life, you know? So, they may seem depressing to you…
…but to me, that’s just life.
> Akinari is nodding knowingly.

He’s still missing an ending, and I hope he finds a good one.



That was a lie. I was writing my will.
I couldn’t face reality… and I was essentially screaming curses into my notebook.
It probably isn’t very good, but it contains some things that I’ve learned during my short life…
When it’s done, I want you to read it. …I mean, meeting you is the main reason I started writing it.
> Akinari looks into your eyes.
> Your relationship is stronger now!

And I hope he figures out what should happen at the end of the story, too.



I’m really trying to come up with a good ending, but I can’t decide…
…I don’t have much time to spare.
…Well thanks. I hope we can chat some more later.
> You decided to go back to the dorm.

Anyway, I’m going to get back to studying. Got a future to look forward to, you know?



Exams start tomorrow, huh…?
Ha! This is the first time an exam’s taken my mind off of something else.
Usually it’s the other way around!