Densen Complex 8

P171

Bitter Cakes

P172

Miho: Oh no. // The color of my eye shadow doesn’t match my clothes. // Oh / well.

P173

Natsuki: Miho?

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Miho: Natsuki!

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Miho: Hey! / You knew it was me right away?

Natsuki: Yeah / thanks for wearing the perfume I was talking about.

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Natsuki: Where’d your boyfriend today?

Miho: He’s at work. // What about yours? Shimizu-kun didn’t say he wanted to come? / Oh, you’re “Mizushima-san” too, I guess…

P174

Natsuki: Oh // yeah // I said I could come here alone.

Miho: Was he worried?

Natsuki: Not really. I think he’s used to it.

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Miho: [Hah] There’s your “I can do everything myself” syndrome.

Natsuki: I need him to get used to it. [Hehe]

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Miho: Can you make it to the second floor?

Natsuki: I’m fine, there’s a handrail.

P175

Natsuki: Okay.

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Natsuki: Welcome! / I hope it’s not too messy.

Miho: Yay! Newly-wed’s house!

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Kaz: Nice to see you.

Miho: Thanks for having me.

Natsuki: See Kaz-kun, I was fine!

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Natsuki: Good / you changed.

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Kaz: You don’t have any faith in me! / You thought I was going to be in my pajamas?

Natsuki: Well, you wouldn’t change no matter how many times I told you this morning!

P176

Miho: Then Noriko suddenly came in!

Natsuki: Oh that’s bad!

Miho: Yeah, it was crazy!

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Natsuki: Do you want some coffee?

Miho: Yeah!

Kaz: Me too.

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Natsuki: Then what? What happened?

Miho: Oh, then…

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Natsuki: Oh…

P177

Natsuki: Phew that was close! / I’m still not used to the placement of our new furniture…

Kaz: Yeah…

Miho: Are you okay?

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Kaz: I’ll make the coffee. // Or…

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Kaz: You want to do it…

Natsuki: Yup!

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Natsuki: [Can you check the expiration date of the milk?]

Kaz: [I think it’s still okay.]

P178

Miho: I had so much fun, thanks for having me.

Natsuki: Thanks for coming!

Miho: [Ok] I’m going to borrow your husband to the station.

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Natsuki: Oh yeah. // Wait a second Miho-chan. // Do you like chocolate cake?

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Natsuki: Please take it with you.

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Natsuki: A customer gave it to me today / but I don’t really like it.

Miho: Oh / really? / I thought you liked sweets?

P179

Natsuki: Yeah, I look cookies but / since I can’t see what I’m eating… // I don’t really like eating this soft textured food because it feels weird.

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Miho: I see…

Natsuki: Please accept it only if you like it.

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Miho: That’s so odd to think cake is weird because you can’t see it. / I guess you would decide if you want to eat it based on how it looks…

Kaz: I dunno, I don’t like sweets to begin with…

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Miho: By the way, did you do her make-up?

Kaz: Yeah! Did it look okay?

P180

Miho: Yeah it was good. It might have been better than me doing it.

Kaz: Okay, good. She said to me, “I’m going to see Miho-chan so don’t screw it up.”

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Miho: Hey, Shimizu-kun.

Kaz: Yeah?

Miho: Isn’t it pretty tough having to take care of her?

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Miho: She’s always saying she can do everything by herself and / I know it’s because she doesn’t want to be a burden // but aren’t you always on edge that she might fall?

P181

Miho: It’s actually more of a burden on us // to help her become independent.

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Miho: What? / Did I say something weird?

Kaz: No…

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Kaz: Natsuki knows what everyone is thinking // and can sometimes point things out before we even realize them ourselves.

P182

Kaz: She’s said, // “I have a friend that will say things…” // “that she doesn’t truly believe to see if the guy I’m with is sincere.”

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Kaz: And stuff like that.

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Miho: Heh.

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Miho: Natsuki would never date someone as dull as you / is she could see!

Kaz: [Haha] you might be right.

Miho: You better study make-up more! She can be a lot prettier you know!

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Miho: And you better keep her happy or I’ll kill you!

P183

Miho: I’m home…

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Boyfriend: Hey.

Miho: Didn’t I tell you to wash the dishes when you’re done eating?

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Boyfriend: Hmm?

Miho: I had fun at Natsuki’s house / you should’ve come.

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Boyfriend: No way, Natsuki’s that…chick right? / I dunno what to do with her… It’s a drag.

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Boyfriend: [Yeah! Go team!]

P184

Boyfriend: Oh cake.

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Boyfriend: Why are you closing your eyes?

Miho: Shut up!

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Boyfriend: Where’s mine?

Miho: She’s right… // it’s gross…

P185

Miho: You’re like chocolate cake too.

Boyfriend: [Huh?] What?

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Miho: Me too?

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I pray that I’m not.

END