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Hey, um...
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Can I do some cleaning?
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You don't have to...
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No, I didn't mean like that.
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I enjoy cleaning.
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And, um, I kind of want to.
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Then by all means.
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JOURNAL WITH WITCH
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A novel?
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EPISODE 2: WRAP
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You're actually writing one? A novel?
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What if I am?
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A novel, of all things! You're so—
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She's good at singing...
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That's her journal entry?
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EMIRI: HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
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Hey... Hey.
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Yeah?
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About leaving that open...
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I feel guilty for glancing at it.
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Could you be a bit more discreet?
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I don't mind if you read it.
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But it's a journal.
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It's supposed to be more...
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Let's have dinner.
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Uh, okay.
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I feel like we had hot pot yesterday.
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The routine around here is hot pot, hot pot,
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rice bowl, rice bowl, ginger pork,
ginger pork, then sashimi.
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The routine, as in...?
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For the week.
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Plus udon for lunch.
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On what day?
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Every day.
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Wait, what?
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"How are things going?"
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It's from a classmate.
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I'm not sure how to respond.
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That reminds me...
I got a message like that too.
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Really? How did you reply?
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Er, I haven't yet.
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I should get on that.
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MAKIO-CHAN, YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED
IN LIKE A WEEK. YOU ALIVE? HOW GOES?
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I HAVE SOME NEWS. I DECIDED TO...
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Holy crap!
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You're, like, actually a parent
all of a sudden!
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Unbelievable, isn't it?
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It's cold out, so come on in.
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Thanks a bunch.
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You're Asa-chan, right?
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I heard from Makio.
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I'm Nana Daigo.
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How old are you?
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Fifteen.
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Fifteen? That's crazy.
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Oh, and hey.
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Can you make some of that tea again?
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I don't get it. What's crazy?
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I can if my cinnamon isn't dead.
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For real?
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Whoa, when did this room get so clean?
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I can actually sit down. Look.
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I don't know about that bare-shoulder look.
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Wait, does cinnamon actually die?
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Are they even having the same conversation?
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It must be mummified by now.
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Are we even having the same conversation?
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I heard you, yeah.
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So? Does cinnamon really die?
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Shush.
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So they do get each other...
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Oh! U-Um...
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I, uh...
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I've just never seen two grown-ups
act like friends, so...
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Really? Not even your mom?
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I think she means she's never
seen such lousy grown-ups.
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Ah, that's gotta be it!
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Grown-ups wouldn't go busting a gut, duh.
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"Busting a gut, duh"?
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That's crazy.
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I'm hungry.
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Let's make some dinner.
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What's this?
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Dessert.
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Say, have you even been
cooking like you should?
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Has she been feeding you?
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SAT/SUN: HOT POT, MON/TUES: OYAKODON,
WED/THURS: GINGER PORK, FRIDAY: SASHIMI
UDON FOR LUNCH
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AS ABOVE, SO ONWARD
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Um, well...
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Let's see here.
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Hot pot, hot pot, rice bowl,
rice bowl, pork, pork, sashimi.
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SAME APPLIES FOR SUMMER
-MAKIO
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That's a solid lineup.
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Not bad.
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I still need to get used to cooking for two.
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Eh, that'll come with time.
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Was your older sister a stay-at-home mom?
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Don't ask me.
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You don't know? That's crazy.
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Aha, I see now.
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This is how grown-ups talk?
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I totally understand.
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I was originally planning on
making dinner for you two...
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But screw that.
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No, this isn't grown-up talk.
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It feels more like...
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a whole other language.
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Whaddya say? Let's make it together.
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In fact, you two can do the bulk of the work.
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Wait!
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Don't you worry. It'll be fine.
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Daigo!
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I'm already making her clean.
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I'm in! I-I want to cook!
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So, what? You're already
making her clean. And?
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I-I can't force her to cook on top of that.
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I can wrap them! I can wrap the gyoza!
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You heard the girl.
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I-I don't want to dictate
what she can or can't do...
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If Makio-chan doesn't want
me to, I don't have to...
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Awkward!
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Listen, Makio-kun.
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You once came to me about how you
couldn't do even the simplest things.
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Daigo...
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I never wanna see you cry like that.
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Not ever again, you hear?
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Daigo!
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She doesn't seem very grown-up...
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I've never seen this side of Makio-chan.
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Consider it a good opportunity.
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So from this moment forward,
we'll be Team Bao.
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Team Bao?
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TEAM BAO
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A team wrapping up bao...
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hence Team Bao!
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You know what makes gyoza so great?
You can fill them with virtually anything.
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Any requests?
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Ginger buds.
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Those aren't even in season.
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Women who wrap...
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JOURNAL WITH WITCH
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Can you heat this up in the microwave?
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One minute should do it.
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Okay.
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Makio, you cut the stem off the eggplants.
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And mince the cabbage.
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Okay.
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This reminds me of your dog, Daigo.
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Didn't it love cabbage cores?
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Oh, yeah.
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I remember the sound of all that crunching.
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I don't eat cabbage cores!
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She's like a corgi.
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Nah, I say a shiba.
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With a black nose.
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My nose isn't black!
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Slice it lengthwise. Yeah, like that.
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Hey, Makio.
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Heat up the eggplant next.
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You're good at mincing.
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When I did it my home ec class,
this guy took my place.
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What? What's his deal?
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Maybe he likes you, Asa-chan.
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No, he just really liked green onions.
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You're suddenly starting to sound like Makio.
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Okay! Let's throw it all in this bowl
and mix it all up!
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I don't say weird stuff like that...
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But he told me as much.
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He was like, "I love green onions!"
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Don't worry about measuring the seasoning.
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Now mix it up round and
round in one direction.
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Daigo-san, how do you know
so much about gyoza?
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A guy who worked at a Chinese
restaurant once taught me.
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I had a crush on him.
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Keep that hand moving.
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I've never heard this story.
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Well, yeah, it's cringey to look back on.
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But every time I make gyoza,
it reminds me of him...
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The jerk!
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Then don't make gyoza.
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Round and round and round and round...
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Hey, so what do I do with this eggplant?
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Round and around and around and around...
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Tear it by hand, then add ground
sesame and noodle soup broth.
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What did I grow up eating?
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All those homemade meals...
187
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I used to think they were good. But now...
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Is it good, Asa?
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Yeah!
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I can't remember.
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My mom's gyoza...
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What did she put in them again?
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'Tis time to wrap, Team Bao!
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Yessir.
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Okay!
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I shall make you my secret
dipping sauce in the meantime.
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Secret?
198
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It's a classified recipe.
199
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I'll teach it to you later.
200
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Can I have your LINE ID?
201
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Yeah!
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So much for classified.
203
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Fine, I shall bestow the recipe upon you too.
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Asa-chan, could you share it with her?
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Yeah, sure!
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Uh...
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You haven't exchanged IDs yet?
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Get on that!
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00:10:46,050 --> 00:10:50,010
Well, we've been at home
together all this time, so...
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Now! Begin wrapping, dear Team Bao!
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Yeah!
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M'kay.
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Garlic-ginger oyster sauce.
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Pickled plum and mustard sauce.
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Shiso with miso and onion-vinegar sauce.
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And finally, the classic vinegared
soy sauce with chili oil.
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Plus tons of sliced ginger.
218
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It looks so good!
219
00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,050
For the Gram?
220
00:11:12,050 --> 00:11:13,360
For the Gram.
221
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Okay! All done.
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Let's dig—
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Shiba it is.
224
00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,310
"How are things going," huh?
225
00:11:33,580 --> 00:11:37,220
Does this friend know about your parents?
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She does.
227
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Gotcha.
228
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Then that's nice of her.
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Makio?
230
00:11:50,680 --> 00:11:55,240
Sounds like she chose her words carefully.
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"How are you?" "You okay?"
"What's happened since?"
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It's hard to give a precise
answer to any of those.
233
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And it probably didn't sit right
to sound overly worried or too casual.
234
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It feels like she tried to convey
those complicated thoughts
235
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with her question: "How are things going?"
236
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That's why it was nice of her.
237
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You should explain as much yourself.
238
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See, this is what I like about you.
239
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Yeesh. Thanks, I guess.
240
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EMIRI: HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
241
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You made this yourself?!
242
00:12:34,690 --> 00:12:37,720
I couldn't sell a plain cake
like this at the store.
243
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So? Did you decide how to respond?
244
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HOW ARE THINGS GOING?
245
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Um... "I'm doing okay," I guess?
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I'M DOING OKAY
247
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Nice! That sounds good.
248
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THANKS
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Yum.
250
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Thanks for today.
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No prob.
252
00:12:56,920 --> 00:13:00,390
Hey, why don't you reach
out to Kasamachi-kun?
253
00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:02,900
About money and stuff.
254
00:13:02,900 --> 00:13:05,110
I mean, that appetite of hers...
255
00:13:05,110 --> 00:13:08,410
It's gotta be a huge hit to the household.
256
00:13:08,870 --> 00:13:10,970
Kasamachi-kun, huh?
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00:13:13,740 --> 00:13:16,320
Your whole life's about to change.
258
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It's an epoch!
259
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You've got my respect.
260
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All done here.
261
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Thank you.
262
00:13:26,420 --> 00:13:28,010
Well, I should get back to work...
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00:13:28,010 --> 00:13:29,060
Oh, okay.
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Let me know when you want to sleep.
265
00:13:32,170 --> 00:13:33,910
U-Um...
266
00:13:35,290 --> 00:13:39,030
Do you remember what you said
to me after the accident?
267
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That I can be sad if the time comes.
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Oh, that.
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I wanted to say...
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thank you.
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I was worried it was weird
of me not to be sad.
272
00:13:54,340 --> 00:13:57,620
So I was really relieved to hear you say that.
273
00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:00,850
I appreciate it, Makio-chan.
274
00:14:01,470 --> 00:14:05,220
How you feel is no one's business but yours.
275
00:14:05,980 --> 00:14:10,700
Whatever you may feel, no one has
the right to shame you for that.
276
00:14:11,390 --> 00:14:12,480
Yeah.
277
00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:15,650
So if I ever do get sad, I'll let you know.
278
00:14:15,650 --> 00:14:18,210
I'm okay for now. Really.
279
00:14:19,310 --> 00:14:22,480
Got it. I'll let you know
if I ever need to as well.
280
00:14:23,080 --> 00:14:25,470
Let's work together from now on.
281
00:14:25,470 --> 00:14:26,470
Yeah.
282
00:14:26,470 --> 00:14:30,420
Oh, but I'm a good-for-nothing downer.
283
00:14:30,420 --> 00:14:32,650
So I'll ask you to go easy on the pressure.
284
00:14:32,650 --> 00:14:34,020
Pressure?
285
00:14:34,020 --> 00:14:35,740
Oh, that kind of pressure!
286
00:14:36,140 --> 00:14:38,480
Like what my mom always did.
287
00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:40,990
"You can't even do this much?"
288
00:14:40,990 --> 00:14:42,370
And stuff like that, right?
289
00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,780
Roger that! No pressure, then.
290
00:15:02,620 --> 00:15:04,530
I'm heading out for a bit.
291
00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:07,600
Can you get yourself takeout for dinner?
292
00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:09,440
You look amazing!
293
00:15:09,440 --> 00:15:11,440
It's so different from your usual!
294
00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:12,630
Thanks...
295
00:15:21,510 --> 00:15:23,860
Can I get your signature, Sensei?
296
00:15:25,290 --> 00:15:28,150
Stop it, Kasamachi-kun...
297
00:15:28,150 --> 00:15:31,310
You look displeased, as always.
298
00:15:31,310 --> 00:15:32,510
Been a while.
299
00:15:33,500 --> 00:15:36,070
Sorry for the sudden invite.
300
00:15:36,070 --> 00:15:37,300
All good.
301
00:15:37,660 --> 00:15:41,640
I'd show up anywhere with one call from you.
302
00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:43,230
A coffee, please.
303
00:15:43,230 --> 00:15:44,310
Coming right up.
304
00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,060
Hey, so did Ruby die at the end?
305
00:15:48,070 --> 00:15:50,820
FOR KASAMACHI-KUN, THANKS AS ALWAYS.
-MAKIO KODAI
306
00:15:48,530 --> 00:15:53,220
You left that ambiguous,
like she's actually alive.
307
00:15:53,220 --> 00:15:55,680
You really are a keen reader.
308
00:15:55,680 --> 00:15:58,120
I mean, it was a good book.
309
00:15:58,710 --> 00:16:02,230
I'll write more about Ruby
if a sequel gets picked up.
310
00:16:02,780 --> 00:16:04,820
If, huh?
311
00:16:05,180 --> 00:16:07,590
This series isn't selling very well.
312
00:16:07,590 --> 00:16:08,830
I feel bad for them.
313
00:16:09,530 --> 00:16:11,360
The characters, I mean.
314
00:16:11,360 --> 00:16:13,270
Here they are, yet I can't tell their story.
315
00:16:13,730 --> 00:16:16,050
That was a creepy way to put it.
316
00:16:16,050 --> 00:16:18,190
It's not creepy at all.
317
00:16:18,190 --> 00:16:20,240
These characters are like your kids—
318
00:16:19,490 --> 00:16:22,020
Excuse me, can I get a grilled sandwich?
319
00:16:22,020 --> 00:16:22,860
Right away!
320
00:16:23,230 --> 00:16:24,970
Are you even listening to me?
321
00:16:26,930 --> 00:16:29,110
Speaking of kids...
322
00:16:29,110 --> 00:16:30,390
What is she, in middle school?
323
00:16:30,390 --> 00:16:31,500
She's fifteen.
324
00:16:33,660 --> 00:16:34,860
You know...
325
00:16:34,860 --> 00:16:38,180
Don't take this the wrong way.
I'm just saying.
326
00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:43,480
First off, I'm not hoping
to get back together.
327
00:16:44,370 --> 00:16:49,670
But when I heard you were taking
in a kid, I was annoyed.
328
00:16:49,670 --> 00:16:54,650
When we were a thing, you used to talk
about how you never wanted kids.
329
00:16:54,650 --> 00:16:56,510
So I couldn't figure it out.
330
00:16:59,250 --> 00:17:04,320
Anyways, I just realized it hurt
more than I realized.
331
00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:07,550
That's all. End of story.
332
00:17:09,410 --> 00:17:10,440
So?
333
00:17:10,440 --> 00:17:11,460
What?
334
00:17:11,460 --> 00:17:13,320
You wanted to talk finances, right?
335
00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:14,910
Oh, right.
336
00:17:15,260 --> 00:17:18,060
At least until she graduates and lands a job.
337
00:17:18,060 --> 00:17:22,600
But I have no clue what she needs,
or what I can do for her.
338
00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:23,990
Are you moving?
339
00:17:23,990 --> 00:17:26,550
That apartment's gotta be
small for the two of you.
340
00:17:26,550 --> 00:17:30,680
I own it, so... I don't plan
to leave any time soon.
341
00:17:31,420 --> 00:17:35,280
What? You bought it? That apartment?
342
00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:36,230
Yeah.
343
00:17:36,230 --> 00:17:37,570
When?
344
00:17:37,570 --> 00:17:39,380
Six years ago?
345
00:17:40,320 --> 00:17:42,920
That's literally when we were dating!
346
00:17:43,200 --> 00:17:46,710
Well, my series back then just
happened to take off, so...
347
00:17:47,270 --> 00:17:49,190
I had no idea.
348
00:17:49,480 --> 00:17:53,050
You're terrible about sharing
important stuff, you know that?
349
00:17:53,420 --> 00:17:57,570
I never thought my work would sell so well.
350
00:17:58,190 --> 00:18:02,050
It felt like I'd awaken from the dream
if I told anyone.
351
00:18:04,740 --> 00:18:06,330
That's just like you.
352
00:18:06,830 --> 00:18:09,410
I'm glad to see you doing you.
353
00:18:12,040 --> 00:18:14,720
Have you filed a petition
for guardianship yet?
354
00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,080
What's that?
355
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:19,660
You'll need it for the girl to receive
her parents' life insurance.
356
00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:21,780
Wasn't there a copy of the policy?
357
00:18:21,780 --> 00:18:23,490
I don't know.
358
00:18:23,490 --> 00:18:26,260
I haven't been to her house yet.
359
00:18:26,260 --> 00:18:29,270
Then I'd suggest you go and look for it.
360
00:18:29,600 --> 00:18:31,740
What else is there?
361
00:18:31,740 --> 00:18:34,510
She sleeps a lot.
362
00:18:35,840 --> 00:18:39,650
She's up a bit during the day,
but she's asleep otherwise.
363
00:18:39,650 --> 00:18:40,690
All the time.
364
00:18:41,370 --> 00:18:43,120
I don't think she realizes it.
365
00:18:44,250 --> 00:18:47,820
Maybe it's her way of tending her wounds.
366
00:18:47,820 --> 00:18:50,810
To process what happened internally.
367
00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,540
If that's the case, is shaking her awake
368
00:18:54,540 --> 00:18:57,820
and forcing her to find closure
the right thing to do?
369
00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,030
It scares me.
370
00:19:02,380 --> 00:19:04,520
I still can't believe it.
371
00:19:05,200 --> 00:19:09,470
You view most human interactions
as scary by default.
372
00:19:09,930 --> 00:19:13,610
I bet you were nervous
reaching out to me too.
373
00:19:13,610 --> 00:19:14,650
Hush, you.
374
00:19:14,650 --> 00:19:17,060
And you signed up for this?
375
00:19:17,060 --> 00:19:18,040
Well...
376
00:19:18,520 --> 00:19:21,270
Sure I'm scared. Of course I am.
377
00:19:22,070 --> 00:19:24,280
I mean, dealing with a fifteen-year-old...
378
00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:27,200
At her tender age,
379
00:19:28,010 --> 00:19:33,130
the smallest remark could
change the rest of her life.
380
00:19:34,340 --> 00:19:35,360
It's terrifying.
381
00:19:41,480 --> 00:19:44,680
You may not like hearing this,
382
00:19:45,010 --> 00:19:48,640
but your remark changed my life too, you know?
383
00:19:49,210 --> 00:19:51,630
What did I say?
384
00:19:52,180 --> 00:19:53,440
That's a secret.
385
00:19:53,790 --> 00:19:55,910
You wouldn't remember anyway.
386
00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:57,940
You're always so...
387
00:19:58,860 --> 00:20:00,290
But you're right.
388
00:19:59,430 --> 00:20:00,760
Makio.
389
00:20:06,530 --> 00:20:08,600
I'll be in touch.
390
00:20:08,600 --> 00:20:10,660
I wanna meet her. This girl of yours.
391
00:20:11,010 --> 00:20:12,030
Okay.
392
00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:17,960
You know when Ruby thinks back
on her home in that one scene?
393
00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:19,330
Toward the end?
394
00:20:19,330 --> 00:20:20,400
Yeah.
395
00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:22,040
I really liked that part.
396
00:20:22,460 --> 00:20:23,910
I read it over and over.
397
00:20:24,940 --> 00:20:28,790
Ruby reflected on the
beginning of her journey.
398
00:20:30,230 --> 00:20:35,220
That first step she took back
when she bolted, as if to run away,
399
00:20:35,810 --> 00:20:38,940
was no different than the one she took now:
400
00:20:39,710 --> 00:20:42,110
a step back toward home.
401
00:20:43,260 --> 00:20:47,320
No matter where she was, her footprints
were always headed there.
402
00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,130
"Home."
403
00:20:50,340 --> 00:20:53,550
"I'm going home," she thought.
404
00:20:54,910 --> 00:20:59,040
With the next step, Ruby lost her footing.
405
00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:05,170
She clawed at the sky
until she couldn't bear any more.
406
00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:10,660
With grains of sand on her cheek,
she crawled forward like a baby.
407
00:21:11,690 --> 00:21:12,680
"No!"
408
00:21:13,070 --> 00:21:15,170
She tried to yell.
409
00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,430
But her voice tangled in her throat.
410
00:21:18,860 --> 00:21:22,620
Not even the sand grains
before her moved any longer.
411
00:21:23,450 --> 00:21:24,640
"Powerless..."
412
00:21:25,310 --> 00:21:28,330
"Was my voice always like this?"
413
00:21:29,810 --> 00:21:33,780
"How did I sound to you?"
414
00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:37,960
"Just when I want to ask, you're not here."
415
00:21:38,650 --> 00:21:41,920
Home was nothing but shelter with a roof—
416
00:21:41,110 --> 00:21:43,270
What are you reading?
417
00:21:43,710 --> 00:21:45,960
Huh? Oh, this book.
418
00:21:46,560 --> 00:21:47,680
Welcome home.
419
00:21:48,290 --> 00:21:49,970
Yeah...
420
00:21:50,240 --> 00:21:51,840
What's that face for?
421
00:21:52,290 --> 00:21:53,470
Fine, I'll read it later.
422
00:21:57,610 --> 00:21:58,720
Asa.
423
00:22:01,390 --> 00:22:05,450
Next week, let's go through
your stuff at home.
424
00:22:07,990 --> 00:22:09,990
"HOME. I'M GOING HOME."