-pg101-

Tale #5

Timeless Town Meeting

-pg102-

Ojisan

I invited Alpha-san to the town meeting,
To celebrate her recovery.

-pg103-

Ojisan

When Alpha-san arrived, we were already pretty drunk.

Eraser

Thanks for joining us tonight, Alpha-san.
You...can't eat sushi, I hear...
Would you like an orange ?

Alpha

Aah! I'd love one!

-pg104-

Ojisan

Alpha-san! Yer the only sober one, and yer just eatin' an orange!
Won't ya take a wee drink ?

Alpha

No...
I'm happy just smelling it...
I don't hold it well!

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Eraser

Awww...sho ye can...drink ? Should've...shaid shomething shooner!
Al...-chan!...

Alpha

Eh ?

Bertha

That's right! Here, try this!

Alpha

Uh...uh...uh...uh...uh...
All right then.
But...only one ochoko!
That's my limit...

-pg106-

Alpha

Whew...

-pg107-

Eraser

Well...Al-chan, you do somethin' next...

Alpha

Mm...Right! Well...okay...
Put your hands together!
Like this!

Eraser

Hmm ?

Alpha

Like so...

-pg109-

She suddenly burst into a dance none of us had ever seen before; we
watched, speechless.

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Her dance...the movements flowed, merging with the simple rhythm of our
clapping.

-pg111-

None of us...could remember seeing Alpha-san like this...she says she felt
like she was dreaming.
Did her dance last for a while ? Was it only for a moment ?

-pg112-

Eventually...in the quiet...she stopped.

Alpha

The End.

Eraser

No...what a great little dance.

Alpha

Eh heh heh.

-pg113-

Eraser

Oh ?

Ojisan

Shouldn't have given 'er two...

Eraser

No. Al-chan was great.

-pg114-

Ojisan

The next morning...we all took a day off.
That afternoon, Alpha's store had several uninvited guests.

Tale #5: Closing