-pg3- Tale #24 Kids on an Average Day -pg4- Takahiro Okay; and this kanji? Blob "Enchou jiku"; it's written with the characters for extension and axis. Babablob Look alive! I've a watermelon ready! -pg5- Blob I think that's enough; let's stop for the day. Takahiro Mm. Babablob (Here's the salt.) Blob Tomorrow I'll tell you about the social upheaval. Babablob (Hey, use the salt!) Takahiro Mm. -pg6- Makki Takahirooooo!! Oh!! You're already done for the day!! Come to the sea with me, I wanna show you something! -pg7- Makki Looky! I got some Boat Bugs from the mountain! I'll tell you why when we get there! Don't you wanna see! Hey, hurry up! Takahiro Makki...! This is just another of your wild goose chases, isn't it? (You're the only one interested in creepy things like that.) Makki Hmmmm? I got a huge bag full of them! They're all yellow! See? -pg8- Makki Oopsie. -pg9- Makki I'll have to get em again... Help me out, Takahiro? Takahiro I've had more than enough boat bugs. Babablob (All over the watermelon) Makki, do you remember your multiplication tables? Makki Yeah, I might know em all; we've been workin' hard, haven't we? Blob Mm. -pg10- Makki Right then, to the sea, the sea! (Boat Bugs!) Takahiro Uhhhh...sorry, but I already made plans for today. Playing with boat bugs is kind of a kiddy thing to do, anyway. Makki ...... But I wanted to show you something neat... With the boat bugs... -pg11- Takahiro ......Okay. I will play with you tomorrow. But I can't today. Makki ...... ...... You're going to her place, aren't you? Takahiro To talk, like always. (Nothing like that.) -pg12- Takahiro Alpha told me to come by sometime today. But I hadn't really promised I'd stop by. I really could've gone with Makki, but... At any rate, I'm almost there now. -pg13- Takahiro Odd to see another customer... Yello! -pg14- Alpha Ah, there you are! Kokone Ah... Takahiro-kun? -pg15- Takahiro Kokone? Alpha Oh? This is the first time you've met, isn't it? Kokone Yeah. But I've just heard so much about you from Alpha... So "There he is" I thought. Takahiro ......same here. -pg16- Kokone ......so let's take it from the top. I'm Kokone. Nice to meet you. Takahiro ......nice to meet you too. Alpha Whyyyy will you look at Takahiro.... His ears are red! -pg17- Kokone It feels like I know you already. Takahiro .....mm. She felt like an older sister returning from a long trip. You staying a while, Kokone? Kokone (Yep.) Mm...just 2 or 3 days. Takahiro (Ah.) Alpha Ah...you two... (Mind if I join you?) -pg18- Takahiro Oh yeah; as for Makki.... Makki (Takahiro's a jerk!) Tale #24: Closing