-pg25-

Tale #45

All the Ships

-pg26-

Takahiro

So this is all you ended up buying?

Makki

Yep.
I got lots of change.

-pg27-

Takahiro

Ah ha.
........
Say.....
Makki.

Makki

Mm?

Takahiro

How 'bout you come with me to Alpha's tomorrow?
You've never been!

Makki

Eh?
Uh...T-tomorrow...?

-pg28-

Makki

........

Takahiro

Well....even if tomorrow's bad...
Some other time soon.

Makki

Oh!
It's not that I don't want to go!

Takahiro

Oh, I understand.
It's a fair hike out there.

-pg29-

Takahiro

But, you know, you really oughta meet here at least once.

Makki

Yeah, I know.

Alpha

!

-pg30-

Alpha

Hey!
I thought that was you!

Takahiro

Mm?
Oh, Alpha!

Makki

!!

-pg31-

Alpha

Were you out shopping too?

Takahiro

Mm.

Alpha

Didn't expect to run into you this far south.
And...would this be Makki-chan?

Takahiro

Yeah!
Makki, look!
It's Alpha!

Makki

........

-pg32-

Makki

....Yo!!

Alpha

Yo.

-pg33-

Alpha

Takahiro talks about you all the time.
Nice to finally meet you.

Makki

N-nice to meet...

Takahiro

Heh; you're all flustered!

Alpha

Say;
You two doing anything?

Makki

....well, after this, Takahiro and...

Takahiro

Nope! Nothing!!

Alpha

Oh, good. Hungry at all?

Takahiro

Yep!

Makki

.....

-pg34-

Alpha

I hope you two like this place.

Takahiro

I love Tokoro Ten!
It's been ages since I ran into you, Alpha!

Alpha

Yeah!

Takahiro

Not sure why I haven't come out there...(Ah ha ha)

Makki

(You little...your voice is different with her.)

-pg35-

Alpha

Makki-chan, you're awfully quiet.

Makki

Eh?
Oh, no, didn't mean to be.

Takahiro

Yeah, she's usually very noisy!
Dunno what's got into her.

Makki

(You little...you even pick different words.)

Takahiro

I gotta use the bathroom.
You two talk.

Makki

Eh?
You idiot...

-pg36-

Makki

.....
A....
Say, Alpha...

Alpha

Mm.

Makki

Do you go for younger guys?

Alpha

HUNH?

-pg37-

Makki

Do you like Takahiro?
...cause he really likes you.

Alpha

.....
---------
Makki-chan likes Takahiro.

Makki

Ah...I...I mean....

Alpha

I also like Takahiro.

-pg38-

Alpha

Mm-hmm...but the thing about him is...I envy you, Makki-chan.
You and Takahiro are part of the same generation.

Makki

?

Alpha

I'm...with you for now, but...
I don't know how long I'll be able to say I'm part of this generation.

Makki

?

Alpha

For you...the ship of time and your body is with Takahiro's.
Maybe I'm...only watching your boats from the shore.

-pg39-

Alpha

You get to spend more time with Takahiro.
That's why I'm jealous.

Makki

.......
Well.
I didn't understand most of that, but...
I get your point.

Alpha

Good.

Makki

Would you have come here...
Even without Takahiro?

Alpha

I would have, I would have.

-pg40-

Takahiro

Nah...
Hunh?
Oh, that doesn't look good at all.

Alpha

Ah!

Takahiro

Hunh?
What?
What's wrong?

Tale #45: Closing