-pg113-

Tale #63

My place

-pg118-

Alpha

Your stand almost feels like the old shop.

Ojisan

Close, close...
But.
It hasn't really replaced it.
Has it.

Alpha

Mm.
But I had a feeling this was going to happen.

-pg119-

Alpha

But...even though I was ready for it...
It still rattled me.

Ojisan

You seemed pretty calm at the time.
It impressed me.

Alpha

I completely panicked before you came.
For a while...I sort of...
Felt like I was about to cry.

Ojisan

.......

-pg120-

Ojisan

I see.

Alpha

.......uh...
Takahiro...
How is he taking this?

-pg121-

Ojisan

Oh you know...he's very intense.
He's very close to the land.
Probably from the very start.

Alpha

Yeah, he is...

-pg122-

Ojisan

The shop...you've adjusted well, after only a week.

Alpha

Well, you know, all this is only temporary, and the main building was
okay...

Ojisan

Yeah; didn't take us too long to clear away the mess.

Alpha

Mm.
But sometimes I'm dead sure I can go on as before.

-pg123-

Ojisan

(OH.)

Alpha

Eh?

Ojisan

For some reason, that just reminded me of the first time I ever saw you.
But anyway...the building took as much as it could, and we've got to make
the most of it.
And there are up sides to it.

Alpha

Yeah.

-pg124-

Alpha

I'm...
Thinking of going away for a little.

Ojisan

To work?

Alpha

Mm...yeah...
But I don't really have any idea how long I'll be gone.

-pg125-

Alpha

For some reason...it seems like a good oppotunity.
And I...since I came to know you and Kokone, it's made me think.
For ages before that, all I knew was my house. This...was my only place.
But now with the stand...I'm not worried about needing to come back.
Even the Asahina Peak feels local now.

-pg126-

Alpha

What I think of as my place is getting bigger.
There are so many things I want to see...
So I said I might work away from home.

Ojisan

Mm-hmm.

Alpha

Mm...before now, I always...
Felt a little dizzy at the prospect.

-pg127-

Ojisan

.......
When do you leave?

Alpha

I'm not in any rush, but...
2 or 3 days.

Ojisan

Well, look after yourself. And don't be too dizzy.

Alpha

Sure.

-pg128-

Alpha

How's another cup sound?

Ojisan

Let it be.

Tale #63: Closing