Dead Hours — Points, Page 2
By Suha · Published
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Panel 1: Over Kaito's shoulder as he scans the nurse's small loyalty points card at the register, deadpan focus. The nurse waits across the counter. Panel 2: Close on the card reader in Kaito's hand — the points total reads 999. KAITO: Nine ninety-nine. Panel 3: Extreme close-up on Kaito's tired eyes going wide and still, the near-miss dread setting in, a bead of sweat. KAITO: One point short. Panel 4: The nurse blinks, mildly confused, glancing at her watch as her tote bag slips off her shoulder.
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Four panels: Kaito scans the nurse's loyalty card, the reader shows 999 points, his eyes widen with dread, and the nurse checks her watch, confused.
About this chapter
A night-shift nurse just wants a coffee, but her loyalty card is one point short of a free one. Kaito — physically unable to let a near-miss stand — spirals into engineering absurd micro-purchases to farm that single missing point, each one costing more than the coffee itself, while Rin films the math getting worse. He finally hits 1,000 points in triumph... and the coffee machine is empty. He hand-brews a fresh pot; the nurse's shift alarm goes off and she bolts, leaving the hard-won coffee untouched on the counter. Rin's stream wins. Kaito gets nothing.