Dead Hours — Motion Sensor, Page 5
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In a convenience store, Rin stands beside Kaito, who is sitting on the floor. An inset shows a hand placing a receipt at the till. Rin says, “You haven't stopped existing.” Kaito says, “The door says I have.” Rin holds up the receipt toward Kaito, who looks at it with sweat on his face. Rin says, “The till still logs you in. It knows you're here.” In the final scene, Kaito raises the receipt overhead while Rin drinks from a cup. Kaito says, “I'm a cashier. Therefore I am.” Name tags read “RIN” and “KAITO.”
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Rin stands over Kaito, who sits on the store floor, and later holds a receipt aloft while Rin drinks from a cup.
About this chapter
At 3 A.M. the shop's automatic sliding door stops opening for Kaito, though it opens for Rin, a drifting plastic bag and the waiting dog. Kaito spirals into wondering whether he has quietly stopped existing, until Rin and Tetsu work out that he simply moves too little for the sensor to notice. At dawn, slouching out at the end of his shift, the door finally swings wide for him: it just wants him to go home.