Dead Hours — Motion Sensor, Page 6
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A delivery man carries a crate from a van toward the brightly lit store; inside, Kaito stands still as the man enters, with another clerk at the counter. Caption: “Dawn.” Kaito’s name tag reads “KAITO.” The delivery man says, “You move like furniture.” Kaito replies, “Sensor doesn’t count furniture.”
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At dawn, a capped delivery man carries a crate into the convenience store while Kaito stands motionless inside and a light-haired clerk works at the counter.
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.