Dead Hours — The Last One, Page 2
By Inkroost · Published
Transcript
Scene: Kaito lifts the curling blank receipt close to his face, his tired eyes narrowing into deadpan concentration. The store shelves are soft and out of focus behind him. KAITO: One customer to a milestone.
Image description
Medium close-up of Kaito holding the long blank receipt up close to his face, eyes narrowed with sudden intense focus. Store shelves blur behind him.
About this chapter
The register prints a milestone survey — the store is one customer away from a count Kaito decides is destiny. He becomes convinced the next person through the sliding doors is The One. The doors ding three times: a drunk salaryman who's one short, the same salaryman coming back for his umbrella, and finally the real milestone customer — a soaked stray cat that wandered in from the rain. Rin films the whole spiral. The cat ends up on the counter eating Kaito's dinner; Rin wins the internet, Kaito gets nothing.