Dead Hours — The Last One, Page 4
By Suha · Published
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Scene: The automatic glass sliding doors at the store entrance begin to open, rain visible in the dark street beyond. In the foreground, Kaito snaps bolt upright behind the counter, eyes wide, both hands flat on the surface, braced for whoever is about to walk in. SFX: Ding.
Image description
View toward the store's glass sliding doors as they open, rain outside. In the foreground Kaito snaps upright behind the counter, wide-eyed and braced, hands flat on the counter.
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.