Dead Hours — The Last One, Page 7
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Scene: The glass doors slide open a second time. The same salaryman — same grey suit, loosened tie, square black glasses, combed-over hair — steps back inside, reaching sheepishly for a clear plastic umbrella he left by the door. In the foreground, Kaito's shoulders slump as he deflates. KAITO: His umbrella.
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The sliding doors open again and the same salaryman steps back in, reaching sheepishly for a forgotten clear plastic umbrella by the door. In the foreground Kaito deflates, shoulders slumping in deadpan disappointment.
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.