Gym
Kindergarten Teacher
Okay, let's start making some dango!
I hope we all get to have some cute and delicious ones!
I hope we all get to have some cute and delicious ones!
Shizuku's Friend
Shizuku, yours look so good!
Little Shizuku
Hehe. Thank you.
Yours look good too.
Yours look good too.
Little Shiho
(She looks like she's having fun...)
Little Shiho
(I really want to make dango with her but...)
Little Shiho
(She probably wants to play with her friends since she's with me so much...)
Little Shiho
...
Little Shiho
That's okay. I can just make some on my own...
Little Shiho
So I dust it with this powder and...
Little Shiho
(Making them nice and round is harder than I thought, but...)
Little Shiho
They look cute when they do turn out right...
Little Shiho
(I know. I can make it rounder, give it some ears and turn it into a bunny.)
Little Shiho
And now for some ears and... Hehe, it's so cute.
Kindergartener A
Shiho, wait!
Your dango looks funny...
Your dango looks funny...
Little Shiho
Huh...?
Kindergartener B
Yeah. I'll show you how to make them, so let's try together!
Little Shiho
That's okay...
Please, leave me alone.
Please, leave me alone.
Kindergartener A
But yours are gonna look different from what the teacher made.
Little Shiho
I don't care. I want to make mine like this.
Kindergartener B
Fine, be that way...
Little Shiho
...
Little Shiho
(It's not as fun when I'm with everyone else...)
Little Shiho
(So I'll just keep making them by my...)
???
Shii...!
Little Shiho
Oh...
Little Shizuku
Are your dango supposed to be bunnies? They're so cute.
Little Shiho
Thanks...
Little Shizuku
Would you mind showing me how to make bunnies like yours?
Little Shiho
I don't wanna...
Little Shizuku
Huh?
Little Shiho
You should be with your friends, Shizuku. I'll keep making dango by myself.
Little Shizuku
Shii...
Little Shiho
...
Little Shizuku
Um, Shii?
Little Shizuku
Making dango with everyone else was fun, but I want to make some with you now.
Little Shiho
But...
Little Shizuku
And you're the only one here who knows how to make adorable bunny dango.
Little Shizuku
That's why I want to make some with you.
Little Shizuku
Please, Shii.
Will you show me how to make these?
Will you show me how to make these?
Little Shiho
...
Little Shiho
Okay...
Little Shizuku
Thank you, Shii!
Little Shizuku
So how did you make these bunnies?
Little Shiho
Well, you start by...
Kindergarten Teacher
That concludes our moon viewing party! Did you all get a chance to make some cute and delicious dango?
Little Shiho & Shizuku
Yeah!
Kindergarten Teacher
Wonderful! Don't forget to show your parents these delicious creations when you get home!
Little Shiho
Oh...
Little Shiho
(We get to take these home...!)
Little Shizuku
Hehe. Your dango turned out so cute, Shii. I'm sure mommy, daddy and grandma will love to see them.
Little Shizuku
Let's show them as soon as we can.
Little Shiho
Yeah...!
Shibuya Park
Grandmother
Your mother's running very late...
I wonder if work is holding her up.
I wonder if work is holding her up.
Little Shizuku
She's usually here by now.
Grandmother
Yes, she is...
Oh, someone's calling me. Excuse me, dear.
Oh, someone's calling me. Excuse me, dear.
Little Shizuku
Okay...
Grandmother
Oh my. Really...?
You poor thing...
You poor thing...
Little Shiho
...!
Grandmother
Understood.
I can handle making dinner, so you won't have to worry about that. Just get home safe, okay?
I can handle making dinner, so you won't have to worry about that. Just get home safe, okay?
Little Shiho
Is mommy not coming home...?
Grandmother
I'm so sorry, dear.
Your mother won't be home until much later.
Your mother won't be home until much later.
Little Shiho
Huh...?
Grandmother
Your father won't be home for quite some time either, so how about we show them the dango you made tomorrow?
Little Shiho
...
Little Shiho
(I really wanted them to see what we made now...)
Little Shiho
(But...)
Little Shizuku
Shii...
Little Shiho
I'm okay...
Let's go home, Shizuku.
Let's go home, Shizuku.
Little Shiho
(She's probably sad about this too, so I shouldn't pout or whine about this too much...)
Little Shizuku
...
Little Shiho
Huh...?
Little Shizuku
You don't have to hold it in like that, Shii.
Little Shizuku
Whenever you feel sad, it's okay to say so.
Little Shiho
But...
Little Shiho
You're sad too, right?
Little Shizuku
I won't ever feel sad as long as you're around, Shii. Not ever.
Little Shizuku
So just for today, I'll take mommy's place. You can tell me how you feel and ask me for whatever you like, okay?
Little Shizuku
Being there for you is what makes me happy because I'm your big sister.
Little Shiho
Shizuku...
Little Shiho
Okay...
Shiho
(After that, Shizuku, grandma and I had dinner together... Then we showed mom and dad the dango we made once they got home.)
Shiho
(And because Shizuku waited with me the whole time, I felt strangely at ease...)
Shiho
(Come to think of it, that's also sort of when she started being all clingy with me...)
Shiho
...
Shiho
Maybe doing a moon viewing with her after all this time isn't such a bad idea...
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