The Vivid Old Tale - 6: Cold Rain

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Little An

...

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Little An

(Seriously, where are they...?)

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Little An

(I couldn't get a hold of anyone when I went home and called...)

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Little An

(So, maybe they forgot about our promise...)

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New Live House Hire

Huff... Huff...
There you are...!!

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Little An

Huh?
You're the live house's...

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New Live House Hire

I'm sorry for not finding you sooner.
Your father and his team asked me to relay you a message.

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Little An

Wait, they did?!
What'd they say?!

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New Live House Hire

So...

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Little An

What...?

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New Live House Hire

Because of that, your father and his team are currently performing in our event...

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New Live House Hire

As for your father's message, he said, “I'm sorry and I promise to spend the entire day with you next time...”

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Little An

Why...?

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Little An

Daddy said that he'd definitely watch me practice on Sunday...

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Little An

He promised...

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New Live House Hire

Oh no...

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Little An

And you guys are the worst...
You're always hogging Daddy and his team for yourselves...!

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New Live House Hire

I'm so sorry, An... It's just...

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Little An

I don't care!!

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Little An

Daddy... His team... Everyone around town... I hate all of you!!

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New Live House Hire

A-An...!!

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Little An

*Sob*

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Little An

(I hate everyone...!)

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Little An

Huff... Huff... Huff...

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Little An

(Daddy cares more about everyone else than me...)

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Little An

(I mean, he wouldn't break his promise with me if he didn't...)

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Little An

(And it's not just this one promise...
He's broken so many already...!)

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Little An

(I was really, really looking forward to today after waiting for a whole week!)

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Little An

I don't care anymore...!
Daddy clearly doesn't care that much about me...

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Little An

And I refuse to go home!

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Little An

(I don't care if they frantically comes looking for me!)

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A few hours later

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Little An

Oh wow...!

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Little An

(Everything looks so bright and sparkly...!
They always tell me to go home before it gets too dark, so I never got to really see all this.)

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Little An

Hehe. Running away was totally the right choice!

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Little An

Oh...

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Street Musician

♪————!

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Little An

That person isn't using their diaphragm at all...

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Police Officer

Hm...?
Are you lost, little girl?

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Little An

Huh?!
Uhh... H-Hello, officer...

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Police Officer

Is your family somewhere close by? Can you tell me where your mommy and daddy are?

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Little An

Um, so... I'm supposed to meet them over there...! Bye...!

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Police Officer

Hey, wait!!

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Little An

(What do I do?!
The police are gonna find me if I stick around the station...!)

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Little An

(I have to look for a place where they won't!)

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Little An

*Sigh*
This looks safe...

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Little An

Huh...?

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Little An

Wait, it's raining...?! What do I do?!

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Little An

Oh, I can try the construction site...!

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Little An

They're constructing a really big building here! What's it gonna be?

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Nagi

Oh, this sign might tell us.
Let's see... It says it's going to be for “Kamiyama High School.”

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Little An

Really?! This is gonna be a school?!
It'd be kinda fun to go exploring♪

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An's Father

An, construction sites aren't exactly safe places, so don't get too close.

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Little An

Okay.

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Little An

(The police shouldn't be able to find me there and it has a roof over it.)

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Little An

Daddy said it's not safe...

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Little An

(But he broke his promise, so that means I also get to...)

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Little An

Yeah, let's go...!

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Little An

Oh, I think I can squeeze through this gap...

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Little An

I'll just let myself in...

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Construction Site

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Little An

(Thank goodness! The lights are all off, but I don't see anyone else here so I should be able to stay here until morning...!)

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Little An

(Hehe. Since I'm here, I think I'll do some exploring!)

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Little An

Alright, let's go!

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Little An

Whoa... It's so big...

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Little An

I can't see very well because it's so dark, but is this...? A classroom? Oh, there's a bunch of cords hanging on the walls! Is this where they're gonna put all the lights?

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Little An

This is so cool! It's a school, but it's not done yet!

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Little An

Hm...?

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Little An

I thought I heard a noise just now...

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Little An

(Is someone there...?)

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Little An

(Wh-What do I do?!
They'll kick me out if they find me...!)

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Little An

(I-I've gotta find somewhere to hide...!)

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Little An

(Huh? They stopped...?)

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Little An

(Wh-What's going on...?
It definitely seems like someone else is here now...)

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Little An

(I think those sounds were coming from the stairwell... I might take a quick peek...)

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Little An

(Now...!)

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Little An

(Huh? There's no one here...?
Same with that corridor...)

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Little An

(Then, what were those footsteps just I heard...?)

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Little An

(Wh-What if it's a ghost...?)

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Little An

(No, there's no way...!
Grown-ups tell us about ghosts and stuff just to scare us...)

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Little An

(I can't see anyone, but I could've sworn that I heard footsteps... Which means...)

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Little An

(M-Maybe it was...)

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Little An

(...!!)

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Little An

(I-It's back...?!)

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Little An

(What do I do...?!
If it's a ghost... A-Am I gonna get eaten...?!)

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Little An

I... I have to run...!!

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Construction Worker

Hm...?
I thought I heard a noise just now... Was it a cat?

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Construction Worker

Aha! There you are, phone!
Thank goodness I found you.

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Construction Worker

Alright, time to go home.
But I can still hear some footsteps echoing...

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Little An

Uh oh...

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Little An

(What do I do...?
I wanna leave, but it's raining outside...)

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Little An

(And if I start wandering around, that ghost might find me and...)

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Little An

Oh...

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Little An

(I'm getting hungry...)

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Little An

(Daddy said he'd make his usual curry today...)

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Little An

(His curry's loaded with meat and really spicy, but also sweet because he uses apples to make it...)

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Little An

(Mommy always asks for seconds and thirds, but Daddy's always prepared to serve more...)

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Little An

(Aunt Nagi and Uncle Taiga like to say how yummy and delicious it is too...)

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Little An

(I wanna go home...)

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Little An

(I wanna have curry with everyone, take a nice, warm bath and sleep in my bed...)

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Little An

But...

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An's Father

I promise to watch you practice next Sunday around noon...

Little An

Daddy, you big liar...

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Little An

...!!

Little An

(I-It's those footsteps again...!)

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Little An

(I have to hide...!
But where...?!)

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Little An

Help...!!

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