nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 26 February 2018

26 February 2018

Characters: Hosho Isagi, Hinata Shion & Seo Narumi

Title: Call me by my first name

-Psychology Lab-

Hosho: U-Um, Shion. Thank you for this book.

Hinata: How was it?

Hosho: It was very interesting. I thought about how it was just what you’d expect of something that you’d recommend, Shion!

Hinata: I’m glad to hear that.

Yaaawn…… I’m going to sleep now…… Goodnight.

Hosho: O-Okay. Sorry I disturbed your afternoon nap……

Seo: ……

Hosho: ……?

(Seo-san’s looking this way……?)

Seo: Oh, sorry. I was staring.

Hosho: I-I don’t really mind, but……

Did I do something w-wrong……?

C-Could it be that I mixed up the submission deadline for the report……?

If t-that’s so, then this isn’t the time for me to be taking it easy and reading Shion’s book. I’m s-sorry……

Seo: No, that’s not it.

It just occurred to me that you call Shion-kun by his name without the honorific.

Hosho: I-I’m s-s-sorry…… How s-shameless of me……

Seo: Not at all. It’s simply most intriguing in terms of behavioral psychology.

It’s Isagi-kun, after all. This is where you would probably refer to the other person in polite form regardless of age or familiarity.

Did some sort of opportunity come up or?

Hosho: Well, that is…… At first, I was also thinking of saying “Hinata-san”, but—

Hinata: Shion.

Hosho: ……!

Seo: Oh? Shion-kun. Weren’t you asleep……

Hinata: S-H-I-O-N.

Hosho: Eek……! P-Please don’t come s-so c-close……

Hinata: S-H-I-O-N. Shion. C’mon, try saying it.

Hosho: S-Shion!

Hinata: Good. Make sure you call me by “Shion”.

Hosho: O-Okay! I’m so sorry for calling you by your last name!

Seo: (I see. So he lost to that intensity.)

The university professor was pleased to have been able to identify the rather heartwarming reason behind the mystery of the first name basis.