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(Sutamai) Official Memorial Book 2017-2019, Short Story - Dream Situation #1 The 26-year-olds
Characters: Natsume Haru, Sugano Natsuki, Kagura Aki & Maki Keita
Title: I’m not scared, alright
Summary: It’s an original illustration and short story chosen from the special poll that ran on the B’s Log website! For this first situation, the four 26-year-olds come together to deepen their friendship, but…
The four that have gathered at the happy-go-lucky detective’s suggestion of “let’s get to know each other better” hold in one hand, popcorn and coke. And what they’re all watching in the gracious second-son’s room is…
“[—RATTLE!]”
Kagura: !
“… anybody here…?”
Kagura: ……
Maki: (… This is why I said we’re better off not watching a horror before.)
Natsume: This is so the part where something jumps out of the closet and attacks them, isn’t it?
Natsuki: You can’t just say that, man~ It’s finally picking up on a good scary mood too.
Kagura: Instead of being scary, this kind of thing is only going to take us by surprise. How ridiculous.
Maki: ……
Kagura: Also, Sugano-kun, you’ve been spilling way too much popcorn for a while now.
Sugano: Oh, yeah, you’re right. It’s dropping everywhere. My bad.
[PLOP—munch!]
All three: What the—
Sugano: Huh?
Maki: (He ate it…)
Kagura: (Um? He ate it?)
Natsume: (I'd understand if it was on the couch, but he ate something off the ground.)
Natsuki: I can pretty much guess what you’re all wanting to say, but could you three stop staring at me in silence? This is exactly why little rich boys are no-good~
Maki: “Little rich boys”…
Kagura: For crying out loud, could you not generalise us with th—
“Nooooo!!”
Kagura: —ACK!?
Natsume: !
Sugano: (Oh, crap. The popcorn.)
Maki: (He ate it again…)
Kagura: … with that nonsense case of a term. Actually, what’s up with this movie? Seriously. All it’s doing is frightening us for no reason. So stupid.
Natsume: You waiting for a comeback to that, or?
Kagura: What for? That aside, I saw you freezing up just now, Natsume-kun. You can’t stand horror movies, can you?
Natsume: I don’t like or hate them either way. But I guess when there’s someone right in front of me who’s all scared, I keep my cool.
Kagura: I am not scared.
Natsume: That cushion you’ve been gripping since before is all wrinkled and scrunched up.
Kagura: … Sorry, Kei-chan.
Maki: No, it’s fine…
Sugano: (… Psst, Natsume-kun.)
Natsume: (Hm? … Uh-oh, he’s making an evil face.)
Sugano: I’m gonna borrow your bathroom for a bit! Be riiight back.
Kagura: No use holding it in. We’ll pause for the moment then.
Sugano: Oh, don’t sweat it, just keep watching. It’s almost nearly at the end anyway.
Kagura: Huh?
Natsume: … Maybe it really is painful on the stomach to keep drinking coke. Mind if I check what’s in your fridge?
Maki: Yeah, sure. There’s also other stuff besides the ones we bought, so go ahead and help yourself to whatever’s there.
Kagura: … I think I’ll fetch myself a whiskey too—
Sugano: All good, I gotchu! Sit, sit~ I’ll grab it for you on my way back.
Kagura: ……
Maki: … You okay?
Kagura: Totally fi—
“[—CLAAANG!!]”
Sugano & Natsume: BOO!!!
Kagura: —NNGYAAAH!!?!??
[Bonk!]
Kagura: Ow—!
Maki: —ch…
Sugano: Shit, sorry. Didn’t expect that to happen.
Natsume: You alright there?
Kagura: Of course not!! How do you plan to make it up to Kei-chan if he gets a bruise!?
Natsume: That’s what you’re angry at, huh.
Maki: No, that just now would’ve hurt you more, Aki. Sorry.
Kagura: There’s no need for you to apologise, Kei-chan. I’m sorry I bumped into you.
Sugano: Wow, for real, my bad… By the way, I’ve been thinking this for a while now, but…
Kagura: What?
Sugano: Are you two going out?
Kagura: You’re not regretting what you did at all, are you!?
Natsume: Oh, the movie’s over. You got anything else, Maki-kun?
Maki: I don’t have that many, but that shelf there is more or less western films. This one has Japanese films, and…
The 26-year-olds’ get-together was only just getting started…