Ge-ge-ge no nyobou 7/13
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mbarkera.k.a. that's it!
Shigeru sat at his worktable with a blank sheet of paper in front of him. He scratched his head. "A manga that is better than television... how can I do that?" He turned his head and looked at the bookshelves. "Where's that ghost of poverty?"
In the kitchen, Aiko said, "Hot." Fumie nodded. "It's sticky. Let's open the window." She slid the window open, then looked at the closed doors of the work room. "Do you suppose Shigeru is all right? Maybe he's asleep. It's not good for him to be shut up, he needs some fresh air." She slid the door open a little and peeked in. "Shigeru?" He didn't even turn his head. Fumie slid the door shut. "I could tell him what Inui said about trying to capture 400,000 hearts... but I think he already knows."
Aiko and Fumie were folding clothes in the kitchen. Shigeru slid the door open with a crash. "Did you get money from Inui?" Fumie nodded. She got out the envelope and said, "How much do you need?" "Give me all of it." He looked inside the envelope and shook his head. "It's not enough. Is there anymore?" Fumie got out her purse and said, "Well, I've got the money for the electric bill and..." "Give it to me." He took the envelope and her purse and said, "I'm going out." He disappeared out the door.
Fumie looked at Aiko and said, "I wonder what he's doing?"
Shigeru stomped into the pawn shop. "Are you there?" Kameda, the pawnshop owner, said, "Oh, Murai? I haven't seen you in a while. Are you going to redeem your belongings?" Shigeru said, "No." Kameda sat on his stool behind the counter. "I suppose the manga business isn't doing well. Okay, what did you bring for me to look at?"
Shigeru frowned. "Do you have any television sets?" Kameda gasped. "What? You want a television? To watch?" Shigeru slapped the money down on the counter. "Yes. I want to buy a television."
A little later, Shigeru came out of the pawnshop carrying a large square television. It had a large rabbit ear antenna on top, and pipe legs underneath. It was wrapped in a carrying strap, and he was straining to carry it. He set it down in the street just outside the pawnshop. "I didn't realize televisions were so heavy." He looked around the streets. "I wonder if there's anybody... oh, great, just the person I need."
At the house, Shigeru was looking at the switches and dial on the television. Uraki sprawled on the floor nearby. "That was so heavy..." Fumie handed Uraki a glass. He thanked her, took a gulp, and coughed. "Water? Couldn't you have given me soda, at least?" Fumie said, "I'm sorry, all we have is water." Uraki shook his head, then looked at Shigeru. "What would you have done if I hadn't come along? How would you have carried that television?"
Shigeru turned the channel dial, then jumped back. "There!" The picture rolled. He started to pound the television. Fumie said, "No, don't beat on it." She moved up and started to adjust the antenna. "Here, move this and then tune in a little bit, down there." Shigeru started adjusting the television.
Uraki said, "So, Shonen Land came back?" Fumie said, "Yes." Uraki shook his head. "But you didn't get an advance from them. You should've gotten money so you could buy a good set for your family." Shigeru frowned at him. "This isn't for my family. I need a television set for research for the manga. I don't need a good set." Fumie said, "Oh. More interesting than television..."
Shigeru turned the dial, and suddenly the television set settled into a show. A children's show with the three little pigs, large live-action figures started playing and singing.
Uraki shook his head. "That's foolish. How are you going to be more interesting than television?" He continued to complain for several minutes as Shigeru watched the televsion, then said, "Are you listening to me? Answer me!" Shigeru continued to watch the television, but said, "Go home." Fumie said, "He's working. He's not really listening to anything."
Outside the house, Uraki glanced back and shook his head. "He's not going to be more interesting than television. He'll be poor again."
Inside the house, Shigeru watched the television intently. Aiko looked at the television, and started to reach for the screen, as if to touch the figures inside. Shigeru pulled her away, and said, "Oh no, don't touch it. It could explode." Fumie came over and took Aiko. "Are televisions really that dangerous?" Shigeru said, "I've heard stories about them exploding." Fumie sat down with Aiko and watched for a moment. "I can understand why Aiko wanted to touch it. It's like a strange box with a little world inside."
Shigeru said, "A little world..."
Shigeru watched the television all day and into the night. He switched between the two channels. He sat in the kitchen with the lights off watching the television after Fumie and Aiko went to sleep upstairs.
"It's almost like kamishibai, the paper theater."
He switched channels, and found an ad for ramen. A man in a cook's outfit showed a bowl of ramen, then ate it with gusto. Shigeru said, "That looks really good. I'm hungry..." The ad continued, and another figure came in and sat down and started eating ramen. Shigeru looked closer, and realised that the new figure was him! He fell back and yelled.
Upstairs, Fumie woke up and came downstairs. "What's the matter?" She turned on the light. Shigeru stood up and said, "That's it!" He started pacing around the kitchen. "TV Human, TV Man... TV Kid! Right, TV Kid!"
Shigeru walked by Fumie. "I'm hungry. Fix something." He strode into his workroom. Fumie stared at him for a moment, then started to make rice balls.
In his workroom, Shigeru was sketching frantically. "TV Kid... he's got unusual powers. He can jump into a TV, and go anywhere there is a TV. And he can get anything out of a TV..." He had covered one side of a sheet of paper with sketches. He flipped it over and started drawing again.
Fumie looked at the blank TV. "What did he see?"
On the appointed day, Toyokawa walked down the street. He had a package of taiyaki in his hand, the crisp outer coating fresh from the griddle, the sweet bean paste still hot inside.
Inside the kitchen, Toyokawa sat at the table. Fumie had set the taiyaki on a plate on the table. Toyokawa looked at sketches, while Shigeru explained. Then he nodded, "TV Kid? He jumps into televisions..." He held up a sketch of a boy jumping into a television. "That's great! I think you've captured a kid's dream. He'll be a kid's star."
Shigeru frowned. "A kid's star..."
Toyokawa got out his notebook and said, "Do you think you can put this together by the end of the month?"
Shigeru said, "I'm not sure this is ready yet." Toyokawa said, "I think this is fine. It's like Devil Boy, but modern..." Shigeru said, "Yes, but a kid's star... there's something missing..."
Just then, Aiko reached up from the side of the table and tried to take a taiyaki. Fumie grabbed her, and said, "Not now, they're talking business. You have to wait." Toyokawa smiled, and picked up a taiyaki and handed it to Aiko.
Shigeru blinked. "Waiting...yes, that's it!"
<to be continued>
Shigeru sat at his worktable with a blank sheet of paper in front of him. He scratched his head. "A manga that is better than television... how can I do that?" He turned his head and looked at the bookshelves. "Where's that ghost of poverty?"
In the kitchen, Aiko said, "Hot." Fumie nodded. "It's sticky. Let's open the window." She slid the window open, then looked at the closed doors of the work room. "Do you suppose Shigeru is all right? Maybe he's asleep. It's not good for him to be shut up, he needs some fresh air." She slid the door open a little and peeked in. "Shigeru?" He didn't even turn his head. Fumie slid the door shut. "I could tell him what Inui said about trying to capture 400,000 hearts... but I think he already knows."
Aiko and Fumie were folding clothes in the kitchen. Shigeru slid the door open with a crash. "Did you get money from Inui?" Fumie nodded. She got out the envelope and said, "How much do you need?" "Give me all of it." He looked inside the envelope and shook his head. "It's not enough. Is there anymore?" Fumie got out her purse and said, "Well, I've got the money for the electric bill and..." "Give it to me." He took the envelope and her purse and said, "I'm going out." He disappeared out the door.
Fumie looked at Aiko and said, "I wonder what he's doing?"
Shigeru stomped into the pawn shop. "Are you there?" Kameda, the pawnshop owner, said, "Oh, Murai? I haven't seen you in a while. Are you going to redeem your belongings?" Shigeru said, "No." Kameda sat on his stool behind the counter. "I suppose the manga business isn't doing well. Okay, what did you bring for me to look at?"
Shigeru frowned. "Do you have any television sets?" Kameda gasped. "What? You want a television? To watch?" Shigeru slapped the money down on the counter. "Yes. I want to buy a television."
A little later, Shigeru came out of the pawnshop carrying a large square television. It had a large rabbit ear antenna on top, and pipe legs underneath. It was wrapped in a carrying strap, and he was straining to carry it. He set it down in the street just outside the pawnshop. "I didn't realize televisions were so heavy." He looked around the streets. "I wonder if there's anybody... oh, great, just the person I need."
At the house, Shigeru was looking at the switches and dial on the television. Uraki sprawled on the floor nearby. "That was so heavy..." Fumie handed Uraki a glass. He thanked her, took a gulp, and coughed. "Water? Couldn't you have given me soda, at least?" Fumie said, "I'm sorry, all we have is water." Uraki shook his head, then looked at Shigeru. "What would you have done if I hadn't come along? How would you have carried that television?"
Shigeru turned the channel dial, then jumped back. "There!" The picture rolled. He started to pound the television. Fumie said, "No, don't beat on it." She moved up and started to adjust the antenna. "Here, move this and then tune in a little bit, down there." Shigeru started adjusting the television.
Uraki said, "So, Shonen Land came back?" Fumie said, "Yes." Uraki shook his head. "But you didn't get an advance from them. You should've gotten money so you could buy a good set for your family." Shigeru frowned at him. "This isn't for my family. I need a television set for research for the manga. I don't need a good set." Fumie said, "Oh. More interesting than television..."
Shigeru turned the dial, and suddenly the television set settled into a show. A children's show with the three little pigs, large live-action figures started playing and singing.
Uraki shook his head. "That's foolish. How are you going to be more interesting than television?" He continued to complain for several minutes as Shigeru watched the televsion, then said, "Are you listening to me? Answer me!" Shigeru continued to watch the television, but said, "Go home." Fumie said, "He's working. He's not really listening to anything."
Outside the house, Uraki glanced back and shook his head. "He's not going to be more interesting than television. He'll be poor again."
Inside the house, Shigeru watched the television intently. Aiko looked at the television, and started to reach for the screen, as if to touch the figures inside. Shigeru pulled her away, and said, "Oh no, don't touch it. It could explode." Fumie came over and took Aiko. "Are televisions really that dangerous?" Shigeru said, "I've heard stories about them exploding." Fumie sat down with Aiko and watched for a moment. "I can understand why Aiko wanted to touch it. It's like a strange box with a little world inside."
Shigeru said, "A little world..."
Shigeru watched the television all day and into the night. He switched between the two channels. He sat in the kitchen with the lights off watching the television after Fumie and Aiko went to sleep upstairs.
"It's almost like kamishibai, the paper theater."
He switched channels, and found an ad for ramen. A man in a cook's outfit showed a bowl of ramen, then ate it with gusto. Shigeru said, "That looks really good. I'm hungry..." The ad continued, and another figure came in and sat down and started eating ramen. Shigeru looked closer, and realised that the new figure was him! He fell back and yelled.
Upstairs, Fumie woke up and came downstairs. "What's the matter?" She turned on the light. Shigeru stood up and said, "That's it!" He started pacing around the kitchen. "TV Human, TV Man... TV Kid! Right, TV Kid!"
Shigeru walked by Fumie. "I'm hungry. Fix something." He strode into his workroom. Fumie stared at him for a moment, then started to make rice balls.
In his workroom, Shigeru was sketching frantically. "TV Kid... he's got unusual powers. He can jump into a TV, and go anywhere there is a TV. And he can get anything out of a TV..." He had covered one side of a sheet of paper with sketches. He flipped it over and started drawing again.
Fumie looked at the blank TV. "What did he see?"
On the appointed day, Toyokawa walked down the street. He had a package of taiyaki in his hand, the crisp outer coating fresh from the griddle, the sweet bean paste still hot inside.
Inside the kitchen, Toyokawa sat at the table. Fumie had set the taiyaki on a plate on the table. Toyokawa looked at sketches, while Shigeru explained. Then he nodded, "TV Kid? He jumps into televisions..." He held up a sketch of a boy jumping into a television. "That's great! I think you've captured a kid's dream. He'll be a kid's star."
Shigeru frowned. "A kid's star..."
Toyokawa got out his notebook and said, "Do you think you can put this together by the end of the month?"
Shigeru said, "I'm not sure this is ready yet." Toyokawa said, "I think this is fine. It's like Devil Boy, but modern..." Shigeru said, "Yes, but a kid's star... there's something missing..."
Just then, Aiko reached up from the side of the table and tried to take a taiyaki. Fumie grabbed her, and said, "Not now, they're talking business. You have to wait." Toyokawa smiled, and picked up a taiyaki and handed it to Aiko.
Shigeru blinked. "Waiting...yes, that's it!"
<to be continued>
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