A Word in Your Eye

a.k.a. amusement or compulsion?

Fumie raised her kitchen cleaver and brought it down with a whack. She split the fish head on her cutting board. Then she looked around. Aiko was sitting by the table, watching Shigeru work on a model. He was chuckling as he worked. Fumie said, "Are you helping your father make the Nagata?"
( I can't help myself? )
Later, at the bookstore, Michiko laid out a tableful of food. Kiyo and Taichi looked at Fumie and AIko. Michiko said, "It's only been a little while, and she's changed so much." Fumie laughed. "She eats a lot, and sleeps, too." Michiko said, "Like her father, eh?" They all chuckled. Taichi said, "I've already read Devil Boy." Michiko said, "You've checked it out several times." He laughed. "Yes, it's really good. Complex. You can tell that Mizuki-sensei worked on it, and really put his heart into it. Will there be more?" Fumie said, "Well, there are four more books in this set. And the publisher says if it does well, there will be more after that." Tiachi said, "Wow. So you're really doing well." Fumie said, "Sort of..."

<to be continued>

a.k.a. everyone gets into the act

Aiko, the new baby, was sleeping in her small futon in a corner of the ktichen. Fumie was reading the baby book. "Huh. Feed the baby every three hours?" She heated a baby bottle in water, and dripped a little on her arm, then held the bottle to her cheek. "It said as warm as a person? But how warm is that?"
( bits and pieces )
Shigeru went into his workroom, and rummaged in the closet. He brought back a small tin box, set it on the table, and opened it. Haruko, Fumie, and Uraki peered in. Shigeru said, "See! That's a good model of the battleship, and your diagram is wrong." Inside, a small wooden model complete with guns and other details sat.

<to be continued>