The 3rd talk
Hostages (01/09) 05/05/04


Fuguri went out shopping on the first Sunday after the school year resumed.

With his allowance in hand, he was on his way to buy a comic which he had wanted for a while.
Although he was eager to get to the store,
he stepped off at the first stop this side of center station to save money on the fare.
It was the same transfer station Fuguri used to get to school.
Fuguri frequentry stop by the station because he can buy some needed items
from department stores and a shopping center located nearby.
As he was walking through town after finishing his shopping,
an advertisement for a fast food restaurant caught his eye.
"Ah, they have a new menu..."
Fuguri likes hamburgers!
He sometimes asks friends to join him for one on his way back from school.
Fuguri saw from a nearby clock that it was already 1:00 p.m.
He decided to go into the store anyway.
"Extra-hot bacon lettuce rice-vermicelli hamburger, please."
Happily he planned to be able to answer authoritatively if anyone asked about the brand-new burger.
"Itadakima-su."
Fuguri received his hamburger and stuffed it eagerly into its mouth.
Then, his face quickly screwed up.
"Uh... this is really hot...."
Maybe this new hamburger was meant only for adults.
Fuguri managed to eat most of the hamburger, his hands covered with juice, and his face tearful.
"....!"
Suddenly there was a jolt, and something like a rumbling in the ground.
It seemed to be approaching steadily.
Fuguri sensed something bad, so he left the store in a hurry, tossing the half-eaten hamburger away.




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