An encounter on one winter day…
M: Hmm… Which one is better? Haru, what do you think?
H: Instead of the one you’re holding, this is better, right?
K: What a coincidence, are you two out shopping?
M: Yeah, we’re shopping for coats. It’s almost the exam period and it’ll be bad to catch a cold, so I wanted to get a coat to keep warm.
K: Let me see… Hmm, what do you think of this one? The colour suits Makoto.
M: Really? It does seem pretty nice.
H: You already have this type of coat.
K: Then, how about this one? Hmm…I’ve felt it the last time we met but Makoto is really tall, huh. You seem taller than me a little? About 183cm, right?
M: You’re right! Kisumi, you’re amazing! [TL note: do you get this pun]
K: Wow, that’s great. You’re becoming more suitable for playing basketball. Let’s play together next time, as a relief from school?
M: Haru, what do you think?
K: Haru’s still as cold as ever… Oh, right, I have something good!
K: Ah… look! Coupons for a cake buffet restaurant! The restaurant is in this building, why don’t we go together?
M: Uh…it’s not very convenient for us to go.
K: Everyone says the food in this restaurant taste great, especially the chocolate cake, very popular.
K: Don’t make that face. C’mon Haru, let’s go together.
H: Stop putting your arm on my shoulder all the time, I don’t want to go.
K: Don’t be so cold, Makoto is going, right?
M: Umm…since it’s a rare opportunity, why don’t we go? Ah, only if Haru is okay with it…
K: That’s great~ Let’s hurry. Eh, Sousuke!
K: (runs there) Eeeehh, what’s going on, are you here to shop?
S: (sigh) Yeah, I suppose.
K: Whoa, another great coincidence. I just bumped into Haru and Makoto, look, they’re there.
K: Oh, right. We’re going to go to a cake buffet, why don’t you come with us, Sousuke?
K: Ahh… Sousuke and Haru are both so cold… I keep getting dumped.
S: Aren’t you already going with them, isn’t that enough…
K: It’s rare that we could meet up, just accompany me for a while. C’mon.
K: You’ve waited long. Thanks for watching over the seats, Sousuke.
S: Speaking of which, how many cakes did you guys take [TL note: he meant it in a way that they took too much]
M: Kisumi was amazing. Even though there were so many people, he managed to successfully grab the cakes so quickly. It’s really surprising.
K: Haha, is it that surprising? Here, this is Sousuke’s portion.
S: Nah, I can’t finish that many.
K: This place’s cakes are really tasty. You can surprisingly gobble down a lot.
M: Ah, that’s true. The chocolate cake is so delicious!
M: Mmhm! It was really worth Kisumi’s recommendation.
H: Makoto, do you want to try this
M: Eh, Haru you don’t want it anymore?
H: I’ve already had enough, it’s too sweet.
M: (laugh) Then I’ll accept it.
S: You sure can eat a lot.
M: I like eating sweet foods, though it’s a tad embarrassing to say that.
K: Come to think of it, today is truly remarkable. To occasionally go out and be able to run into so many classmates, it makes me so happy.
M: It really is a coincidence.
K: Oh yeah, Sousuke, you’re not with Rin? That’s rare.
K: That’s a pity, I wanted to see Rin. (laugh) Back then, Rin, Sousuke and I used to play a lot together! Football and all sorts.
M: Oh? So it’s like that!
K: (laughs) Rin that guy, he’s really passionate when playing sports. There was once Sousuke and Rin were in different teams, it was amazing.
S: He said whoever scored the most goals would win, so he desperately shot as many goals as he could.
K: But when Sousuke was the goalkeeper, most shots were guarded.
S: Yeah, he was so desperate because of those silly things.
M: Such things happened before, that’s so like Rin.
H: We should mention this to Rin next time, huh?
M: If we do, Rin will get mad, wouldn’t he?
K: But Sousuke also gradually got really passionate back then, he even said “Too bad Rin, I’m the most invincible regardless of what sport it is…”
K: Eh…but what came after was even more interesting… (bite) Oh! Makoto, try this! The sauce inside taste really good.
M: Oh, thanks…but there’s no space on my plate right now.
K: Oh…then how about this? Come here, ah~unn.
M: Ah, there’s no need for that…
K: Come on, no need to be shy… Here. Haru, don’t stare at me like that. Don’t be mad, don’t be mad.
H: I’m not staring at you.
K: Here, Haru do you want some?
K: Eh, in middle school, didn’t I used to feed you before…
K: While eating during break, I fed Haru before.
H: Hey stop talking already!
K: Mmm…you’re not letting me speak again…Sousuke and Haru are both too much, right, Makoto?
S: Of course I wouldn’t let you talk about it!
H&S: Whatever he said halfway earlier, you all should just forget about it right now!
M: (in his mind: they both agreed on the same thing…)
K: Waa…you guys are too much…Oh, right, Makoto too, when we were in class back in middle school, to me he…
M: Ahhh don’t bring that up!
K: Eh…everyone is so mean. It’s rare that we get to gather together, it’s only normal to bring up fond memories we miss from back then at times like this.
S: Miss… It’s because you keep bringing up embarrassing stories!
M: Anyway, let’s finish eating, okay?!
K: (laugh) It feels like everyone hasn’t changed. We haven’t seen each other for a while, but to be able to chat together like this is nice. It’ll be great if we can gather like this again next time. Next time we should bring Rin along.
M: Yeah! Oh, this is bad, it’s almost time, I have to leave the restaurant now.
K: Eh, it’s already time? That was fast. Do you want to hang out some other time?
K: You two sure are cold. (laugh) But, that’s just like you guys.
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