"Heeey, you've reached Yang! Well, actually, you didn't reach far enough, 'cause I'm not here right now! But don't yang up! Just leave a message on this baby, and I'll get back to you soon enough, okay?"
[ The manager tells the old lady, "She's right, Mom." ]
Mom?
[ This is too much of a coincidence to be true. The old lady does calm down after that, apologizing as she reaches out to pat where she hit Yata, then patting Yang's shoulder. She's really sorry about that! The thief snatched her purse while she was singing her lungs out at a karaoke bar... He'll be working at this restaurant for a while.
"Now, you kids probably want a reward..." she says as she fishes for her wallet. ]
Oh, nah, i-it's fine! I don't need nothing. [ He jerks his head toward Yang. ] She did most of the work, anyway.
Nah, this was teamwork. [ And Yang shrugs it off easily, smiling. At least this didn't go as badly as it could have. ] We're here to help people, that's all.
[ After all is said and done, they walk out the restaurant with full stomachs, leaving a cleaner restaurant behind. Yata looks like he's about to keel over. ]
Ah... I don't wanna see another plate of spaghetti ever again...
[ No, he could. He did. All the violence back in Shizume, all those innocent people he could have saved in the time he was gone... They weren't his fault, but he could have done something.
After HOMRA's disbandment, he couldn't do anything. ]
But when I saw you go after him, I felt like I could do it. Like I was myself again, y'know?
[ He'd often go off on his own, but it looks like there are still some things he can't do alone. ]
This place is like my hometown—it's a dump. But I've always wanted to change it.
Yang doesn't entirely understand that, wondering what he had been all this time, but it's not her place to ask-- and she respects that. He's explaining more than she'd expected, as is. ]
There's nothing wrong with that. You worked hard today-- seriously, you were pretty cool.
And I don't know about you, but I kind of want to do something about this part.
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[ She shrieks as she whacks him with the purse he returned. "So it was you! You dirty, good-for-nothing hooligan!" ]
No, I just—Ow! Ow! Ow, fuck— [ And she hits him again. No swearing! ]
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[ she's just going to step in again. ]
He got it back for you! Your thief's the guy groaning on the ground!
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Mom?
[ This is too much of a coincidence to be true. The old lady does calm down after that, apologizing as she reaches out to pat where she hit Yata, then patting Yang's shoulder. She's really sorry about that! The thief snatched her purse while she was singing her lungs out at a karaoke bar... He'll be working at this restaurant for a while.
"Now, you kids probably want a reward..." she says as she fishes for her wallet. ]
Oh, nah, i-it's fine! I don't need nothing. [ He jerks his head toward Yang. ] She did most of the work, anyway.
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... Yeah, that's right. We're just glad we got your purse back. And this guy, too!
[ But the old lady still wants to thank them for their good deed. ]
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[ After all is said and done, they walk out the restaurant with full stomachs, leaving a cleaner restaurant behind. Yata looks like he's about to keel over. ]
Ah... I don't wanna see another plate of spaghetti ever again...
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[ Yata covers his mouth. HE'S FEELING SOMETHING, but no. No, he's keeping it together. ]
Yang... I dunno if I can go any further. I'm leaving everything to you...
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[ Yata, please stop sounding like you're about to die. ]
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[ Okay, she's just gonna scoop him up, like this isn't the most emasculating thing ever. ]
Okay, just close your eyes.
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[ He covers his face, now burning red, but not without occasionally peeking in the gaps between his fingers. ]
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[ He says as he flails his feet and closes his eyes... ]
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[ okay, she'll drop him. Because Yang is a kind, gentle girl. ]
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[ And so not his type. ]
... Huh, I don't feel nauseous anymore.
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[ Yang, don't say things like that so proudly. ]
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[ But he's getting up. ]
... That... That was fun, though.
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[ No, he could. He did. All the violence back in Shizume, all those innocent people he could have saved in the time he was gone... They weren't his fault, but he could have done something.
After HOMRA's disbandment, he couldn't do anything. ]
But when I saw you go after him, I felt like I could do it. Like I was myself again, y'know?
[ He'd often go off on his own, but it looks like there are still some things he can't do alone. ]
This place is like my hometown—it's a dump. But I've always wanted to change it.
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Yang doesn't entirely understand that, wondering what he had been all this time, but it's not her place to ask-- and she respects that. He's explaining more than she'd expected, as is. ]
There's nothing wrong with that. You worked hard today-- seriously, you were pretty cool.
And I don't know about you, but I kind of want to do something about this part.
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