That’s another lie, isn’t it?

[ Long, loud sigh. ]

I’m humiliated...

Yes.

[ hands the reader a $100 bill. ]

I’m having a mental breakdown due to the awakening of my inner self putting all my morals into question and now monetary worth feels meaningless. Take the money, please.

Yes, yes. Take it and leave.

Long story.

.. Thinking about it makes me tired.

I’ve taken up doodling in my notebook during lectures. I’m a better artist than I thought I was....

(Now that I think about it, I’m not sure I enjoy most of the things I do...)

Oh, we're still so young, desperate for attention

Maybe I should wear my hair down sometime...

[ A pause, then a nod. ] .. Thank you, Hiromi. Maybe I’ll consider it..

I am at least a decade younger than that man and infinitely more put-together.

[ CRAWLING OUT OF THE UNDERWORLD ]