Laugh at My Pain

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Here you go.

I'll take this.

Your name is Sayuri.

- You didn't know?

- No.

Didn't I tell you?

It even said "Yuri"

on the faculty list.

Did it really?

Everybody calls me Yuri,

so I just wrote that down.

'll be going.

"Eeny meeny miny mo,

Catch a tiger by his toe"

"If he hollers, let him go... "

Nobody comes after the film

starts, right? Let's grab a coffee.

I'll go ahead.

Here's your order.

Is that everything?

Yes.

Enjoy your stay.

My parfait.

Excuse me.

Yes.

Cocoa?

Yes.

Isn't it sweet?

Cocoas are sweet.

That's true.

Let me have some.

Yep, sweet.

Do you want some coffee?

No, I can't fall asleep

when I drink coffee.

You'll be okay. You were

sleeping pretty well back there.

Um, I heard that

you're married.

Yes, I am.

Are you just

fooling with Mirume?

Fooling with him?

So I shouldn't be seeing him?

No.

I see.

But I wanted to touch him.

You wanted to?

Don't you want to touch him?

I'd like to touch him... But

there's nothing I can do about it.

If you don't try it, you'll

never know what it's like.

The donkey isn't

coming by today.

I'll be doing an exhibit at

Gallery Rino. Three of us. Here.

Come see it.

See you.

Hi.

Oh, it's you, Mr. Yamada.

You sound thrilled.

You're here, so go on in.

You might as well.

Oh, Yamada!

Hey, Matsu!

Long time no see.

Glad you came.

En.

I wanted to pay for my cocoa.

Forget it. I treat

you; you treat me. Okay?

Besides, something

good happened.

You mean Mirume?

My job. I'm going to Tokyo.

Yuri.

Oh, right.

Take your time.

En, where are you going?

Let's go shopping for class.

Our budget's 5,000 yen.

What? You can't buy

anything with that.

I know a wholesale

store. Let's go there.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

I'm realizing that there are things

in life that I have no power over.

So you're angry?

I'm not angry.

Huh? You're angry.

No, I'm not.

Maybe I'll quit school.

What? Why?

Tuition's high. I've no goals. My

dad runs a sign painting business.

You're a sign

drawer's drawing card.

I realized recently

that I hate school.

You realized now? Your

nostril's inflated.

Shut up.

Hey, En!

Oh, it's you.

Why don't you

pick up the phone?

My cell phone's broken.

And you haven't fixed it?

No, I'm too lazy.

But that's inconvenient.

Mirume! "Let's

go out and play!"

Mirume!

"Okay!"... Give me a break.

Hey, stop it.

But I'm bored.

Your phone's ringing.

Your phone's ringing.

What's this for?

I'll answer it otherwise.

So answer it.

If I do, then I'll

want to see her.

So go see her.

Are you stupid?

Ow!

Hey, what are you doing?

Doing something like

this. You're so stupid.

Here.

Stupid! Stupid!

Are you all right? Here.

Forget it.

No, you should use this.

Put pressure on it.

You're always

smudged somewhere.

Yeah.

It's cold.

Yeah, it is.

Hmm?

It's cold.

You want the stove turned on.

It's cold.

Let's turn it on.

But it's cold. Too

cold to get out.

Hurry.

Hey.

There's no more oil.

I know.

Want me to get some?

No, I have some.

Why don't you put it in?

What? And call Mr. Inokuma?

What?

He always does it for me.

What will you do if you run

out when he's not around?

Endure.

What?

So do I call Mr. Inokuma?

Why? I'll do it. Sheesh.

Go for it, Mirume! Yeah!

Don't be silly. Why can't

you do such an easy task?

It's hard.

It's not hard.

It's hard. That

pump won't stop.

Yes, it will.

It was like, "Whoa, it's

overflowing!" The other day.

It overflowed?

It overflowed.

It's this here.

You close this.

Then, it comes out.

Yeah.

And you take this

and open it.

Then the oil in here

comes out, and that's it.

And see, the gauge here will

show it's full, so you know.

What?

What, that's it?

I haven't filled

it up to the top.

It's only half full.

What?

Don't stop halfway.

Well, you can't do

it yourself, right?

No.

See?

I can't do it.

But I just showed

you. No big deal.

Turn on the stove.

All right.

Let me wash up.

Where's the soap?

It's around there somewhere. You

were mean, so find it yourself.

Oh, by the way,

I modeled for you

right? You drew me.

Yes, I did.

Where is it?

I have it.

You've never shown me.

I'm not going to.

Huh? But I worked so hard.

Yes, you did.

I took off my underwear.

Yes, you did a great job.

So tell me, why...

You did great, Mirume.

Why was I just wearing socks?

It's a fetish.

You kiss better now.

Holding back was painful.

I wanted to see you.

Mirume.

Hmm?

Want to travel?

Travel?

Yeah.

Travel where?

Oh...

Dharamsala in India?

India? India, huh?

That means curry.

Yeah.

I don't like curry.

What? There are people

who don't like curry?

Because it's spicy.

You're a baby. You're a baby.

I don't like wasabi, either.

I can't eat sushi unless

it's without wasabi.

You're such a baby.

I hate cola.

I hate carbonated drinks.

They fizzle in your throat.

Don't they?

Sure. That's why they're good.

Why? And when you

burp, it's gross.

I'm home.

You're home.

Mr. Yoshida from the publishing

company in Tokyo called.

Did he call your cell phone?

The power was turned off.

I wonder what he wanted?

Well, he called.

Okay.

Yes, Inokuma residence.

Yes, this is she.

Hello.

Yes.

Oh, really?

Yes, I understand.

Yes, another time,

maybe. Yes, good-bye.

What was it?

My job fell through.

Oh, that's too bad. I see.

What's with the apples?

What?

The apples.

The apples?

Oh, these. The next-door

neighbors went apple picking.

They gave us some.

Shall I peel some?

Yes, let's eat

them. They look good.

Yes, they do.

Ow!

What happened?

I cut my finger!

Oh, no. Okay, let's see.

Give me an adhesive.

Okay, let's see.

It's no big deal.

It's bleeding.

It's okay. Let's see it. It's

just a small cut, so don't panic.

Yeah.

Life is long, so

you don't panic.

Hey,

Yuri's classes are gone.

What?

Yuri quit school.

What? You're

kidding, right? Why?

It's true. You didn't know?

You're kidding.

You don't know

anything, do you?

Give me.

Mr. Yamada, here you go.

Oh, thanks. Over

here is better.

Sir, is this all right?

Pull it slowly.

It's looking good.

Is the air coming out?

Is it too weak?

"Cancellation of

Lithography Class"

"Prof. Yuri Inokuma's

lithography class (elective)"

"Has been cancelled.

Credits will be transferred. "

Huh?

What?

I can't get through to Yuri.

Where does she live?

Her house?

Mirume left. Yuri's in Tokyo.

I'm quitting school.

What?

I won't come

starting tomorrow.

Why? You, too?

I've decided.

But that's so sad.

You think you're

sad? Everyone's sad.

If everyone's sad, then

there's no point in saying so.

There you go again,

making no sense at all.

See you.

Huh? Hey, En!

En!

Are you okay? Be careful.

Watch the branch.

Where are the other two?

They left.

Oh, be careful there.

"Happy New Year!"

Oh, Domoto. What

brings you here?

Long time no see.

That outfit isn't flattering.

What's up?

Just dropped by

to see you work.

Oh, thanks for the New Year's

card. I have it with me.

Here.

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