Part 1

Yo guys, I have some BIG news! Some ultra-giga-super-mammoth-sized shocking big news~!!

…Huh? Wait…

Hey Akuta-kun.

Teacher~, where is everyone? I wrapped up filming ASAP just to make it back for dinneeeeer.

(I’m a chief, not a teacher… But, I mean, he usually calls me “Teach” anyways, so it’d be kinda weird to switch now…)

Everyone from the Noon Team finished eating and left.

No way for reaaaals!? Ahh, dammit. Then I guess I’ll just tell you then, Te…ach…

Ahem.

Guess what?! The famous movie South by SouthEast¹ is currently being shown in theatres!

Aaand not to mention they’ll be showing the unreleased director’s cut of it! Even I’ve never seen that!

Wow… that sounds great. I’ve heard of the movie before, but I’m sorry to say I’ve never actually watched it…!

Huh? Why are you sorry? It’s great that you’ve never watched it.

‘Cause no matter what movie it is, you only get to experience watching it for the first time once.

Which meeeaaans, there’s still plenty of chances for you to get a taste of that exciting feeling. Not gonna lie, I’m honestly kinda jealous!

You know what, you’re right. Those were some wise words just now, Akuta-kun.

You ain’t seen nothing yet. My words are filled with nothing BUT wisdom~.

Haha, yeah.

Well then… I might as well make some time tomorrow to go watch.

Oh, then wanna go together? There’s a special deal tomorrow, buy 1 ticket, get 1 free.

I see! That sounds great.

Then it’s a deal!

Morning, Akuta-kun. Sorry for the wait.

‘Sup~. Then, let’s go~. It’s movie time!

You’re not bringing anything with you? Are you sure you don’t need a bag?

Tsk tsk tsk. I brought the most important thing… myself! Also, as long as I have my phone, we’re a-okay!

I see. What a neat way of thinking.

Hehe… Keep the praises coming~!

(The concession stand looked really crowded, I wonder if Akuta-kun will be okay by himself? He did say he’d get drinks for the both of us…)

I’ve brought the drinks! And since there’s 2 of us, I bought a large popcorn, too! We gotta share it.

Wow, that’s big… it’s almost the size of Shumai. I don’t know if we can finish it.

No worries, no worries. My tummy is completely empty, so we should be good.

Oh, right. Here.

This is…

Wait, is this popcorn seasoning?

Yeah! It acts as a nice flavour change if you put it in halfway through the bag~.

Wow… I’ve never done that before, but it sounds amazing. I want to try it.

I have “Pudding of the Sea – Soy Sauce Sea Urchin” flavour, or “Spicy Dandan Noodles with Milk and Soy Sauce” flavour… Pick your poison~.

(What an intriguing selection…)

Ketchup…? Do we put it on the popcorn?

Our hands’ll get dirty if we put it on directly… so first take a popcorn and put it in your mouth…

And then take a slurp of the ketchup! You’ll get a taste of America in your mouth!

Wh-What a sacrilegious way of eating…!

Oh, the trailers are starting.

The time really flew by while we talked about popcorn. Thanks for inviting me today, Akuta-kun.

It’s still too early to thank me. We still have 2.5 hours of fun left to enjoy!