... Right?? Of all the cheesy manga plots, of all the hokey dorama conceits, there's no way they wandered into this train wreck waiting to happen. He must be dreaming. That's it. None of this is real.
Thwack! Another paper hits him in the back of his neck.
Okay. So it's not a dream.]
I... [Oh. Wow. Why does his voice sound like a squeak? That's embarrassing. He clears his throat and tries again.] I don't think so, somehow.
[He tries for a smile, a little lopsided, a little awkward. There's no reason any of this has to be uncomfortable.]
Fire, maybe? I could try Kikuri-hime.
[Ha ha ha. See, that's a joke. He's sure that won't work either.]
it's HAPPENING
Right?
... Right?? Of all the cheesy manga plots, of all the hokey dorama conceits, there's no way they wandered into this train wreck waiting to happen. He must be dreaming. That's it. None of this is real.
Thwack! Another paper hits him in the back of his neck.
Okay. So it's not a dream.]
I... [Oh. Wow. Why does his voice sound like a squeak? That's embarrassing. He clears his throat and tries again.] I don't think so, somehow.
[He tries for a smile, a little lopsided, a little awkward. There's no reason any of this has to be uncomfortable.]
Fire, maybe? I could try Kikuri-hime.
[Ha ha ha. See, that's a joke. He's sure that won't work either.]