Omi Fushimi/MANKAI Memory

Childhood Memory: OMI

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Juza	Nice view.
Omi	Yeah, the wind feels great too.
	I'm glad the roads were empty today. I haven’t been able to ride much lately, so this was a nice change of pace.
Juza	Same here. Thanks for sayin’ something.
Omi	Of course. Thanks for keeping me company.
	—Juza, could you stand over there?
Juza	…Here?
Omi	Yep. Say cheese—
	*sfx: camera shutter*
	…Alright, that’s a nice shot.
Juza	It’s not really that fun taking takin’ photos of me, y’know.
Omi	That’s not true. It gives off an “emotional” feel combined with the scenery.
Juza	Emotional…
Omi	We went on a ride, took in the scenery at the beach, and snapped a photo. Quite the luxurious holiday, huh?
Juza	Yeah.
Omi	Oh, it’s already this late.
	We should be heading back soon. We’ll be late for dinner.
	It might be okay since I already did the prep work, but I’m sure those guys at the dorms are getting hungry.
Juza	By the way, what’s for dinner?
Omi	It’s beef stroganoff. There’s pudding in the fridge for dessert too.
Juza	…Lookin’ forward to it.
Omi	Alright, now let’s head back.
Izumi	Thanks for the meal!
Taichi	That was sooo good! I’m stuffed!
Izumi	Both the beef stroganoff and the pudding were delicious. Another fine meal by Omi-kun.
Azami	Seriously, you could open a restaurant.
Omi	Haha, I’m glad you’re all satisfied.
Taichi	Oh yeah, didn’t you go riding today with Juza-san?
Juza	Yeah.
Taichi	Lucky~! I bet the weather today was nice too!
Omi	We drove out to the ocean. The scenery was nice.
Taichi	Maybe I should get my motorbike license…
	But it’s really fun to ride behind Omi-kun too! Aw man, I can’t decide!
Omi	Oh yeah, I took a photo of Juza while we were out.
Azami	Really?
Taichi	I wanna see! Show us the photo, Omi-kun!
Omi	Of course, here you go.
Taichi	Ooh! Juza-san looks super good!
Izumi	I like the atmosphere here! And the scenery is nice too.
Omi	Well, I had a good model.
Juza	…You’re pretty skilled too, Omi-san.
Izumi	Speaking of photos, it’s Omi-kun’s turn for the birthday bromide shoot, isn’t it?
Omi	Yeah, that’s right.
Taichi	For the photoshoot, you’ll have to take an item with you!
Azami	I think the theme’s a memory of yours from before you joined the troupe. Have you decided on something yet?
Omi	—There’s something that comes to mind, actually.
	It should be back at my house, but I’m not sure where it is. I’m planning to go home this weekend to find it.
Taichi	Ooh, I wonder what it is!
Omi	You’ll have to wait until you see the bromide.

Omi	Hmm… Where did I put it…
	Is it in the closet?
	*sfx: click*
Kai	We're home.
Gaku	Oh, Omi-nii’s back already.
Omi	Welcome back, you guys.
Kai	You’re opening up stuff left and right. Are you looking for something?
Omi	Hold on.
	*sfx: rustle*
	Hm? This box…
	…There it is. So it really was in here.
Gaku	What is it? What’s in the box?
Omi	Well, it’s…
Kai	Hey, it’s that helmet.
Gaku	It’s that hand-me-down we wore too.
Omi	So you guys actually remember it.
	…This was the very first helmet I ever received.
Omi's Father	…Alright, it’s about time for me to head out.
	I’ll be out on my bike today.
Omi's Mother	Be careful out there.
Omi	Man… I can’t wait to ride behind dad on his bike.
Omi's Father	I see… Omi’s gotten pretty big, it might be time to take him out on a ride soon.
Omi	Really?!
Omi's Mother	Even if he’s gotten bigger, he’s still a kid, you know?
Omi	It’ll be fine! There’s no one behind me when we line up in class by height!
Omi's Mother	Even when you say that…
Omi	Please, mom!
Omi's Mother	Well… Alright, but first you’ll have to help me around the house.
Omi	Okay! I’ll do anything!
Omi's Mother	You want to go on a ride that badly? Fufu, well you’re a boy, after all.
Omi's Father	Omi, happy birthday.
Omi's Mother	Happy birthday, Omi.
Kai	Omi-nii, happy birthday!
Gaku	Daa!
Omi	Thanks, you guys!
Omi's Father	Here’s your birthday present from the both of us.
Omi	Woah, I wonder what it is.
Kai	That box is big!
Omi	Can I open it?
Omi's Mother	Of course you can.
	*sfx: rustle*
Omi	…! It’s a helmet…!
Omi's Mother	You did a great job helping me around the house.
Kai	Lucky~ I want one too!
Gaku	Lucky~
Omi's Father	You guys will have to wait until you get a little bigger.
	Ready to head out, Omi?
Omi	Yep, I got my helmet on too! I can’t wait to go to the beach.
Omi's Mother	Be careful, Omi.
Omi	Yeah! We’re off!

Kai	I see, so you got that helmet as a gift.
Gaku	I never knew about that~
Omi	You guys were still pretty small back then.
	Mom was pretty worried, but when I finally had that helmet in my hands…
	I can still remember the joy I felt when I rode with dad on his motorcycle for the first time.
Gaku	Dad still rides everywhere on his days off.
Omi	Haha, I bet.
Kai	Speaking of dad, isn’t he gonna be home soon?
Omi	I’ll prepare dinner then.
Gaku	Aw yeah, Omi-nii’s cooking!
Kai	We should all go shopping first!
Omi	Right.
Taichi	Happy birthday, Omi-kun!
Izumi	Happy birthday!
Azami	Happy birthday.
Omi	Thanks for all the birthday wishes, everyone.
Banri	It’s Omi’s birthday but he’s still doing the cooking.
Omi	Well… It’s just a habit. Nothing to worry about.
Sakyo	Good grief, just like usual.
Juza	The cake he made’s pretty good.
Banri	Dude, you’re eating before the birthday boy! How much are you gonna eat?!
Juza	Om nom…
Omi	Haha, eat as much as you want guys.
Azami	Oh yeah, did Omi-san finish his birthday bromide photoshoot?
Izumi	Yep, it was really cool!
Taichi	Omi-kun said he brought a helmet as his memento!
Omi	Yeah. My parents bought me my first helmet for my birthday when I was a kid.
Sakyo	Oh, is that so?
Omi	When I rode to the ocean with Juza the other day…
	I remembered the very first place my dad took me to on his motorcycle was the ocean.
Banri	I see.
Azami	So you rode with your dad on his bike sometimes as a kid.
Taichi	I’m so jealous~
Sakyo	Guess that’s what it’s like when you have a biker parent.
CHOICE 1: Your dad likes motorcycles too [+] Izumi I see your dad likes motorcycles too. Omi Yeah. I’ve watched my dad ride his motorcycle since I was a kid, and I couldn’t wait to ride behind him— I wanted to ride my own motorcycle too when I got older. Seems like my dad still goes out and rides everywhere on his bike too. Izumi I see! I bet it would be fun for you guys to go on a ride together. Omi We haven’t gone out lately, so… The next time I go home I’ll invite him. Izumi I’m sure he’ll be happy.
CHOICE 2: It’s fun to ride on the back [+] Izumi Taichi-kun’s right. It’s fun to ride on the back of a motorcycle. I rode on the back of his motorcycle too and it felt really great. Omi Yeah, feeling the wind against you is great. It’s fun to do stuff like driving through the scenery and stopping to take a coffee break with someone else. I like going out for rides with the Director too, it’s fun. If you’d like to go anywhere again, just let me know. I can take you on my bike anytime. Izumi Alright. Thanks!
Taichi	Y’know, this helmet has a cute design!
Juza	Is that a drawing of a dinosaur?
Omi	I was so happy to get a helmet back then that I didn’t care about the design… I think.
Banri	Well, that’s how it is for kids.
Taichi	Sounds like something Achan would like!
Azami	Stop equating me with dinosaurs already.
Izumi	I think I’d want to see a young Omi-kun wearing this cute little helmet.
Taichi	Totally!
Omi	…Oh, we’re almost out of pizza. I’ll go bake some more.
Banri	Hold on, how about I take care of that for you? It’s your birthday, y’know.
	So I’ll go bake some more pizza. C’mon guys, you help out too.
Azami	‘Kay.
Sakyo	I’ll get some more drinks and stuff to munch on.
Juza	I’ll help too.
Taichi	Sit tight, Omi-kun!
Omi	You guys…
Izumi	Why don’t you leave this to the rest of Autumn Troupe today?
Omi	…Alright. Guess I will.

Mae