Wash It All Away (綺麗にしてもらえますか。)

Wash It

All Away

Episode 8 That Was Too Impressive

Grand Bath

The rush of online orders suddenly died down after about a week.

I wonder if it was just some kind of passing fad.

It's so cold! And sweet.

And the lounge is so roomy!

It is nice to get out and try a different public bath sometimes.

I-I'm sorry for being so late.

Hmm?

Look, I told you we needed to go scouting first thing in the morning.

We gotta be in Shikoku by tomorrow morning.

Th-That was my mistake. I am truly sorry about this.

They will be closing soon, though, so please wait just a little longer.

The city's last coordinator was a lot more reliable.

I am so sorry.

Do you think we have enough time?

Well, we'll have to make it work.

The water was perfect!

Thank you very much.

Hey! You spilled it on me!

I-I'm sorry! I, uh, wasn't paying attention.

I'll wipe it off immediately.

Um, that would be a bad idea!

Huh?

I'll get something for it. Please wait a moment.

Who was that?

If you spill coffee, don't panic.

Wet a tissue with soap and water and after you have soaked the stain,

hold a towel or handkerchief under the stain

and push down from the top with another dry tissue to squeeze out the moisture.

It should come right out.

If you panic and start rubbing it, it will stain, so please be careful.

O-Okay.

There. Your shirt should be fine now.

Th-Thanks a lot.

Ah... um...

I run a cleaning business nearby. My name is Kinme.

I'm used to dealing with things like this.

Th-Th-That was too impressive!

I... I would love to learn how to be that resourceful.

Uh, well...

I forgot to introduce myself.

I work at city hall in the Tourism Economy Division.

My name is Hatsuayu Uka.

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Atami City Hall

Tourism Economy Division, Tourism and Construction Department Office for the Promotion of Tourism

Location Coordination and Assistance

Hatsuayu Uka

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1-1 Chuo-cho, Atami, Shizuoka

A location coordinator?

Yes.

I provide information about location facilities for TV and movies

and help coordinate shoots.

The guy said we can go in now, so we're gonna get started.

Ah, okay.

Thank you very much. Goodbye.

Working this late? It must be a tough job.

Nikko-tei

Grand Bath

Kinme Cleaning

Yes. I believe I can work with this material.

You can? Thank goodness! Then I'll leave it in your hands.

Sure!

You can count on Kinme.

You always do come through.

Gift Shop Atsuei Dried Fish Shop

Atsuei Dried Fish Company Direct Sales

Atsuei Gift and Souvenir Shop

Oh, that reminds me. I decided to try that other bath house.

It's a little far, but it is really nice.

Is it? Perhaps I'll take Nairo-chan there sometime.

Definitely! Well, I should get going.

Ah!

Is there anything I can help you with today, Hatsuayu-san?

Uh...

Tha...

Thank you so much for the other day.

I'm sorry. I just really wanted to see how you work with customers up close.

I've always been super bad at communicating with people and stuff.

I got a job at city hall thinking I could do office work behind the scenes,

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Atami City Hall

Tourism Economy Division, Tourism and Construction Department Office for the Promotion of Tourism

Location Coordination and Assistance

Hatsuayu Uka

but then I got assigned to the Tourism Economy Division as location coordinator.

It's a job for someone who is resourceful and has excellent communication skills.

Get permission from the hotel for that shoot.

Can you handle the lunches for the crew?

I'd like to change the actor's accommodations.

Please get us clearance to use that road.

Don't you know of a good hole-in-the-wall?

We're looking for a restaurant for our cooking show.

How can I get in touch with local extras?

So I'm always s-stressed out about all that,

but when I saw you jump into action with such great social skills...

B-Basically, I wanted to ask you,

what's the trick to being good at a job that depends on client relations?

What's the trick? Hmm.

Hmm.

If it's okay with you, why not join me at the public bath tonight?

Huh?

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Welcome

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Open

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Business Hours From 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Hot Spring Bath

Atami Station Front

Station Front Hot Spring

Okay, Kinme-san. Catch you later.

Oh! Have a good night!

Good evening, Kinme-san!

Today sure was a hot one! I feel completely drained.

Good evening. Yes, I was sweating all day long.

D-Do you come to the public bath often, Kinme-san?

Yes, I do. Basically every night.

My usual spots are this station-front bath and one other place

called the Yamada Baths.

I don't think I've been to a public bath since kindergarten...

unless you count taking visitors to shooting locations.

If you get used to visiting public baths, you start to recognize the people you meet

and get used to greeting and talking to them.

I see.

This is hot spring water straight from the source.

Please do not shut off the water completely.

Look, I found another gray hair!

Mama, you worry about it too much.

She sure does.

Oh, did you hear? Yut-chan is pregnant with her second child!