Tokyo Camouflage Hour (トーキョーカモフラージュアワー)

Here they are.

Thanks for your help on this. I'm Osaki with Mitsui Commerce.

I'm Miwa from Design Bella. We've spoken on video calls.

I'm Sone.

-I'm Osaki. -Good to meet you.

Good to meet you too.

-I'm Miwa. -I'm Utsunomiya.

-Good to meet you. -Good to meet you.

Excuse me, I'm Sone from Design Bella.

I'm Utsunomiya with Mitsui Commerce.

-Good to meet you. -Good to meet you.

-Well, please take a seat. -Thank you.

Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to meet with us.

I never knew your given name until now.

So you're name is Marika.

Yeah.

I never imagined we'd be exchanging business cards one day.

Small world.

It felt even smaller the other day though.

Right, at the restaurant.

Oh?

Hello.

Sorry I got in the way of your date.

Uh…

Never mind, it's nothing.

Your face says it's not nothing, making me even more pointlessly interested.

Pointlessly?

Even just one time…

Even just for a moment…

Have you ever thought about me?

That's random.

I think of you, sometimes.

Or more like, my brain plays back a memory on its own.

But…

I get it.

I mean basically nothing to you, Sone-san. I know that.

I just wondered the exact level of insignificance.

Never mind.

Sorry for asking a weird question.

Nope.

I never think about you.

I see.

Back to the grind.

Take care.

How long have you known her?

We met in high school.

Baba-kun is getting married.

He is? Baba-kun, you're getting married?

Sure, I mean, yeah.

-Congratulations. -Thanks.

Congratulations!

-It's no big deal, thanks. -You got a photo?

A photo? Sure, I guess I have one.

She's pretty!

-Congrats. -What's with that face?

Tired of all the attention?

You don't have to say it out loud.

-So? -What?

What's with the sigh?

It's just the Wednesday blues.

Are you going to have a ceremony?

It's her dream to have one, so that's the plan.

It takes a lot of preparation.

I was gonna go with her to try on dresses

but she said, "You'll just say, 'Looks nice.'"

So that's what's got you down.

I see.

-Ah, Utsunomiya-san. -Hm?

You like animal crackers?

-For real? -Yeah, sure.

-Thanks. -No problem, enjoy.

Wow.

Mm… that's good.

-Really? -Yeah, thanks.

No problem.

We're not gonna have children.

Oh?

I told her I was fine either way.

The other day, we were talking about how we went over budget on the ceremony.

and she said…

"Well, we won't have to save up for all those birth and child expenses…"

"so it's okay if we go all out on this."

She probably just wanted an excuse.

Maybe.

But at the time, I thought…

"Oh, I'm really never going to have kids."

I couldn't even respond.

-If you want kids then you need to-- -No no, it's just

It's not like I definitely want kids.

But…

It's hard to say that I'll never want them.

That's all.

If we really never have kids…

…then this will be the last big event in our lives.

Just endless ordinary days from here on out.

It scares you?

No…

But…

After the wedding of her dreams is over…

will the day ever come when she is truly fulfilled?

You're amazing, Baba-kun, to worry so much about your girlfriend.

Nah, not really.

I just…

…love her.

I just want to be with her.

If that's how you feel then maybe that's good enough.

Maybe.

-Baba-kun. -Yes?

Congrats on the engagement.

Thanks.

Tell me…

Who is this woman?

What am I to you, Ryo-kun?

My girlfriend.

And this woman?

That's a friend with benefits.

I see.

I understand.

Minami.

I totally get it now.

Thank you for telling the truth.

It was beautiful.

I'd have to choose green--no yellow!

Or pink. I can't make up my mind on this second dress!

You should find a boyfriend first.

Sone-san, I'm daydreaming my way from this happy mood back to reality,