Solanin (ソラニン)

Rock Circle Fresh Barbecue

At the time when we all met,

even though we had low spirits and anxieties,

we always still felt excited about something.

Anyway, the sky at that time

somehow seemed really vast.

Inoue Meiko Taneda Naruo

I'm back

Welcome back

'Night

Eh? Aren't you the one who's in charge of breakfast today, Taneda?

Give me a break for today.

I feel unaccomplished.

Would you normally just sleep without a sorry?

My bad...

Geez! It supposed to be "I'm sorry", right?

What about work?

Yeah... I somehow got past piles of it.

I'm really wasted for today.

Meiko-san, good luck at your job~

Since I got more vegetables from home, we'll have another curry festival here.

Eh, that's like really bad!

So, what is?

A subcontract as an illustrator in a magazine as a part-time job,

can you really go on while eating like that?

It's impossible that's why we're living together.

Just now, my boyfriend was saying his place was too big so maybe I should live with him.

Ah. So he's rich, isn't he?

He's like a son of a wealthy man or something.

He's even using Bulgari watches!

Isn't he amazing?

Aren't you being a fool of yourself?

It's fixed.

You're an employee here too, so you should learn to fix the copy machine by yourself.

No, it's alright.

I don't need to learn something like that.

Hey, what should we eat at lunch?

What's this?

Ah... That's... You see...

It's been two years since you were employed here right?

How long will you continue to feel that you're still a college student?

Also, the meeting's documents for today.

What's up with this?

I told you before to staple it twice on the right.

Why don't you get it?

Or should we eat at the new shop in front?

Are you listening?!

There are lots of people that can replace you, you know!

I'm probably not cut out for the real world as an adult...

I thought I should just modestly go on and do my best.

How should I go on, Heihachi-san?

Well... whatever...

I go on with my life everyday thinking like that.

A new email has arrived

Sorry, I said too much back there. As an apology, how about we go out for dinner?

Supervisor.

Hm?

I'm really not feeling good today, so I'll leave early.

But still...

even though I don't know how to live anymore...

I go on even if my body gathers poison...

I'm back~

You're still sleeping?

Taneda...

I wonder if I should quit my job.

Nah, I'm just kidding. I wouldn't do something stupid like that.

Why wouldn't you quit?

If that's what you really want to do, Meiko-san.

I'm sure everything is gonna work out somehow

even if we end up to the ends of the world

as long as you and I are together.

Anyway...

I'll work it out somehow.

Huh? Wait. I give up.

I said, I give up.

Crap! I'm gonna be late! Have some curry from yesterday, please forgive me!

That day...

I submitted my letter of resignation.

I thought it was rare for you to come to my workplace.

Did you really quit?

I really quit.

You are a bit bright so I thought it was just a matter of time.

Is it alright for me to fit this?

Scary.

You're escaping reality and doing shopping.

However you look at it, I still have my savings in the bank.

However you look at it, Taneda is still a freeloader.

With what I have, I think I can survive a year at most.

That's no guarantee, what are you planning to do next?

I'd do the laundry and take a walk when I feel like it.

Oh, freedom!

So what did Taneda say?

What did you just give?!

I told you; my resignation letter.

This is bad! This is really bad!

What do you think we should do from now?

But you said it'll work out somehow!

Eh? That means... that means...

I was practically sleep-talking that time...

I was sleep-talking...

Wait, wait. Tanma, Tanma, Tanma.

I want to play a new song with more feelings in it.

What is it this time?

What? New song? I didn't get any new compositions.

Shut up fatass! We don't need anything like that.

We're performing with our souls!

Come to think of it, it's been awhile, isn't it?

That's because when Taneda was so against me going to the studio.

He hasn't been performing in front of people so he might be embarrassed.

What number was it?

These are the friends I got to know during my college days in a rock circle.

Won Bean Won Bean! Won Bean Bean!

My penis is seriously Won Bean!

Won Bean Won Bean! Won Bean Bean!

My penis is seriously Won Bean!

Won Bean Won Bean!

After graduating, the band stopped live performances but they managed to meet twice a month for practice.

Yeah, Meiko is absolutely right!

Once you stoop to being a dog to the man, you'll lose your humanity!

Dumbass!

Though you've got it easy inheriting your family's pharmacy!

You're one to talk! You're already in your 6th year in college!

You talk too much!

Stop it already. Both of you are the same.

It's weird and Meiko can't drink!

Taneda! What do you think about it over there?

That's not a problem I can talk about, right?

Eh?

There! There!

Dirty! You're dirty!

Watch out! Careful!

Yah. I give up!

That's done. I apologize!

I give up!

It's really cool that you guys have a band.

I should find something to do too.

Music as a hobby won't bring in any money.

That's true, but...

Eh? Are you angry at something?

Are you alright?

Whoa! Ah! Hold it!

You're that drunk?

Meiko-san...

Huh?

I'm really scared...

Honestly, I'm really worried about how to go on now.

I'm sorry...

Ah! Starting tomorrow I'm going to do it properly.

Okay?

Will quit smoking as of today.

Oh, Meiko, you're writing already?

Uh-huh. Since you went into trouble buying one.

Morning.

M-morning.

Ah! No! You should write one on your own!

Your own!

Why do you just suddenly come here?

You must have known about your class reunion a long time ago, right?

But city hotels are just too expensive.

Besides, your company gives Saturdays off, right?

Ah! Thank you, thank you.

Her mother arrived?

Does she know you're living together?

That's why I went out of the house so she won't find out.

Wow! Cool!

I want this!

As I thought, you can imagine me with a guitar right?

Nah, nah, nah.

But why?

But look at you. You're fat.

If you're fat, you should be on drums, right?

Why are you typecasting me?

'Cause you're fat!

Hey!

You guys! Come here!

What?

Come here.

What is it?

This fat guy plays bass though.

So what?

Well...

I got kinda caught up in the moment...

Geez! You really done it this time.

Why didn't you discuss it with anyone?

I did discuss it with someone...

Come back home with me.

I don't want to.

Then what are you trying to do, quitting your job while continuing to stay in Tokyo like this?

You don't even have any dream you want to achieve.

Come think of your life a little!

Shut up! I'm really thinking about my life!

Don't always think of me as a child!

We will decide what we'll do for ourselves!

Alright! Let's hurry and go jam!

Let's go! Let's go!

Can three guitarists form a band?

With the sound we produce at the studio, what do you think of us?

Gramps!

That's a statue.

There's is a postbox somewhere over there.