~Chapter 3 - Games
Oishi had started going up to the attic and sorting through at least one box every day. The dust was slowly vanishing; he hadn't been giving it time to settle. The piles of boxes were shrinking little by little.
Today's box contained Eiji's video games and a few old board games. Oishi set the board games aside and put a game into the slot on the device, flicking the switch.
He was surprised to see that it still worked after so long in the attic. The battery indicator showed it would need to be charged soon, but other than that it was perfect.
Oishi started the game he'd chosen, playing through the first few levels before realizing he'd been in the middle of something.
"Now I see why you never wanted to put it down, Eiji. It's pretty fun."
He put the box of games by the stairs to take down. He'd sort through them and keep a few to play, then give the rest away.
The board games were well loved, with taped up boxes and missing pieces. Oishi decided to keep them all, since there were only a few. He could put them on top of the bookshelf, where they'd be easily seen. Then he'd have something to entertain guests with. Everyone liked board games, right?
Oishi took everything down and set it on the floor by the stairs, going back up to turn off the light. He folded up the stairs and took the box to his room.
He put the games on their shelf, then sat on the floor and sorted the video games into two piles: one to keep, one to give away. He put the give away pile back into the box and set it by his door. He'd have to ask around and see if anyone wanted them.
Oishi glanced over at his desk. The hat was still there. He thought about it for a moment, picked up the phone, and dialed.
Next is the bowling chapter!