Suddenly, Without Magic Or Mystery
Cast:
Bunbee, Takagi Hachiemon – age 34
Scorp, Yasuda Takeo – age 34
Shiki Mizusu – The Woman Like A Durian – age 26
April, 2008
"Look out!"
One moment, Scorp and Bunbee are having a conversation. In the next instant, a taxicab swerves around a corner and mounts the curb, skidding directly toward a brown-haired woman in a business suit.
It is Scorp who calls out, and it is he who moves, throwing her out of the car's path at the cost of taking her place.
The bumper strikes his legs. His body glances off the hood, the windshield, and the roof of the car before he falls face-up on the pavement. The car stops ten meters later when it strikes a light pole.
Bunbee rushes to Scorp's side.
"Scorp! Stay with me, buddy! You're going to be okay!"
There is a lot of blood. In the back of his mind, Bunbee can hardly believe a person could have so much blood inside him. Behind Bunbee, the woman Scorp saved has her phone out and is calling for an ambulance, but Bunbee's attention is focused only on Scorp.
"Don't talk, Scorp. They say you're not supposed to talk at times like this. Just stay awake and listen to me, okay?"
Scorp smiles, then closes his eyes.
"Farewell... Bunbee."
"Scorp!"