Dorodoron's Boundary
Cast:
Dorodoron, Tsuchimonji Domon – age 22
Yanagi Tsutomu – Domon's friend – age 21
November, 2008
Dorodoron has pulled his spider-shaped face mask up so that his mouth is visible, or would be visible if not for the large stein of beer he enthusiastically downs.
"Aw, yeah!" He slams the empty mug to the counter. "You know, I never really understood alcohol until I started driving heavy equipment!"
Next to him, a young man with a meticulously-groomed Fu Manchu mustache slowly sips a drink of his own.
"What a strange thing to say. It's dangerous, you know?"
"Well, I'm a strange guy. Besides, it's only dangerous if you drink before operating. Operate before drinking is a-okay! Right? Right?" Dorodoron nudges the other man. "Come on, Yanagi, tell me I'm right."
Yanagi chuckles. "Yeah, you're right. Why make a big deal of it?"
"Because!" Dorodoron gesticulates wildly as his stein is taken to be refilled. "Because, once the drinking starts, the operating can't resume! It proves absolutely and irrevocably that there will be no more working for a while!"
"What? Weren't you just telling me that you love your job!"
Dorodoron drains his stein again. "Love it! Moving dirt around is the job I was born to do! Not like you, mister college student! Mister future civil servant! But you gotta have boundaries, right? Whazzit called, work-life balance? Work the best job! Live the best life!"
"Tsuchimonji, for a guy who dresses like a toku villain, but you make some good points now and then."
"Damn straight!" Dorodoron slams his empty stein on the bar again. "How about you, Yanagi? Are you living your best life?"
"Not yet." Yanagi polishes off his drink. "Not yet, but soon."