Meet The Band
Cast: Cure Beat, Kurokawa Ellen - age 16
Hanamin, Yukine Hanako - age 16
Morioka Takayuki - age 22
May, 2013
"Hummy? Wait! What has gotten into you?"
Hummy is normally a well behaved cat, who will peacefully lay down next to Ellen's guitar case as she performs on a street corner. This time, Ellen is forced to pick up the guitar case and chase after her, as Hummy goes scampering down unfamiliar streets.
Ellen hears the reason before she sees it: the low tones of a bass guitar. The sound stops just as Ellen draws near. When the bassist comes in to view, she has stopped playing and knelt down to pet the cat. A cute girl with white hair in a pixie cut, bubblegum pink highlights and a cat-ear headband frame her face.
"Where's your master, cutie? A sweet little kitty like you must have an owner somewhere."
"Hummy!" Ellen shouts, winded.
The girl looks up. "Hi! Is this your kitty?"
Ellen nods as she catches her breath. "Her name is Hummy. I'm Ellen."
"Hanako, but you can call me Hanamin." The bassist's pink eyes sparkle as she readies her instrument. "Would you like to play with me?"
Ellen answers with a few chords, and within moments they are playing a largely improvised duet. After they've been at it for about an hour, a green-haired man arrives with a trumpet and wordlessly joins in.