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[isdf]

HELLO

"Greetings. This is Kisaragi Yuma."

GOODBYE

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[handfast]

[ does he see anything that isn't endless rows of cars tbh ]

I can make a parking space.

[ how ]

[isdf]

What do you mean?

[Is he going to divert the traffic?]

[handfast]

If you stop the car, I'll show you.

[ :) :) :)? ]

[isdf]

We haven't parked yet. I cannot stop.

[Obey the law, Hak.]

[handfast]

[ no........... ]

Just stop right here. It'll only be for a few minutes.

[isdf]

I can't do that. A few seconds are already too long. You must remain in the car with your seatbelt on until it is parked safely.

[handfast]

[ UGHHHHHHHHHH




unbuckles his seatbelt just to be contrary ]

[isdf]

[Hearing the telltale click, he glances over at Hak with a frown.]

Hold on a moment. Did you unbuckle your seatbelt just now?

[handfast]

No.


[ yes ]

[isdf]

Please put it back on.

[handfast]

No.

[ leans over to toggle the level on his seat so it reclines and he can lie down instead ]

[isdf]

Why not . . . ?!

[His eyes are on the parking lot, which continues to be filled with angry honks from other drivers, but his expression is one of bewildered frustration.]

[handfast]

Because I don't feel like it.

[ teenagers, amirite ]

Besides, you're a good driver.

[isdf]

[Hello? That's a terrible reason.]

Whether I'm good or not has nothing to do with it. The seatbelt is there for your safety. Reclining like that is dangerous.

[handfast]

But if you're a good driver, then I don't need to worry about my safety.

[ what kind of terrible logic.... ]

We're not even going that fast anyway.

[isdf]

[He just explained why that doesn't matter. Is Hak ignoring him? This level of selective hearing is worrisome.]

That doesn't matter. If someone were to run into us at a greater speed, the damage would still be considerable to an ordinary person.

[handfast]

Wouldn't it be better if I didn't have my seatbelt then? That way I could jump from the car before they hit us.

[ guy who has never been in a car before this week and therefore does not understand how car crashes work ]

[isdf]

Jumping out of a moving vehicle is also dangerous. Furthermore, you wouldn't be able to leave if the crash were to come from your side.

[handfast]

Then I would just jump out your side.

[ oh but—he sits up a little. points forward and to the left. ]

Think that guy's leaving. [ free parking space?? ]

[isdf]

[He is driving, so Hak can't jump out his side. Does Hak understand how a car works?]

I see him.

[After confirming Hak's view, the car crawls to a stop. Yuma turns on the indicator and waits. Behind them, the horns blare even louder.]

[handfast]

[ hak will be a good child again and pull his seat back up into a sitting position. mostly so he can roll down his window and stick his head out to yell: ]

Shut up! We're trying to park here!

[isdf]

[This is not the behavior of a good child.]

It's not good to harass other drivers, Hak.

[handfast]

They're the ones harassing us first.

[ he is simply retaliating? ]

[isdf]

We'll be parking soon. Engaging them won't be necessary.

[The car that's trying to back out is, however, clearly being driven by a novice. This is already the third attempt, and the maneuver seems as uncertain as those before it.]

[handfast]

[ .........yeah okay. ]

By 'soon' you mean in the next year?