Warning: This entire chapter has some rather disturbing content, as it deals with bullying and suicide. If you'd rather skip it, wait for Episode 13, which should be the beginning of the next chapter. Rumour 6 «The Boy that Appears at Dusk»
KITAMURA: "I wanted to give this back to you for now."
YUKARI: "Huh...? That's a bit sudden... But why?"
KITAMURA: "What we're doing is just... too risky, after all..."
YUKARI: "Risky?"
YUKARI: "That incident with Okuno and Fujita... Is that still nagging at you?"
KITAMURA: "That's on my mind, too, yeah, but..."
KITAMURA: "I keep thinking... A teacher – well, a trainee teacher, anyway – having a relationship with a student... It's just..."
YUKARI: "......"
YUKARI: "You make it sound like it's all your doing. You do know I want this, too, right?"
YUKARI: "We're not Okuno and Fujita. We are ourselves."
YUKARI: "Stop worrying already."
KITAMURA: "It must be nice, being so carefree..."
KITAMURA: "But it's not as easy as that for me..."
YUKARI: "...What's going on with you? You've been weird like this all the time, lately."
KITAMURA: "......"
YUKARI: "Talk to me!"
KITAMURA: "......"
YUKARI: "This is so lame... If you've grown tired of me, just say it straight to my face."
YUKARI: "I'll even be so nice as to let you have a clean break-up with no drama."
KITAMURA: "...What's that supposed to mean?"
YUKARI: "It means what it means. Nothing more than exactly what I just said."
KITAMURA: "...So, to you I'm nothing more than a person you can have a 'clean break-up' with whenever you wish?"
YUKARI: "You're too serious."
YUKARI: "That's how relationships are these days."
YUKARI: "Seems to me like you should know--"
KITAMURA: "Give me a break!!"
YUKARI: "Huh...?!"
KITAMURA: "Do you have any idea how much I worry every day since we started being together?!"
KITAMURA: "Do you take me for the kind of man that thoughtlessly starts dating women without a care?"
KITAMURA: "I tried not to show it in front of you, but ever since we started seeing each other, I've been under constant strain."
KITAMURA: "And I... I don't know about you, but I actually cared about you a lot."
YUKARI: "...Why the past tense?"
KITAMURA: "...Let's not meet for a while."
KITAMURA: "Until we can meet without me having to pretend I'm not worried... Until we can meet like a normal couple..."
YUKARI: "And when is that?"
KITAMURA: "When all this has become easier for both of us..."
KITAMURA: "I need some time to think."
YUKARI: "......"
YUKARI: "Hey... This isn't... the end of us, though, right?"
VOICE 1: "Hey, did you hear?"
VOICE 1: "They say a boy in 1-C has committed suicide."
VOICE 2: "What? Who?"
VOICE 1: "You know... That one guy... K. T.?"
VOICE 2: "Ah! I know who you mean. That weirdo, right?"
VOICE 1: "Weirdo?"
VOICE 2: "No matter what you did to him, he'd just laugh. It's like he was screaming: 'Look at me, I was born to be bullied!', you know?"
VOICE 1: "What? For real?!"
VOICE 2: "But if he's committed suicide... I guess that means all that bullying did affect him, after all?"
VOICE 1: "Well, he WAS treated really badly."
VOICE 1: "I heard he committed suicide by putting a plastic bag over his head in his own room."
VOICE 2: "Man, he must've been really desperate..."
Rumour 6 «The Boy that Appears at Dusk»
HEADMASTER: "Good morning, everyone." [At least, I'm guessing it's the school's headmaster.]
HEADMASTER: "The reason I had all of you assemble here today..." VOICE 1: "Those guys from the basketball club were the main reason, I'm sure."
HEADMASTER: "...is a certain incident that you might already be aware of."
HEADMASTER: "The other day, a first-year student that recently came to our school..." VOICE 2: "More like... the entire class."
HEADMASTER: "...going by the name of Tatara Kimihiko..."
HEADMASTER: "...has unfortunately..."
HEADMASTER: "...passed away."
HEADMASTER: "I gathered you all here to talk about that."
VOICE 2: "They kept telling him things like how gross he was. And the girls – well, and most of the others, too – continuously acted like he didn't exist."
VOICE 1: "Ah, so that's why some of them are crying. With the result being something like this, I guess it makes them regret their actions."
VOICE 2: "I think we all should reflect on what we did or didn't do!"
VOICE 1: "The teachers seem to be pretty concerned that the parents of someone might sue the school."
VOICE 2: "Figures. I mean, we even had some TV show's staff here... I actually got interviewed by them!"
VOICE 1: "Do you think the headmaster is gonna lose his job?"
VOICE 2: "He seems to be fine."
VOICE 2: "I've heard they are doing all kinds of things behind the scenes to avoid a lawsuit."
[The headmaster was hard to understand due to the echo effects, so I didn't subtitle all his texts.]
VOICE 1: "Hey... Did you hear the rumour? They say that T.'s ghost... appears..."
VOICE 2: "No way..."
VOICE 1: "A girl from the volleyball club said she saw him."
VOICE 1: "She saw a boy crouching in a corner of the gym's sports equipment storage... And when she talked to him, it turned out it was... T."
VOICE 2: "You think he came back to curse her or something?!"
VOICE 1: "Wouldn't that be bad?! You bullied him, too, didn't you?"
VOICE 2: "S-stop it, that's freaking scary! Besides, I wasn't the only one!"
VOICE 1: "Might be best, if we stay away from the sports equipment storage for a while. Especially you."
VOICE 2: "Yeah, imagine going in there and he won't let you out again..."
[Sorry. There were some longer loading times here that I didn't notice while cutting.]
[Almost there...]
YUKARI: "Suicide because of bullying..."
MIKA: "Yeah, that was news to me, as well, until today!"
MIKA: "And I usually always have the best rumours before anyone else..."
CHISATO: "... But wasn't T. in the class next to yours?"
CHISATO: "And you never heard anything about this?"
MIKA: "Well, I mean... It wasn't unknown that he was being bullied, but... it's usually boys doing the bullying so we thought, like, this has nothing to do with us..."
CHISATO: "......"
YUKARI: "And what was the teacher doing about it? ... No, wait, I don't think I even have to ask."
MIKA: "Well, it is a rather tender subject..."
YUKARI: "So in the end, no one cared enough to step in and stop it while he was alive. But now that he's dead, everyone's talking about him, because he's supposedly haunting the place?"
YUKARI: "What's wrong with everyone? That's messed up!"
A: "Right, Chisato?" B: "But... I guess it has nothing to do with us."
A: "Right, Chisato?" [X] B: "But... I guess it has nothing to do with us."
YUKARI: "Right, Chisato? It's like everyone is making light of the whole situation..."
CHISATO: "Yes... When in truth it's a very sad matter... That boy had just recently joined this school."
MIKA: "That's true! He came here just four months ago."
MIKA: "Didn't even get a chance to experience summer here..."
YUKARI: "As a first-year he must have still been more like a middle schooler than a high schooler."
YUKARI: "Well, anyway... If such a bullied boy really turned into a ghost, I wouldn't want to get close."
YUKARI: "You don't poke your nose into something like this out of mere curiosity."
YUKARI: "If you did, you'd stoop down to the same level as those TV gossip shows."
MIKA: "Well, that's not why I'm bringing this up! I just feel like, well, as students of this school, we have a duty to... bring out the truth behind this!"
YUKARI: "You just made up that excuse on the spot, didn't you?"
MIKA: "......"
CHISATO: "But if it's true, then we shouldn't just ignore it..."
YUKARI: "Hold on! Not you, too, Chisato!"
CHISATO: "It's just... I feel like it's wrong to just ignore it."
YUKARI: "......"
YUKARI: "...When is he supposed to appear, anyway?"
MIKA: "Oh! Finally getting hooked?"
YUKARI: "I don't have much of a choice, do I? Even Chisato wants to investigate."
YUKARI: "If she makes up her mind, there's no stopping her."
MIKA: "We understand each other! ♥"
MIKA: "So, uhm, from what I've heard, he usually appears at around 7 pm."
MIKA: "Just when the sun is about to go down."
YUKARI: "Then let's meet at 6:30 pm, okay?"
CHISATO: "Thank you, Yukari..."
YUKARI: "But we're just going to check, whether or not he really appears!"
CHISATO: "It's so quiet..."
MIKA: "Well, with all that's happened, not many are still here at this time."
YUKARI: "Who was the first to witness the ghost?"
MIKA: "The first one was apparently a first-year student from the volleyball club. Then a second-year student went to check, too, and..."
CHISATO: "...his ghost was still there?"
MIKA: "No, at that point he was already gone, it seems."
YUKARI: "I'm just wondering: Why the sports equipment storage?"
MIKA: "Who knows... I didn't hear anything that would explain that."
YUKARI: "Unprepared as always..."
MIKA: "But... You know, a victim of bullying in a sports equipment storage... Doesn't that sound kinda realistic?"
YUKARI: "You really should have investigated some more..."
CHISATO: "Hey, shouldn't we put on our gym shoes?"
MIKA: "Who cares about that! That's too much of a bother!"
CHISATO: "But then the floor gets dirty because of us!"
A: "Let's just go like this." B: "Let's put on our gym shoes..."
A: "Let's just go like this." B: "Let's put on our gym shoes..." [X]
YUKARI: "If we got caught and scolded for that, it'd be even more of a bother."
YUKARI: "So put 'em on."
MIKA: "Guess you're righ-- Wait... shit! Mine are still in my classroom!"
MIKA: "Ugh, now I have to go all the way to the third floor to get them..."
YUKARI: "Great, we'll go on ahead then."
MIKA: "How mean!"
MIKA: "You're the one who insists we put them shoes on, AND you're my seniors! At least wait for me outside on the path to the gym!"
YUKARI: "What a pain in the ass..."
[Not sure where to look for the shoes...]
CHISATO: "Huh? What about the gym shoes?"
[Well, I'd love to get them, if I knew where they are!]
YUKARI: "No sign of Mika, yet?"
CHISATO: "No..."
[In case you noticed the odd transition: I had to cut here, cause I missed something and therefore re-recorded this part.]
CHISATO: "Yukari, wait a second..."
YUKARI: "What is it?"
CHISATO: "I think the lockers for T.'s class are among these."
CHISATO: "Is it okay, if we... have a look?"
YUKARI: "You want to check out his locker?"
CHISATO: "Yeah..."
YUKARI: "...?!"
CHISATO: "There's only one gym shoe..."
YUKARI: "......"
CHISATO: "I wonder what happened to the other one..."
YUKARI: "Let's go..."
[Perhaps this was another result of the bullying? It's possible someone hid his other shoe...]
YUKARI: "What's taking Mika so long?!"
CHISATO: "I wonder..."
MIKA: "Sorry to have kept you waiti~ng!"
MIKA: "Man, at my age running up to the third floor is pretty tough! I'm all out of breath!"
YUKARI: "Let's just go. I want to get it over with quickly and go home."
CHISATO: "It's so quiet..."
MIKA: "Well, all the clubs were told to end their activities earlier today..."
YUKARI: "That's convenient for us, though."
GYM
CHISATO: "...?"
YUKARI: "What's wrong, Chisato?"
CHISATO: "Did you... also hear footsteps just now?"
YUKARI: "Cut it out, that's creepy..."
A: "Hold on..." B: "But I do feel like I heard something myself..."
A: "Hold on..." B: "But I do feel like I heard something myself..." [X]
YUKARI: (But I do feel... like I heard something, too...)
YUKARI: "Must've been something else... I hope."
YUKARI: "Mika, are you making these noises?!"
MIKA: "Hey, don't just blame me for everything!"
CHISATO: "No, this is not Mika's doing..."
YUKARI: "......"
CHISATO: "Yukari, listen up."
YUKARI: "What?"
CHISATO: "Keep going until we reach the sports equipment storage. Do not turn around, no matter what."
A: "Understood... Let's continue." B: "If you say that, I totally want to turn around!"
A: "Understood... Let's continue." [X] B: "If you say that, I totally want to turn around!"
MIKA: "Guys..."
YUKARI: "I hear it, too..."
A: "I have to ignore it." B: "I'll look behind me..."
A: "I have to ignore it." [X] B: "I'll look behind me..."
YUKARI: "What the hell... was that..."
CHISATO: "I don't know, but it's not here anymore..."
YUKARI: "Then where did it go?"
CHISATO: "To the sports equipment storage..."
YUKARI: "I'll open the door..."
CHISATO: "......"
MIKA: "......"
SPORTS EQUIPMENT STORAGE YUKARI: (It's so dark in here...)
MIKA: "Looks like... no one's here?"
CHISATO: "The air is... really cold in here..."
A: "Let's wait for a while..." B: "Let's look around!"
A: "Let's wait for a while..." [X] B: "Let's look around!"
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "Nothing's happening..."
A: "Let's take a look around." B: "Let's wait some more."
A: "Let's take a look around." [X] B: "Let's wait some more."
MIKA: "Good lord, what a mess!"
YUKARI: "Anything in the back?"
MIKA: "It's hard to see anything, but I don't think, there's..."
YUKARI: "Take a proper look!"
MIKA: "But... I'll get dirty..."
YUKARI: "Do it!"
MIKA: "......"
YUKARI: "And?"
MIKA: "Nooothing."
MIKA: "Ugh, now my uniform is all dusty! And I had just gotten it cleaned the other day!"
YUKARI: "A vaulting box..."
MIKA: "Something might be lurking in them and you wouldn't even be able to tell, huh?"
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "These dumbbells... remind me I need to work out more. My stamina sucks more and more."
YUKARI: "You just procrastinate too much!"
CHISATO: "!!!"
YUKARI: "Chisato...?"
YUKARI: "...!!!"
MIKA: "It's him..."
CHISATO: "Uh, uhm..."
A: "Run away!" B: "I should say something..."
A: "Run away!" B: "I should say something..." [X]
A: "But what should I say..." B: "Chisato, this is your area of expertise." C: "Mika, do something!"
A: "But what should I say..." [X] B: "Chisato, this is your area of expertise." C: "Mika, do something!"
YUKARI: "E... excuse me..."
YUKARI: "......"
YUKARI: (I don't know what to say...)
A: "Mika, do something!" B: "Chisato, I'll leave this to you."
A: "Mika, do something!" [X] B: "Chisato, I'll leave this to you."
YUKARI: (Mika, do something!)
MIKA: (What the hell? What am I supposed to say?)
YUKARI: (You might even be better suited than Chisato and me for this. Just give it a try, Mika...)
MIKA: (Jeez...)
MIKA: "Uh... Uhm..."
MIKA: (I really don't know what to say! What should I talk to him about?!)
YUKARI: (How would I know!)
A: "Just ask him, if he's really Tatara Kimihiko." B: "Just say whatever comes to your mind." C: "How about you introduce yourself first?"
A: "Just ask him, if he's really Tatara Kimihiko." [X] B: "Just say whatever comes to your mind." C: "How about you introduce yourself first?"
YUKARI: (Ask him, if he's really Tatara Kimihiko.)
MIKA: (O-okay...)
MIKA: "He... hey... Are you... real?"
MIKA: "Ah!!"
MIKA: "He just disappeared..."