A member of staff held the line and once it was clear, he let me through. There was HARU, looking rather serious albeit in a somewhat pleasant manner.
“ロンドンにようこそ!”[1] said I whilst giving her a gentle high five, and almost sounding like a tour guide. She smiled and I moved on towards TIMO, also gently high-fiving her, and said,
“覚えていますか?”[2]
TIMO gave me a bemused look, and as I didn’t want to get told off for holding up the queue, I said to her,
Shingapōru. Ni sen jyu san nen.[3]
TIMO gave a gasp and MAMI who was watching the whole thing, exclaimed “わぁぁー!”[4]
On my left hand was a Funassyi hand puppet. And on Funassyi’s left hand was a little gift bag.
Please don’t ask.
I high fived MAMI and gave her the lil’ pressie. “まみちゃんの小さなプレセントです。”[5]
Arigatō! said she smilingly as she accepted the bag. It felt like a chain reaction, considering what happened when I high fived TIMO, because this time it was RINA going “わぁぁー!”
As I finally high fived RINA, I wished her all the best for the evening’s performance with the often used phrase:
“頑張れよ‼︎”[6]
How boring can I get, but RINA said thanks as I bowed in appreciation , moving away to take my place in the next queue, which ultimately led to me being in the second row right in front of the missus.
This is not a work of fiction.
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[1]Welcome to London.
[2]Do you remember me?
[3]Singapore. 2013.
[4]Waaaaaah!
[5]Just a lil’ something (rough transl.)
[6]Do your best! (lit.)
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