*** 1st week August, 2000 ***

　

　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brave 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Poppy

　

023 profound contemplation
POPPY: Bre, you recently ran away from home again.
BRAVE: Oh, please! That sounds bad. Just going out. Just a walk! Everyone was upset by my stroll. I don't have a freedom?
POPPY: But what on earth were you doing? We all waited anxiously for your return.
BRAVE: I was watching a starry sky on the roof. Watching eternal stars in the infinite blackness, I felt myself sort of a tiny and little thing....See?
POPPY: So you're lost in profound contemplation?
BRAVE: Not really. I soon became starving. Then, back through the window of mommy's bedroom, I ate some snacks. That tasted very good! Wonder what that brand is?
POPPY: Um....That's you!

　

*** 2nd week August, 2000 ***

　

　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　Poppy(Click for Blown-up) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brave

　

024 self-centered
BRAVE: Poppy, you know what this year is?
POPPY: 2000. What's the matter?
BRAVE: Beep! Wrong! The answer is AB 1.
POPPY: What's that AB 1?
BRAVE: It's an abbreviaion of After Brave. So, this year is After Brave 1. See? I recently became 1 year old.
POPPY: I can also call it that way. This year is After Poppy 1.
BRAVE: No, Poppy, you can't. Not everybody can do it that way. That requires the approval of ABC.
POPPY: What's on earth ABC?
BRAVE: Admiring Brave Committee! At present there is one member. You too wanna join it?

　

*** 3rd week August, 2000 ***

　

　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brave 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Poppy

　

025 Bon festival
BRAVE: Poppy, what's "o-bon"?
POPPY: Buddhist festival of the dead. In our family's case, grandpa dying 30 years ago is now back home. So we feast him and pray for him by reciting a sutra.
BRAVE: Gosh! Dead grandpa is a ghost, isn't it? Ghost is now in our house? It really scares me! From when he's at home?
POPPY: You know, grandma was lighting a small fire at the gate on 13th. At that time he came back. Aw, gee, you didn't greet him yet?
BRAVE: Nope! You met him already? Really? I didn't notice him at all. So, what kind of ghost is grandpa? He has legs? He eats us?
POPPY: Mmm. Luckily he likes me, so I'm all right. But I don't know about you. He might eat you at worst.... Hey, Brave, right now he's behind you...
BRAVE: Gyaaaaaa! Noooo!! Stooooop!!!

　

*** 4th week August, 2000 ***

　

　　　　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Poppy 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brave

　

026 in the car
BRAVE: Poppy, pipe down! Your scream is almost breaking my head. We already got a three-in-one shot and only need to be back home. Don't scream any more.
POPPY: But I can't stand to be packed in this small carrier!
BRAVE: You said small? You look quite comfortable, lying on your back with your legs stretched out! Don't beef in such a relaxed condition. You know, I...I can't do even an about-face because the carrier is too small! See? See? Then, how long does it take to home? Will reach the limits of my patience shortly.
POPPY: Oh, poor Brave! Hey, you can't really stretch out even your arms?(Giggle.) About three more hours, I guess?
BRAVE: We came to the vet's only for 20 minutes. How come it takes three hours to go home?! You poophead!
POPPY: It's because luckily, coff-coff,... no, I'm just afraid if we should get caught in a traffic jam. Heh-heh-heh.