Brothers (Part 3)

Chapter 6 - Malfunction

Jyugo looked at his breakfast, looking like he was gonna be sick.

Nico: "What's wrong, Jyugo?"

Jinx: "Don't you feel well?"

Jyugo: "No, it's just... pancakes first thing in the morning is a little..."

Uno: "That's right, you ate hospital food for a while after what happened at building 5, right?"

Jinx: "I guess your stomach needs to get used to eating normal food again, huh."

Rock: "In that case, do you wanna eat soup like Nico?"

Jyugo: "Hmm... Yeah, that'd be better."

Shiro brough him something else.

Nico: "Tea... and rice?"

Jinx: "Strange combination..."

Uno: "Isn't there normally miso soup there?"

Rock: "A secret menu?"

Jinx: "But you know all the menus, Rock."

Jyugo: "What do you mean? Do you guys not know about ochazuke?"

Rock: "TH-THIS IS THE JAPANESE SOUL FOOD HEARD ABOUT IN RUMOURS?!"

Uno: "THE TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DISH WHERE YOU POUR TEA OVER RICE?!"

Nico: "I wanna try it!!"

Jinx: "Me too!!"

Jyugo: "I... I can't give a witty comeback this early in the morning..."

Shiro brought us all rice. Nico and I got hot cocoa, Uno got English tea, and Rock got coffee. When we all got our versions on ochazuke, the four of us started having second thoughts about trying a new food today.

Nico: "You... you just pour this on and stir it?"

Uno: "I got goosebumps when Jyugo cracked a raw egg over the rice a second ago, too. This is just like that..."

Jinx: "The Japanese have pretty durable stomachs, don't they?"

Rock: "Japanese food is pretty deep..."

Jyugo: "Please don't push yourselves."

Later...

Seitarou: "Alright, it's time for the medical exam."

Nico: "Eh? But it's not time for my exam yet."

Seitarou: "Oh, not you, number 25. It's Number 15's exam today."

Jyugo ran and locked himself in the closet.

Jinx: "Here we go again..."

Knock Knock

Seitarou: "Number 15? Number 15, it's alright... it's not like you'll necessarily receive an injection or an IV or anything."

Uno: "Hey Jyugo, it's just an eye exam, right? Get used to it already, would you?"

Jinx: "Jyugo, please come out. I'll go with you."

Jyugo: "NO! I'M NOT GOING!"

Hajime came in.

Hajime: "Where is number 15?"

Seitarou: "Uhm, in the closet, sir."