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Carnation

小さく丸めた躯は今

Chisaku marumeta karada wa ima

My body, tiny and curled up, is right now

Week 7 "The Changing Days" Episode 40

Screenplay Watanabe Aya

かなしみ隠し震えて

Kanashimi kakushi furuete

Trembling with hidden sorrows

Music Satō Naoki Musical Performance\h Face Music

Theme Song "Carnation" Sheena Ringo

命を表していろのね

Inochi o arawashite iro no ne

My life is represented by my color, isn't it

Cast

Ohara Itoko Ono Machiko

Ohara Chiyo Asau Yumi

Ohara Haru Shoji Terue

重く濡らした瞼は今

Omoku nurashita mabuta wa ima

My eyelids, heavily soaked, are right now

Owner of "Suematsu" Itao Itsuji

Hase Yasuko Nakamura Mitsuko

Kawamoto Masaru Sugura Tarō

よろこび映す日の為

Yorokobi utsusu hi no tame

Reflecting my rapture of this day

Ohara Shizuko Yagyū Miyu Satō Heikichi \h Hisano Masahiro Okunaka Sōjirō \h Komatsu Ken'etsu

Oyama Haru Yasuko Yamaguchi (flashback) \h Nakamura Daiki

心を育てているのね

Kokoro o sodatete iru no ne

That's how a heart is raised, isn't it

Ah...

Cold!

Welcome back, Ito-chan. Cold, isn't it?

Yeah. It got cold suddenly today, didn't it?

It really did.

Itoko!

Itoko!

What's the matter, Mom?

A man has come to visit you.

Huh?

Ah, Yamaguchi-san?

Who's this Yamaguchi-san?!

Someone from the patch store. He came to see me long ago.

Yo!

No, no, this is a different person.

Someone else?

You...

Huh?

Do you have such a person?

That time when Yamaguchi-san came, you were really happy, weren't you?

Sorry about this, but if by chance you were thinking it's that sort of person, you're wrong.

Geez!

Eh?

Kawamoto-san?!

Tailor Craftsman Kawamoto Masaru

Yo.

What's this all about?

Huh? Well, I just came to see your face.

Eh?!

What's the matter with you, Mom?

You really found out where I lived.

Yeah. There's only one Ohara Dry-goods store here in the Kishiwada Shopping District after all.

Do you have some business around in this area?

No, I just came to see your face.

Kyaa!

What's the matter, Mom?

Cafe Taiko

It's too bad.

Eh?

Before you start thinking there's a juicy story here.

About what?

This person is a senior apprentice at a store I used to work at.

Good afternoon.

Zenzai, please.

Zenzai - Red bean soup

Zenzai.

Ah, Zenzai. Zenzai, right?

I'll have coffee.

Zenzai and coffee.

Zenzai and coffee.

Still, what's the real reason you came for?

Ah, it was just to see your face.

Who's?

Yours.

Why?

I just wanted to come see it.

Hmm...

Ah, about the store.

Ah... yes.

The Boss brought in a new dressmaker in your place.

Eh?

He gave her all the orders for clothes that you had taken.

What's that?

If it were that easy to find someone to make Western clothes...

...then he had no reason to get so angry with me.

Even so, I've watched her...

...but she doesn't have anywhere near the skill you have.

Eh?

Well, she's able to do her work well enough and the Boss seems to be happy with her...

...but the looks on the customer's faces are completely different.

I guess back when you were there, their faces were much happier...

...and things were more fun.

So long.

Thank you for the meal!

Again...

I'll come see your face again.

Why?

Thank you very much.

Ohara Itoko-sama Wages Envelope

Took awhile...

...but the store this time around...

...gives you plenty of wages. Be grateful for that!

Yeah.

Sailor outfits are a steady business.

Maybe we should sell sailor outfits here, too?

Nee-chan?!

Eh?

Are you okay?

Yeah...

What time did you finish last night?

Hmm... About 2 am.

You're pushing yourself too hard... Won't your body break down?

Hmm, be quiet!

If you're gonna say that...

...then just a little...

Did you want to say, "I want you to help me out"?

Hmm...

But, no.

More importantly, I'm sleepy... I guess I'll sleep a little more. Wake me when you go out.

That would be really sad.

It's true my body is suffering the consequences of pushing it the way I have.

Even so, I just have to keep going like this.

Otherwise I'll lose being able to open the Ohara Dressmaking Store.

Ah, just one more croquette.

Yes. This one?

Ohara...

Ohara?

Oi! Ohara?!

Yes!

Ohara, come with me.

Ah, yes...

Hey, hurry and come out.

Ah, there she is.

She's the one.

Ah.

Thank you for the other day.

Ah... thank you, too.

Ala!

Just take a look. It's done!

It turned out great, didn't it?

Whaa... It looks good on you!

Thank you. I'm really very happy.

Once these friends of mine saw it...

...they told me how they had been wanting to make Western clothes for a long time now, too!

That's right.

But, Western clothes are much more difficult to make than kimonos, right?

Don't you need a pattern or whatever it is for them?

But you just cut the fabric, don't you?

She told us, "If you have that done, you can sew them yourselves, too."

Please leave it to me.

Really?!

Yes!

I'll help you choose the fabric and cut it and then you can sew and complete it afterwards.

Like this!

Like me!

Yeah! I'm so happy!

Now, choose a fabric without delay.

She's skilled at that.

Whaa!

If it really looks good on you, she'll say, "This is it!" and you can choose that one.

Yeah! I'm so happy!

Which would be good ones?

The fabrics are over here. We also have some over here, too.

Ah... This is wonderful!

What's going on?

I'm not really sure...

...but it looks like Ohara-san is cutting Western clothes for them.

Western clothes?

Yeah.

No...

Ahh!

Ah, this is more you.

Ah... it's true, Kanda-san. That's it.

Yeah!

Think so?

That's the one.

It'll bring out your face.

Really?

Hey! It's past your break time!

Eh?!

Back to work, back to work!

Thank you!

Yes, thank you very much.

Thank you!

Thanks so much!

Thank you!

Thank you.

I'll wear it when it's done.

Yes! Please show it to me. Thank you!

Thank you!

I'll come again.

Yes!

That was fun!

That girl's able to make it so easy.

Thank you!

Still...

Eh?

You do have a skill for that, don't you?

Ah...

Well, for the time being I do want to be a dressmaker.

Well, making the customers happy with this is a nice little bonus for us, but...

Even so, I don't think it'll be that simple to make this place flourish.

Ah.

Running a business is different than...

What is it?

Our shift's over.

Ah, oh. Hurry on home then.

Just a moment.

Ohara-san!

Yes?

I want one done, too.

What?

I want to sew Western clothes, too!

Me, too!

I've been thinking of sewing one for a long time now!

Say, Boss.

Would it be okay to take fabric instead of our pay?

Well... That'd be fine.

Whaa! Thank you, Boss!

It's settled!

Say, please! Please, Ohara-san!

Right?

Suematsu Store

From the next day...

It's ten!

It's ten!

It's ten!

During the three breaks we had each day...

...the seamstresses would all gather together...

...and line up with the fabric they had bought.

Ohara-san!

Ohara-san!

Forgive me. Forgive me for today.

Ohara-san!

I really am tired. I need to sleep...

That's right...

You work during the nights, too, don't you?

That's right.

It's bad for you to work alone like that.

That's true.

How about we divide up Ohara-san's share between us?

Yes, yes! We should!

Let's do that! We can do that!

Really?

We'll do it. We can do that.

Thank you...

We'll do it. We can do that.

Thank you...

Thanks to them, I was able to sleep soundly at last.

And now I could work my hardest at the store again.

Here!

Thank you!

This is great. You want to hurry home and sew it, don't you!

Yeah.

Of course.

Yes, yes, back to work, back to work.

Yes.

Good afternoon!

Good afternoon!

Good afternoon! Welcome!

What do you think?

They turned out great, didn't they?

We brought our friends!

Good afternoon!

Hello there!

Please choose. Choose.

These Oba-chans were incredible people...

...and before long, word would begin getting out far and wide.

Welcome!

...or so I thought, but they weren't the only ones.

This here is my daughter.

Good afternoon. Hello there.

Hello.

Good afternoon.

Good afternoon.

She wants to sew Western clothes, too.

If you would please, Ohara-san.

Surprisingly, these other Oba-chans were strong about it as well.

This is my older sister.

And this is my niece.

Hello there...

Here, there, everywhere...

We've brought all our friends!

Hurry and come in!

Here, there and everywhere.

Using their connections...

...the store was soon being packed with customers.

How much longer?

Well, half an hour to an hour.

Well...

Still, can't be helped, can it?

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Here, here.

To Be Continued

Carnation

End

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