Chapter 12: Omens of Change
Manhattan: Well isn’t that good news!
Pink Lady: I bought you some sweets as congratulations!
MC: Eheheh, she was so beautiful and cool… I want to be like her someday.
Manhattan: You as a cool girl… I can’t really imagine it
Pink Lady: Then don’t you think it’s about time you lost those sweats?
MC: Why?
Pink Lady: You want to be a cool beautiful woman right? Those kinds of women don’t wear sweats like that inside the house.
MC: But it’s easy to relax in these? They’re practically one with my body, I’ve worn them so much! You all should try wearing them sometime too. Then you’ll understand what I’m talking about.
Manhattan: It’s gonna take a long time before we change this one.
Pink Lady: So it seems
Manhattan: Let’s start with things we can do around the house.
Pink Lady: How about we start with your skin care routine? Let’s begin with some basic skin care products
MC: You… you mean makeup?
Pink lady: Why are you hanging your head like that? Do you not use makeup?
MC: I only wash my face.
Manhattan: Huh??? No lotions, serums, you don’t use anything?
MC: No… There are so many products at the drug store, I don’t know what I should buy.
Manhattan: Unacceptable! Unacceptable! Unacceptable!
Pink Lady: It’s fine if you don’t have any with you, but we cannot forgive negligence
Tom Collins: Hey, in the middle of a girls’ meeting?
Moulin Rouge: Good, you were able to find the time for it. I was able to get those samples from the makeup company that helped me with that photoshoot. What do you think?
Pink Lady: Wahh!! Isn’t this the control color that’s supposed to be released next month? I wanted to try it!
Manhattan: Wow! This serum! This was sold out everywhere! The nano ingredients have been slightly modified, so now it penetrates the pores easily! By combining these with the hit model, your skin will be resilient in no time!
Pink Lady: I knew it, Manhattan is the best guy to ask about cosmetics. Let’s start with all of these tonight so the ions will absorb into your skin!
MC: Nano…? Hit…? Ions…?
Moulin Rouge: You can take the ones you like
MC: I’m okay… I don’t understand anything about nanos or ions
Grasshopper: It’s t-t-t-t-t-t-t-terrible!
Pink lady: What is it, Grasshopper? Why the outburst?
Manhattan: It’s strange of you to use such a big voice like that
Grasshopper: ah, um, um, well… ah, please calm…. um… that… at the bar, no, the bar, um…
Pink Lady: Oh my god, Calm down!
MC: What happened to the bar?
Grasshopper: Inside… Everything is a mess!
MC: A mess? What do you mean?
Grasshopper: I went last night to line up to get my ticket for the new Magical Girl Series move when sales opened, and when I was returning home I passed by the bar and noticed the door was a bit open. It was terrible! It was scary! The door was just open! The state it was in!
Manhattan: What? I’m gonna go check this out.
MC: Manhattan?