Rumour 7 «The Telephone Call»
YUKARI: "Hello? Yukari Hasegawa speaking."
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "Hello?"
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "Who is this...?"
???: "Hey..." YUKARI: "Who is this...?"
YUKARI: "This is Hasegawa residence. Could it be that you dialed the wrong number?"
???: "Hey..." YUKARI: "This is Hasegawa residence. Could it be that you dialed the wrong number?"
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "Hello?"
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "If you don't stop this, I'll just hang up, understood?"
???: "Hey..." YUKARI: "If you don't stop this, I'll just hang up, understood?"
YUKARI: "I don't have the time for prank calls like this."
???: "Hey..." YUKARI: "I don't have the time for prank calls like this."
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "......"
???: "Hey..." YUKARI: "......"
???: "Hey..."
YUKARI: "......"
YUKARI: "Ugh... *sigh*... Shit like this is sickening."
YUKARI: "Just go die in a fire, for all I care..."
Rumour 7 «The Telephone Call»
YUKARI: "Prank calls like that really piss me off..."
YUKARI: "It's a messed up, not to mention malicious, thing to do."
CHISATO: "And they called you exactly at midnight, right?"
CHISATO: "That must've felt ominous..."
MIKA: "......"
YUKARI: "I didn't really care about the time, but stuff like this kind of stays with you, right? Mentally, I mean."
YUKARI: "That's what I hate about it."
MIKA: "Yukari, wait, was that call really exactly at midnight?"
YUKARI: "Huh? Well, if my clock wasn't malfunctioning, then... yeah."
MIKA: "Oh, oh... That might be bad..."
YUKARI: "Hey, you're not going to start with some weird scary rumour again, are you?"
MIKA: "Well, I wouldn't say rumour. This one is more, like, something I've been told myself many times, so maybe... like, an oral tradition?"
MIKA: "So, at home Minayo told me..."
YUKARI: "Who the hell is Minayo?!"
MIKA: "My mom."
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "Anyway, according to her, a phone call coming in exactly at midnight is an attempt from the dead to contact you."
MIKA: "She also said that if you answer such a call, then you should not be the one to hang up."
MIKA: "Cause if you do..."
A: "... Then what?" B: "I've heard enough."
A: "... Then what?" [X] B: "I've heard enough."
YUKARI: "... Then what?"
MIKA: "It's like this thing at weddings where you show your consent by not saying anything. You know... This «Speak now or hold your peace forever!» line."
MIKA: "In other words, hanging up means you accepted the request of the deceased caller."
YUKARI: "What's that supposed to mean...?"
YUKARI: "What kind of request?"
MIKA: "Who knows..."
MIKA: "That kinda depends on the person, don't you think?"
MIKA: "But according to my mom the most usual request is that they want to take you with them..."
YUKARI: "That's nothing more than weird superstition! Plus, that call yesterday was just a prank call, anyway."
MIKA: "Going by that reaction... I guess that means you did hang up?"
YUKARI: "......"
MIKA: "Oh well, my mom's source seems to be pretty old, anyway, so I wouldn't think too much of it."
MIKA: "Well, with that being said... You'd better be wary of phone calls at midnight!"
MIKA: "See ya!"
CHISATO: "... Uhm, Yukari?"
YUKARI: "What? What's with that serious face?"
CHISATO: "I wouldn't outright dismiss what Mika said just now."
CHISATO: "I've heard the same thing a long time ago..."
YUKARI: "H-hey! Don't give me that!"
YUKARI: "I keep telling you, it's not funny, if you say things like that!"
CHISATO: "But..."
YUKARI: "It's fine! You're just worrying too much!"
YUKARI: "I'm telling you, it was just a prank call."
CHISATO: "I hope that is all there is to it..."
CHISATO: "But the whole thing bothers me a bit, so I will look into it some more myself."
CHISATO: "Please be careful when you answer the phone, Yukari, okay?"
YUKARI: "... Okay, I will."
YUKARI: "I'm home."
YUKARI: "......?"
YUKARI: (Is it broken...? I mean, it IS rather old already, so... Hm.)
A: Is its clock still working? B: Is the radio still working?
A: Is its clock still working? B: Is the radio still working? [X]
YUKARI: (I guess it is broken.)
A: Is its clock still working? B: I should try a different radio station.
A: Is its clock still working? [X] B: I should try a different radio station.
YUKARI: (Huh? 00:00 o'clock?)
YUKARI: (Maybe the power got cut temporarily?)
YUKARI: (The radio is acting up, too. I guess it's time to get a new one...)
YUKARI: (I should at least set the correct time again.)
YUKARI: (Uh, but... What time is it right now?)
YUKARI: (Huh?)
YUKARI: (My normal clock has stopped, too?)
YUKARI: (But why...?)
YUKARI: "Ugh. Why is it that often several things have to break at the same time?"
YUKARI: "That only leaves the telephone time announcement, huh..."
[Do you know these? Not sure, if they still exist, but we had them in Germany, too, when I was younger.]
YUKARI: (I should check what time it is, first.)
YUKARI: "Let's see..."
A: I'll ask Chisato. B: I think the number was... 117. C: Or was it... 177?
A: I'll ask Chisato. [X] B: I think the number was... 117. C: Or was it... 177?
YUKARI: "Hello? This is Yukari Hasegawa. Is Chisato there?"
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "Ah, Yukari!"
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "I'm sorry, she said she had to investigate something and went to her grandfather's place."
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "But she asked me to tell you something, if you call."
YUKARI: "Oh, and what?"
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "'Be careful when you answer the phone', is what she said."
YUKARI: "......"
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "I have no idea what that means, but she said you'd understand."
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "Do you know what she meant by that?"
YUKARI: "Yes..."
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "That's a relief."
CHISATO'S MOTHER: "She also said that she'd call you back once she's finished whatever she's doing, so just wait a little longer, okay?"
YUKARI: "Okay..."
YUKARI: "Yes..."
YUKARI: "Thank you very much."
A: I'm done with the phone. B: I'll try 117. C: Or was it... 177?
A: I'm done with the phone. B: I'll try 117. [X] C: Or was it... 177?
ANNOUNCER: "At the next sound it will be exactly 6:15 p.m."
ANNOUNCER: "At the next sound it will be 6:15 p.m. and 10 seconds."
YUKARI: "6:15 p.m. Got it."
A: I'm done with the phone. B: Then what was 177 again?
A: I'm done with the phone. B: Then what was 177 again? [X]
ANNOUNCER: "This is the weather forecast, as announced by the Meteorological Agency at 3 p.m."
"The weather in Tokyo today will be mostly sunny with occasional clouds. In some locations rain showers, and possibly thunderstorms, can be expected, as well."
"The chance of precipitation lies at 40%. The level of humidity is estimated as 80%."
"The Kantō area is currently covered by a high pressure zone, so the current weather is expected to continue for a while."
YUKARI: "Yeah, that was not the number for time announcements."
YUKARI: "That's only 117, idiot."
YUKARI: "Alright... Back to setting the clock."
YUKARI: "So... It was 6:15 p.m. just a moment ago, so I'll set it to... this."
YUKARI: "Done."
YUKARI: "That takes care of that."
YUKARI: "I hope..."
YUKARI: "Now the other clock."
YUKARI: "Maybe I should put it forward by five minutes."
YUKARI: "I always just barely make it to school on time."
YUKARI: "And done..."