Report 2

Plot
Arata thinks about his options, and recalls why he would hate to move back to his hometown: there’s nothing to interest him there. However, he also feels that his current part-time job in the city is meaningless. He is interrupted in his thoughts by a phone call from a friend inviting him out for a drink later with some others. Having lied to his friend over the phone about his job, or lack of it, he agrees to go even though he feels unenthusiastic.

In the evening, the group of friends catch up with what’s going on in their lives. Arata keeps pretending to have a job in a company, but inside he just wants to leave as the conversation makes him feel even worse about his situation.

Having drunk too much, Arata walks home from the restaurant and reflects on how he has failed to reach any of the life goals that he wanted to reach living in the city. However, he is stopped on the way by a smiling man who he does not know, but who greets him by his name.

Trivia

 * Events in this chapter took place on March 1st, 2013.