Umiri

...

Nyamu

*Sigh*...

Umiri

Oh, Yūtenji-san. Good morning.

Nyamu

Oh, Umiko. Hey, you have to hear this~!

Umiri

I am working right now. I will give you attention later.

Nyamu

So, you know how I had the morning off today?

Umiri

Hm.

Nyamu

I've been super busy lately, so I figured I might as well treat myself and went to get a hand treatment.

Nyamu

It was a pretty popular place, and I got a reservation right away, so I was like, "lucky me♪"

Umiri

That is good to hear.

Nyamu

But then... The person doing my treatment was one of Nyamuchi's followers!!

Umiri

I see.

Nyamu

I was like, seriouslyyy?! I mean, of course I am happy when fans get excited, and I am grateful for the support, but...

Nyamu

But still, I just couldn't relax, you know? I couldn't say anything weird in front of a fan, so I was being super careful the whole time~

Umiri

I see.

Nyamu

It honestly just made me more tired... I went there to relax, so it totally defeated the purpose.

Umiri

Hmm...

Umiri

Could you not have told her? That you would rather not talk much. You can make requests like that at hair salons too, right?

Nyamu

No, that would make me look bad.

Umiri

What about switching to a different salon...?

Nyamu

After I was already there? And saying, "I'm canceling because you're a fan," would be way too rude.

Umiri

Then perhaps you could ask who you will be assigned to when you book...

Nyamu

"Hello? I just wanted to ask, are any of your staff Nyamuchi's followers?" Like that...? What is that supposed to be, a flex?

Umiri

...

Umiri

Then we are at a dead end. I cannot think of a solution.

Nyamu

I wasn't asking you for a solution, though.

Umiri

Weren’t you?

Nyamu

Nope. I just wanted to vent a little.

Umiri

Hm.

Nyamu

It's hard to complain about stuff like this to just anyone, you know?

Umiri

You are venting to me right now.

Nyamu

You're different. You're one of us.

Umiri

Hmm...

Umiri

That is not a bad feeling.

Umiri

If we are close enough to complain to each other, that means we are trusted teammates.

Nyamu

Huh?

Umiri

In that case, it would be rude if I did not share a complaint too. Let's see. My recent complaint would be...

Nyamu

(Ugh, here she goes...)

Nyamu

Oh! I just remembered I have something to do! I'm heading out now~

Umiri

Come on. Don't be like that. Let's talk some more.

Nyamu

Come on, get back to work, Umiko~!