H2
	 Volume 23
	  Chapter 1 (219)
	   Lots of Things

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(Ch. 1) Lots of Things

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Miho: Hey, come on.
	How long is this gonna take?

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Kine: Ummmm,
	just this one and this one left...

Miho: (glug)

Kine: Wait a minute...
	What am I doing?

Miho: You're organizing our game results.

Kine: Huh?!

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Kine: What about my date?!

Miho: What do you mean?
	Hurry up and get this over with.

Noda: Well, Arikawa-san and Hironaga-san are graduating,
	so, first and third.
	Coach said to move Ohtake to first,
	and put Sugiyama in right...

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Noda: But that still leaves third.

Hiro: Who's the date with?

Noda: I'm talking about third basemen.
	Not dates.

Hiro: Who was Koga's date with?

Noda: Oh, you're talking about that.
	Like I said, it was with Kine...

Hiro: When did Kine get his hair cut?

Noda: Huh?

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Hiro: Hey, you guys.

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Hideo: Well now,
	what are you two doing here?

Noda: That's our question.
	And what are the glasses for?

Hiro: Oh, that's a standard for celebrities.
	Right?

Hideo: I am not a celebrity.
	You don't like it either,
	when total strangers ask for autographs or pictures together.

Hiro: Unfortunately, only the craziest of baseball fanatics would recognize me out of my uniform.
	Plus, I don't have the national recognition, because of my injury.

Haruka: The Meiwa Ichi field was incredible.
	It was like an army of TV and news reporters.

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Hiro: Weren't you on a date with Kine?

Haruka: Yes.

Noda: When did you make the switch?

Hideo: Our manager Osanai caught him and whipped him into doing some tasks,
	so I volunteered to take his place.

Hiro: And why were you at Meiwa Ichi?

Haruka: Kine-kun said he would go anywhere with me.
	And I wanted to watch Tachibana-kun's batting.
	It's like it blows all kinds of things out of my mind.

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Noda: Lots of things like what?

Haruka: Lots of things...
	Oh yeah,
	did you get your foot massaged?

Noda: Don't worry, I took him.

Hiro: Sheesh.  I'm not a kid.

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Hiro: No, you wouldn't have hit it.

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Noda: Huh?

Hideo: Well,
	we've got another year of chances.

Hiro: There are only two Koshiens a year.

Noda: Where's Hikari-chan today?

Hideo: She should be going to see a concert.

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Noda: By herself?

Hideo: Yeah.
	I feel better that way.
	Last year, she asked for some fishy bodyguard,
	and they ended up spending the night together.

Hiro: G-goddammit!
	I told you, it was a bunch of freak accidents, I didn't have a-

Hideo: Yes yes,
	of course, of course.
	There's no need to worry about it, Haruka-chan.
	Apparently nothing happened between them.

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Hiro: It wasn't "apparently"!
	Nothing happened, period!

Waitress: Here is your order.

Hideo: Go on,
	sit down.

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Hideo: OK,
	Make sure you walk him home, Haruka-chan.

Haruka: I will.

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Noda: I'll be around tomorrow morning.

Hiro: And eat your breakfast at home first.

Hideo: Hiro.
	Don't do anything to upset your foot.
	Got it?

Hiro: Yeah.

Haruka: Tachibana-kun
	is a nice person.

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Hiro: I know.

Haruka: Don't be unfaithful.
	To his trust...

Hiro: Oh,
	right...

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