Hachi
Minakata Laboratory
The great umbrella covering the earth.
A tower is built in the center, a mass of machinery that props it up.
As one would expect, the village below gets no sun, and is tormented by leaks called "rain."
But the people do not question.
For it is commonplace.
It means nothing.
It is simply "law."
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On a day hid by the umbrella, the sky was crying,
and the town, blind, suspects nothing
You faced the umbrella and spit at it,
it sank into the rain, and we were left silent
We didn't hear anyone,
but he grasped the rain
He took my hand, and toward the umbrella...
we ran...
Together, we made a promise:
"We'll go see that sky we've only seen in storybooks..."
And in that moment, the rain seemed to go away,
and our sadnesses, too, were forgotten
Struggling together through recurring rain, the two reached the umbrella tower.
With one push, the shut double doors easily opened; the two were not refused.
No one had even tried to enter.
It would have be the same had they been locked or not.
On the other side of that door,
As we head somewhere up a crumbling spiral staircase,
we're stained black among the dripping rain's echo
And I, about to cry, was softly comforted,
for you, ever so gentle, took my hand
Chased by a white shadow,
we run to a row of cages
But there's no time to look for reason...
Nor any desire
My hands trembling, you were there to support them
And so I stood, and simply watched your back
Melted into the darkness, the gears laugh,
But, look; a gentle breeze brushes your cheek
"The wind is blowing..."
The girl said.
The boy quietly acknowledged her.
Nothing could stop their feet.
It seemed they had come far, yet it seemed as if they had only just begun running.
The two were hopelessly small. No one found any trace of them.
Soon the white shadow chased us no more,
and though seeming very sad, it disappeared
Though smelling of rust and stained with black,
at last, the colors began to brighten
It seemed as if we could hear a voice from somewhere,
perhaps our imagination, perhaps we'd just forgot
And lying at the end of the spiral staircase
was but a very small door
Covered with dust, waiting all along
"Let's open it."
"Okay..."
There... it seemed we saw perhaps everything
Flowers blooming in every color, and a deep blue sky
In this captivating world, just the two of us...
I don't need anything more
And the sky that had been but locked in storybooks;
so returning it to its place might not be forgotten,
you gave me a quickly-made bouquet,
and as we laughed, I leant on your shoulder
At the end of the world, the umbrella is raised
And if only we could stay in such a world as this,
it would be wonderful...
It won't be sad, not when I'm by your side...
Hachi
Minakata Laboratory
On top of the umbrella where flowers bloomed,
with faces filled with joy,
a pair sleeps softly together...