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Father: This is your baby sister, Kun.
Kun: Sister?
Mother: Isn't she precious?
Kun: [gasping in amazement] She is.
[pokes his finger against her delicate hand]
Mother: You have to be gentle with her.
Kun: [gently takes hold of the baby's hand; she opens her eyes]
Father: She's awake. I think she's staring at you, Kun.
Mother: Come on, her eyes can't even focus yet.
Father: Well she sure looks like she's staring to me.
Mother: You must always be nice to her, okay?
Kun: Okay.
Mother: And you have to protect her no matter what.
Kun: Yeah.
Mother: Always.
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Mirai: You did it again. You tried to hit me with your bullet train even after Mom told you not to.
Kun: But it wasn't a bullet train!
Mirai: You aren't supposed to use a bullet train to hit people.
Kun: It was a Super Azusa.
Mirai: [angrily] I don't care what kind it was!
[scoffs]
Mirai: And why can't you be a little nicer to Mom?
Kun: I don't know, I just can't.
Mirai: It's her one day off from work. She doesn't get many and she has to spend it fighting with you. Come on, try.
Kun: [sniffling] I know... I'm not cute.
Mirai: Huh?
Kun: [crying, wipes tear from his eye] Both Baby Mirai and Yukio are really cute. Not me. I know I'm not that cute anymore.
[continues sobbing]
Mirai: Oh come on, that's not true. You're very cute!
Kun: [walking away]
Mirai: You're the cutest! Adorable!
Kun: [crying harder; runs away]
Moka Kamishiraishi
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