Small Talk in the Snack Bar Lemon Lime

Scarlet＆Pouse：Good evening.

Rose Mama： Oh, there you are. Just the two of you today?

Pouse： Oh, yes. It's just the two of us today.

Rose Mama： Sit down. No one has come yet today.

Scarlet： Not only today, right?

Rose Mama： What? I heard something. Hey!

Scarlet： Oh, no! You look beautiful today as well. Have you lost weight ...?

Rose Mama： Not at all.

Scarlet： Oh, I see.... Can I have some water?

Rose Mama： We're self-service.

Scarlet： Not good service as usual…

The store will close at 23:00 today due to Mama's medical checkup tomorrow.

Pouse： By the way, I saw the poster on your door, are you having a health checkup tomorrow?

Rose Mama： Yes. It's so early in the morning. And I'm not fasting after 9pm.

Scarlet： Oh, you have to be careful.... When you had your health checkup a few years ago, you fasted the day before, but you unconsciously tasted the fried rice for breakfast and couldn't do the checkup.

Pouse： What...?

Rose Mama： You really remember all the unpleasant things.

Because my son said he wanted fried rice for breakfast, so I tasted it while I was making it! I was like, "Ah..."

Pouse： Yeah...

Scarlet： You sent a message to my LINE saying "What should I do? What should I do? Am I okay?" "I stopped drinking yesterday!".

My LINE has been very noisy since that morning.

Rose Mama： Anyway, I went to the venue to ask about it, but they smiled and said, "Let's not do that today." I had no choice but to babysit a friend's child at the venue before coming home.

Pouse： Well, that's good. You were useful as a babysitter.

Rose Mama： That's right, that's right.

Scarlet： The staff who was consulted by Mama is probably laughing loudly as she tells her friends about it during her break.

Rose Mama： what? Oh…today I only serve beans as bar snacks.

Vaccination

Pouse： I got the vaccine the day before yesterday. It was my husband's workplace vaccination.

Rose Mama： Is that so? Didn't you have a fever?"

Pouse： The first time, I was just sleepy. This time the fever didn't go down at all.

Rose Mama： Are you okay today??

Pouse： Yes, I'm fine.

Scarlet： If it's a workplace vaccination, it's Moderna. Then you're with us.

Pouse： What? You've already had the vaccine? Both of you?

Scarlet： Yes, we did. We went to the Tokyo mass vaccination center in Otemachi

Pouse： I didn't know that. You too, Mama?

Rose Mama： Yes, I got a call from Scarlet.

Scarlet： I've been checking the Inzai City Office's website quite often, even on Twitter. I found out that I could get vaccinated in Otemachi. At the time, there were news on TV that the venue in Otemachi wasn't overcrowded.

Rose Mama： I was a little hesitant. I heard that Moderna has strong side effects. I thought I could just wait and get the Pfizer vaccine in Inzai City.

Scarlet： I'm scared because I have to meet a lot of people because of my job. The side effect might be a fever, but if I get COVID-19, it could kill me. That's scary. You have a strong body, but I'm not as strong as you think.

Rose Mama： Yeah...

Pouse： Oh, I see.

Scarlet： I applied on the web in the morning, and in the evening I got the number I needed to make a reservation by e-mail, so I was able to make a reservation right away. The reservation was pretty much empty. I received the vaccination coupons a few days later. The information from the city hall was really helpful. You should definitely check the city hall's information frequently.

Pouse： So, what did you end up doing, Mama?

Rose Mama： I thought about it a lot, but I went with Scarlet to get the vaccine. My second shot is already done.

Scarlet： I had a fever the first time and the second time, and the second time was higher. You got it the second time, didn't you?

Pouse： Oh, I see.

Scarlet： Mama was very lively at the venue. After the vaccination, she was screaming, "My arm feels numb...!” She was making a fuss about it. But she was fine and ate lunch right after.

Rose Mama： It really felt like that at the time.

Scarlet： Anyway, Pouse, is your arm okay? Is it swollen?

Pouse： Oh, it's swollen up so bad. Look, it's like a minced meat cutlet underneath where I got the vaccine.

Rose Mama＆Scarlet：...... minced meat cutlet？

Pouse： Look, it's swollen like a minced meat cutlet.

Scarlet： Umm...it's unique. Isn’t it, Mama?

Rose Mama： Oh...it really looks like a minced meat cutlet. Do you want some Pocky?

Pouse： Thanks again, Mama. It was fun."

Scarlet： The store is not serving alcohol at this time, but it's awfully expensive.

Rose Mama： Thank you again today. Please bring lots of friends next time.

Scarlet： Yes, madam. By the way, don’t make fried rice tomorrow.

Rose Mama： What! Oh, that's why my blood pressure is always so high. It's because I get nervous.

Scarlet： All we do today is talking about health. It's the same conversation as an old people's gathering.

Writer：Scarlet

Translated by Fusamaru

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