(WE SEE PAST JIROU ENTER HIS HOUSE AND GO MEET HIS MUM)
PAST JIROU: HEY MUM CAN I TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING
JIROU'S MUM: SURE HON
PAST JIROU: I WANT TO GO FOR THE MARINE ACADEMY TRY-OUTS
JIROU'S MUM: BUT HONEY YOU KNOW I CAN'T AFFORD IT
PAST JIROU: BUT ITS FREE LOOK (HE GIVES HER THE POSTER FOR THE TRY-OUTS)
JIROU'S MUM: I'M SORRY HON I CAN'T
PAST JIROU: BUT WHY?
JIROU'S MUM: I HAVE TO GO TO WORK ON FRIDAY
PAST JIROU: THEY DON'T EVEN PAY YOU ENOUGH AT YOUR STUPID JOB
JIROU'S MUM: HEY THAT JOB PAYS FOR ALL THE STUFF YOU USE AND THE HOUSE YOU LIVED IN
PAST JIROU: SO! WE LIVE IN A DUMP AND MOST OF THE STUFF WE USE ARE GARBAGE!
JIROU'S MUM: BUT IT'S STILL SOMETHING
PAST JIROU: IF YOU TAKE ME FOR THE TRY-OUTS I COULD BECOME A STRIKE FORCE LEGEND AND WE CAN LEAVE THIS DUMP
JIROU'S MUM: LISTEN I CAN'T TAKE YOU TOMMOROW AND THAT'S FINAL
PAST JIROU: FINE ILL FIND MY OWN WAY! (HE GOES UP TO HIS ROOM AND LOCKS THE DOOR THEN HE BRINGS OUT THE NUMBER BAROU GAVE HIM AND DIALS IT ON HIS PHONE AND BAROU PICKS IT UP)
PAST BAROU: HELLO BAROU SPEAKING
PAST JIROU: HELLO ITS ME JIROU FROM THE FIELD
PAST BAROU: OH YEAH. WHATS UP DUDE
PAST JIROU: UM CAN YOU COME PICK ME UP TOMMOROW
PAST BAROU: SURE DUDE IS THERE ANY PROBLEM
PAST JIROU: NOTHING IT'S JUST THAT MY MUM IS TOO BUSY TO TAKE ME
PAST BAROU: BUMMER, ALRIGHT I USUALLY PASS YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD BY 5AM JUST PACK YOUR STUFF AND WAIT OUTSIDE
PAST JIROU: SURE SEE YOU THEN
(IT'S 4:56AM AND JIROU HAS RECEIVED A TEXT FROM BAROU SAYING THAT HE'S OUTSIDE, JIROU PICKS UP HIS BAGS AND CREEPS DOWNSTAIRS AND JUST WHEN HE'S ABOUT TO OPEN THE DOOR A LIGHT TURNS ON FROM THE KITCHEN AND JIROU'S MUM CALLS HIS NAME
JIROU'S MUM: AND WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY
(JIROU SLOWLY TURNS AROUND WITH A SHOCKED LOOK ON HIS FACE)
PAST JIROU: MUM WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP SO EARLY
JIROU'S MUM: DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT, I ASK YOU AGAIN WHERE ARE YOU OF TO
PAST JIROU: UMMM IM GOING TO THE PARK TO PRACTICE
JIROU'S MUM: WITH TWO SUITCASES
PAST JIROU: I KNEW I SHOULD HAVE GONE WITH THE DUFFEL
JIROU'S MUM: ARE YOU TRYING TO RUN AWAY?
PAST JIROU: NO IM JUST TRYING TO GET TO THE TRY OUTS
JIROU'S MUM: AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET THEIR MARINE ACADEMY IS LIKE 2HOURS 30MINUTES AWAY
PAST JIROU: WELL ABOUT THAT (SUDDENLY SOMEONE RINGS THE DOORBELL, WHEN JIROU OPENS THE DOOR SEES BAROU STANDING IMPATIENTLY)
PAST BAROU: DUDE WHAT'S TAKING YOU SO LONG I HAVE TO BE IN SCHOOL BY 7:30 (THEN HE NOTICES JIROU'S MUM SITTING IN THE KITCHEN
PAST BAROU: OH UM SORRY AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING?
PAST JIROU: UM I'LL BE OUT SOON
PAST BAROU: OKAY IF SO (HE WALKS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND GOES BACK TO HIS CAR)
JIROU'S MUM: SO THAT'S YOUR RIDE HUH I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN HIM BEFORE
PAST JIROU: I JUST MET HIM YESTERDAY HE'S THE ONE WHO TOLD ME ABOUT THE TRY-OUTS
JIROU'S MUM: DO YOU REALLY TRUST HIM THAT MUCH?
PAST JIROU: HE SEEMS LIKE A NICE GUY
JIROU'S MUM: SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT IF LET YOU GO FOR THE TRY-OUT YOU'LL PASS
PAST JIROU: I'LL TRY MY BEST
JIROU'S MUM: (SIGHS I GUESS I CAN'T STOP YOU FROM CHASING YOUR DREAM
PAST JIROU: SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN
JIROU'S MUM: IT MEANS (PAUSES FOR DRAMATIC EFFECT) I'M LETTING YOU GO
PAST JIROU: THANKS MUM YOU'RE THE BEST
(THE SCREEN GOES BLANK AND WE HEAR CURRENT JIROU'S VOICE)
JIROU: AFTER THAT I GOT THE HIGHEST SCORE ON THE TEST AND GOT THE ONE FREE SPOT, I HAD A FEW GOOD MATCHES BUT AFTER THAT I STARTED DROPPING, WHY?
(SUDDENLY A BLUE FLAME LIGHTS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN
JIROU: I KNOW, I FORGOT MY ONE RULE OF PLAYING BALL
(WE SEE JIROU SLOWLY STAND UP BUT SOMETHING HAS CHANGED ABOUT HIM HIS EYES ARE COLOUR BLUE AND HIS FACIAL EXPRESSION IS CALM)
JIROU: LET'S GO ONE MORE TIME
YOR: AND WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THIS TIME WILL BE DIFFERENT
JIROU: BECAUSE I JUST REALIZED THAT THIS FIELD IS MY DANCEFLOOR, SO GET OUT OF THE WAY YOU BACKGROUND DANCER