What You Really Want (本当に欲しい物, Hontouni Hoshii Mono) is a screenplay of Odd Taxi used for the 1st live reading event on April 29, 2021. Ryohei Kimura, Souma Saitou, and the Girly Records comedy duo Phoenix and Keisuke Takai participated in the event.
Synopsis[]
After the clinic opening hours Gouriki was listening to the Bonnou Illumination radio channel in his office. Suddenly an odd patient barged in and interrupted his evening.
Characters[]
Transcription[]
| Story |
What You Really Want | |
| (radio noise) | ||
| Fukumoto |
Recently, we were able to ride in the green car, | |
| so thankful for that. | ||
| (Note: green car is the first class carriage on the Shinkansen) | ||
| Kondo |
It just so happened, right? | |
| Fukumoto |
Yeah, we usually take the normal cars. | |
| Kondo |
Because it was a time when… | |
| Fukumoto |
All the fans swarmed us. | |
| Kondo |
Stop going on about it already. | |
| Fukumoto |
Enough about that. | |
| So, what did you do during those two and a half hours? | ||
| Kondo |
I took a nap. | |
| Fukumoto |
I wanted to nap too, such a precious chance to take a nap. | |
| Kondo |
You didn't do it? | |
| Fukumoto |
I don't know what happened, but I had stomachache. | |
| Kondo |
Wow, that sucks. | |
| Fukumoto |
It might have been whatever god knows that I ate in Osaka. | |
| Kondo |
Stop it! | |
| Fukumoto |
It was a *bleep* *bleep* revelation of my earthly desires. | |
| (Note: this is a pun on their name Bonnou Illumination = Earthly Desire Revelation) | ||
| Kondo |
Eh? | |
| Fukumoto |
More or less. | |
| Kondo |
(Laughs) So lame. | |
| Fukumoto |
Right, so I was going to the toilet. | |
| Kondo |
I guess you had to go. | |
| Fukumoto |
There is a smoking room in front of the toilet. | |
| Did you know that smoking rooms are now for single users? | ||
| Kondo |
Ahhh, recently, right? | |
| Fukumoto |
I don't smoke, but when one person was smoking, | |
| there would be at least 2 or 3 people waiting outside, | ||
| Kondo |
Uhuh. | |
| Fukumoto |
Looking at their phones. | |
| Kondo |
Yes. | |
| Fukumoto |
Sorry, but I kind of pity them. | |
| Kondo |
It can't be helped, right? | |
| The journey is long, too. | ||
| Fukumoto |
And then, when I glanced at the person in front of the line, | |
| it was Shibagaki-san from Homosapiens. (Laughs) | ||
| So I was like, "Good morning!" and he replied, "Hey." | ||
| Kondo |
(Laughs) Nothing wrong about that. | |
| Fukumoto |
Nothing wrong at all. | |
| And, because I had stomachache, | ||
| I was going to the toilet multiple times, right? | ||
| Then when I was done with my business, | ||
| it was finally Shibagaki-san's turn. | ||
| Kondo |
Well, as it should. | |
| Fukumoto |
He was inhaling the smoke so deeply. | |
| while looking at Mount Fuji. | ||
| Kondo |
(Laughs) Well, that's normal actually, looking at the scenery. | |
| Are you making fun of him? | ||
| Fukumoto |
I wonder what he was thinking about. | |
| Kondo |
Well, most probably about work, | |
| work after he reached Tokyo, | ||
| or work the next day. | ||
| Fukumoto |
Hey hey hey, you're making fun of him the most. | |
| Kondo |
I'm not. | |
| Fukumoto |
You're hinting that there's probably no work for him. | |
| Kondo |
It can't be that he doesn't have any work. | |
| Fukumoto |
And, this may sound a bit non-sanitary | |
| but I went to the toilet many times. | ||
| Kondo |
Cause you were having a stomachache, right? | |
| Fukumoto |
And every time, I would see Shibagaki-san inhaling so deeply. | |
| Sometimes looking at the fields. | ||
| Kondo |
(Laughs) We don't need details about the scenery. | |
| Fukumoto |
He was always in there, it was almost as if his seat was left empty. | |
| Kondo |
As if the smoking room was his seat, huh. | |
| Fukumoto |
At the end, he went back to the normal car though. | |
| Kondo |
(Laughs) Alright, that's enough. Let's read some fan mails. | |
| Fukumoto |
Allright. | |
| Kondo |
"From old folks to you." | |
| In this segment Bonnou Illumination, who just turned 25 this year, gives advice to old folks. | ||
| This is from "You became a mackerel." | ||
| (Tanaka barges into the office) | ||
| Tanaka |
(out of breath) | |
| Gouriki |
Hey,…what's wrong, what's wrong? | |
| Tanaka |
Take a look at me, this is a clinic, right? | |
| Gouriki |
What time do you think it is right now? | |
| It's way past consultation time. | ||
| Tanaka |
(stepping closer) | |
| You're already closed. | ||
| If you have time to listen to the radio then take a look at me. | ||
| Gouriki |
How rude, I may look like this, but I'm actually still working. | |
| (Sigh) Well, it's fine, what on earth happened? | ||
| Tanaka |
…I lost it. | |
| Gouriki |
Hm. | |
| Tanaka |
Hm. | |
| Gouriki |
What? | |
| Tanaka |
There's a gaping hole. | |
| Gouriki |
Hm. | |
| Tanaka |
Hm. | |
| Gouriki |
Where? | |
| Tanaka |
Hey, you're a doctor, right? | |
| Gouriki |
It's obvious no matter how you look at it. | |
| Tanaka |
Then heal me to how I was before. | |
| Gouriki |
I don't know how you were before. | |
| If you don't tell me something, I can't do anything. | ||
| Tanaka |
Then, would you ask an unconscious patient | |
| who's brought in, "What happened"?! | ||
| Gouriki |
Wait, calm down, you can communicate, right? | |
| Tanaka |
Give me medicine. | |
| Gouriki |
What kind? | |
| Tanaka |
The kind that can cure the feeling of having lost something. | |
| Gouriki |
There's no medicine that can directly pinpoint that feeling. | |
| Tanaka |
Tsk. Useless. | |
| (turns to the door) | ||
| Gouriki |
Wait a second. | |
| Tanaka |
What? | |
| Gouriki |
You, what's your name? | |
| Tanaka |
...Tanaka. | |
| Gouriki |
How old are you? | |
| Tanaka |
...24. | |
| Gouriki |
First, can you tell me about… | |
| Tanaka |
Shut up! | |
| "Time heals everything", | ||
| "It's something everyone has to go through", | ||
| "Some have it worse than you", | ||
| "The day you want to die is another day that someone wanted to live", | ||
| I've heard those words a million times! | ||
| Gouriki |
I haven't anything though. | |
| Tanaka |
(Scoffs) Things that come out of a middle aged man's mouth | |
| are just their view on life that are actually preaching, | ||
| and at the end of the day, it is just them bragging about themselves. | ||
| Gouriki |
You're quick to jump to conclusions. | |
| First, just talk to me, that's what I'm saying. | ||
| Tanaka |
Is there no curiosity left in you? | |
| "What happened to this young man who barged into my clinic after consultation hours?" | ||
| I'm sure you're dying to know, right? | ||
| After you get home, you'd tell the wife and kids, saying things like | ||
| "Today, this guy came to me, isn't he crazy? Makes you laugh, doesn't it?" | ||
| Gouriki |
I give up. | |
| Tanaka |
Do you know the thoughts of someone who tries to get you to confide in them? | |
| They just want to confirm their significance. | ||
| Gouriki |
How twisted are you? | |
| Doctors are not in a position to give life advice to patients. | ||
| They can only use drugs to approach the problem from a scientific point of view. | ||
| Somewhere in you, you started to believe (this idea) that doctors are superior, that's why you say things like that. | ||
| We are on equal standing. | ||
| Tanaka |
… | |
| Gouriki |
I am happy you came to me. | |
| Tanaka |
…Really? | |
| Gouriki |
Yeah. Although it is outside consultation hours,… | |
| Tanaka |
See?! You were annoyed! That's why adults can't be trusted! | |
| Gouriki |
Wait, I honestly welcome you. | |
| Doctors don't get feelings mixed with work. | ||
| Tanaka |
…Really? | |
| Gouriki |
Yeah! | |
| Tanaka |
What if I said I had a toothache? | |
| Gouriki |
Go to a dentist. | |
| Tanaka |
You're getting feelings mixed into it, aren't you, you lying bastard!! | |
| Gouriki |
Ok, ok! Then, let's do this. | |
| Treat me like I'm your age from now on. | ||
| Talk to me like how you'd normally chat about random things with your friends. | ||
| Tanaka |
…How old are you? | |
| Gouriki |
41. | |
| Tanaka |
Tsk. | |
| Gouriki |
Yo, Tanaka! Long time no see! | |
| Tanaka |
There's no way I can do this instantly! | |
| I need more than 6 months to prepare for my role. | ||
| Gouriki |
Really? | |
| I don't feel awkward at all though. | ||
| Tanaka |
Look in the mirror, | |
| your presenece is like someone much older than your actual age. | ||
| Gouriki |
I'm sure you had people your age who were like that? | |
| Tanaka |
Well, there were, | |
| those who acted like they had finished most of their life events. | ||
| Gouriki |
Yes, imagine that you had a reunion with someone like that, | |
| and try doing this. | ||
| Tanaka |
Eh? | |
| Gouriki |
Yo, Tanaka! Long time no see! | |
| Tanaka |
(Stutters) | |
| Gouriki |
It's me! Gouriki! | |
| Tanaka |
Ah…ah…, Gouriki, huh? | |
| You haven't changed a bit… | ||
| Uhm, back then you were also so,… fatherly, right? | ||
| Gouriki |
How are things recently? Have you been hard at work? | |
| Tanaka |
Work…ah, I…went to work for a game company. | |
| Gouriki |
Oooh! You've always loved games since back then, haven't you? | |
| Tanaka |
That's true, but if it's work, it's hard to continue with just interest. | |
| Gouriki |
Is that so… is it tough? | |
| Tanaka |
Well, yeah, so tough I barely have time to sleep. | |
| Gouriki |
So it's because of that, huh? | |
| You don't look so well. | ||
| Tanaka |
Nah, that's nothing. | |
| It's hard, but I kind of enjoy what I do. | ||
| Gouriki |
Is that so… | |
| then, is it because you are heartbroken or something? | ||
| Tanaka |
(Scoffs) Love life is a ray of light moving away into the distance. | |
| Gouriki |
I see. | |
| Have you been eating well? | ||
| Tanaka |
Instant ramen all the time. | |
| Gouriki |
You must eat properly or else… | |
| You liked that, didn't you? | ||
| Tanaka |
What? | |
| Gouriki |
That burdock thingy. | |
| Tanaka |
Burdock? | |
| Gouriki |
Boiled until it's sweet. | |
| Tanaka |
Did I really? | |
| Gouriki |
Was I wrong? | |
| Ahhh, somehow I had that impression of you. | ||
| (Laughs awkwardly) | ||
| Tanaka |
I liked… tangerines. | |
| Gouriki |
Ahhh, that's right, that's right! | |
| You couldn't resist tangerines at all! | ||
| You could even guess the type of tangerines. | ||
| Tanaka |
Hey, Gouriki. | |
| Gouriki |
Uhh, what is it, Tanaka? What's up? | |
| Tanaka |
…Where do emotions lie? | |
| Gouriki |
…emotions… | |
| Tanaka |
Which part of the body do emotions lie? | |
| Gouriki |
From the medical point of view, it is said to be in the brain. | |
| But your chest pulses, and feels tight, so it might also be said to be near the heart. | ||
| But as for you, I mean, as for Tanaka, your emotions appear on your face, | ||
| (Gouriki corrected himself from addressing Tanaka as "kimi", or "you", as it can sound condescending, so instead, he addressed Tanaka by his name) | ||
| and when you stamp your feet when frustrated, or when you show happiness with your entire body | ||
| it might also be said to be all over the body. | ||
| Tanaka |
That's wrong. | |
| Maybe emotions lie with someone else. | ||
| When you get hurt because of others, a gaping hole opens. | ||
| Everything is affected by others. | ||
| Gouriki |
No. Your emotions are within you. | |
| If you have a strong hold on them, others won't. | ||
| Tanaka |
Then, the sense of loss after losing something important, | |
| where are those emotions now that left that gaping hole? | ||
| How can I close it? | ||
| Gouriki |
… | |
| Tanaka |
Hey, Gouriki, please tell me. | |
| Gouriki |
This is embarrassing, but… | |
| I can only think of the set phrases you mentioned just now. | ||
| Tanaka |
(Scoffs) Just kidding. | |
| Don't look so serious, Gouriki. | ||
| You've been so serious since back then. | ||
| Gouriki |
(Awkwardly) Oh I see. You were trying to scare me like that! | |
| Tanaka |
Y'know, Gouriki,… | |
| When you got something you really really wanted, what would you say? | ||
| Gouriki |
What I would say? | |
| Tanaka |
Try saying it. | |
| Gouriki |
"Yay." I guess. | |
| Tanaka |
With that level of excitement? | |
| Gouriki |
"Yay!" Yeah, it'll be something more like this. | |
| Tanaka |
I see, that's so… mature. | |
| I was embarrassed to shout with all my might. | ||
| Gouriki |
Did you get something (you wanted)? | |
| Tanaka |
…When I was a kid there were many things I wanted. | |
| I had to restrain myself most of the time. | ||
| Gouriki |
Yes, it was the same for me. | |
| Tanaka |
Even for a family like yours, | |
| that could get someone into Medicine, it was like that too? | ||
| Gouriki |
Of course! I tried with all my power to beg my parents to buy me stuff. | |
| Saying that I would do my best in my tests, or helping out around the house among other things. | ||
| That made me even happier when I get my stuff. | ||
| Tanaka |
Yes. I'm still chasing after that emotional high. | |
| But there's something wrong. | ||
| Gouriki |
Isn't it because you have also grown into an adult? | |
| Tanaka |
I wonder what it is… | |
| Gouriki, is there something you want right now? | ||
| Gouriki |
Yeah, I do. | |
| Tanaka |
How long have you been wanting it? | |
| Gouriki |
For half a year maybe? | |
| Tanaka |
Are you not able to get it? | |
| Gouriki |
Ahhh, I'm not able to. | |
| I do my best, and try many times, and when I'm chosen, I will finally be able to get it. | ||
| What we really want can't be bought with money, and that's why it's tough. | ||
| Tanaka |
(Cheers up) That's right. What we really want… | |
| Gouriki |
Huh? | |
| Tanaka |
…can't be bought with money, challenges, or loss… | |
| (Giggles) I will definitely fill this hole. | ||
| I will definitely get it!! | ||
| Gouriki |
Hey, Tanaka, are you allright? | |
| Tanaka |
Thank you for encouraging me. | |
| I wasn't wrong after all. | ||
| Gouriki |
Are you allright now? | |
| Tanaka |
Yeah, it would be great | |
| if you can get what you want, too. | ||
| (Walks to the door) | ||
| Gouriki |
Wait a minute, Tanaka. | |
| What are you putting into your back? | ||
| Tanaka |
Hey, doctor,… | |
| …if… | ||
| …I have achieved my goal,… | ||
| …can I come back here again? | ||
| Gouriki |
Of course. Doctors do not choose their patients, | |
| but next time, come during consultation hours, ok? | ||
| Tanaka |
(Grins and leaves) | |
| Gouriki |
(Big sigh of relief) | |
| (turns on radio) | ||
| Kondo |
And so, we have given advice to a few people. | |
| Fukumoto |
Losers like us trying to act important, right? | |
| Kondo |
And so, Fukumoto-san, please announce the MVP for today. | |
| Fukumoto |
Okay, the person who said he would never get invited to a reunion, | |
| Gouriki |
Eh? | |
| Kondo |
"Doctor Gorilla", right? | |
| Fukumoto |
Yes, we will send "Doctor Gorilla" | |
| a Bonnou Illumination jumper as present! | ||
| Gouriki |
(Gasp) YAAAAAY!!!!! |
Trivia[]
Event Promo.
From left to right: Keisuke Takai, Souma Saitou, Ryohei Kimura, and Phoenix.