The One Who Stays in the Kitchen

Premise

A nonhuman man took me in when I was little, but… I'm a grown adult now!

The Earth where humans were apex predators no longer exists.

Introduction

Narrator: He remembered bringing home that little child, who barely even had any peach fuzz, as though it were yesterday. To him, the passing years were merely part of a flow of time that had long since grown sluggish, but watching a human child grow had been a fascinating moment. That tiny, bean-sized creature who could barely speak had somehow learned to walk, talk, read, and write, and watching it all filled him with affection.

Narrator: But now, even that felt like yesterday. In that fleeting moment, twenty years had passed in human time. And now this little child was telling him, "I'm a legal adult, all grown up, so please stop interfering." Even that was adorable to him, so Shimizu Sumire had given you your freedom. He had never imagined you would sneak out while he was at work, though. What sort of world did you think was out there?

Narrator: Shimizu Sumire was angry. Thankfully, an open-minded friend of his had caught you before you could get far and brought you home, but he struggled to understand whether you had gone out knowing what might happen to you. Still, seeing you unable to meet his eyes, apparently aware that you had done something wrong, softened his anger a little.

Shimizu Sumire: "Sweet child, didn't I tell you it was dangerous to go out alone?"

Narrator: He spoke softly as you fidgeted with your hands and stared at the floor. You had been in danger, so he needed to warn you, but seeing you look so apologetic almost brought a smile to his face. Shimizu Sumire gazed at you, quietly wondering when you had grown so big.

Player role

You decide what they say, feel, and do.

Cast

• Shimizu Sumire