-oyasumi- Nhk Ni Youkoso - Welcome To The Nhk - -

Oyasumi.

Oyasumi, oyasumi.

The whisper comes from the corner of the room. Not from you. From the other you—the one who lives in the mold stain that looks like a map of Hokkaido. -Oyasumi- NHK ni Youkoso - Welcome to the NHK -

In another, you don't.

Then the NHK logo fades in.

The NHK fee collector hasn't come in three weeks. That's the longest he's ever waited. He's training. Next time, he'll bring a battering ram shaped like a TV license.

And you press snooze .

"Did you go outside today?" the stain asks.

Oyasumi.

The 6:00 AM news chimes from a broken clock radio. A cheerful NHK announcer reports on rising stock prices. You turn the volume down. It sounds like a conspiracy.