Summary:
The MC is growing accustomed to
life in the tea room. She and the Mad Hatter are having a pleasant chat that
morning. He then tells her that he’d like Yorkshire pudding with dinner. She
tells him that she can call the kitchen to request it, but he grabs her arm
before she can run off. He tells her than he wants her to make it. Having no
idea what it is, she tries to get out of it, but he insists, telling her that
it’s a simple dish in his home country. She unwillingly goes out to get
ingredients. She runs into Baba upon entering the lobby and asks him if he
knows what it is. He sadly does not, but suggests that she ask Mr. Ichinomiya.
She goes with Baba to the penthouse, and she nervously asks Mr. Ichinomiya her
question. Although he is his usual gruff self, he does tell her what it is and
sends her the recipe. Before she leaves, she also asks what country it is from,
and he tells her that it’s from the United Kingdom.
Later that evening, she is
working busily on dinner. The Mad Hatter pops into the kitchen to see her
happily preparing everything. She serves dinner shortly thereafter, and he
seems to be impressed with her cooking. She is quite happy that it turned out
well. As they eat, he converses about the food. The MC is not listening
however. She is lost in her thoughts about where he comes from originally. She
thinks that his Japanese is very good, so does he really come from the UK? Because
of the makeup, she can’t tell his nationality obviously. She wonders why he
came to Japan, and if he’s from the city or the countryside as well. He finally
snaps her out of wandering thoughts. She then blatantly asks him where he is
from. His expression becomes dim, and he sits silently for a while. He then
only says that it was a beautiful place.
The scene then cuts to the MC
waking up in the middle of the night. She is quite thirsty, so she gets up to
get a glass of water. She tries to move very quietly as she blearily rubs her
eyes. She notices that the bathroom door is ajar and someone has just finished
taking a shower. Not knowing who it might be, she is afraid that it might be a
stranger - but she also knows that is unlikely. The door then slowly opens, and she is shocked to see a young man who
is naked from the waist up. His dark hair is still wet, and she looks at his
dark eyes as her heart pounds in her chest. She doesn’t recognize him, and they
stare quietly before he finally calls her “Alice”. She knows the voice as the
Mad Hatter’s. She was expecting to see the Mad Hatter’s blue hair and eyes and
white face, so she is utterly shocked. He finally asks her what she is doing
out so late, and she explains that she was thirsty. He goes to get her a glass
of water, and when he hands it back to her their hands touch. She notes that it
was “raw warmth” rather than the warmth through the glove. He blushes hard and
tells her goodnight before going back to his room. The next morning, she nervously
enters the living room to find the Mad Hatter in his usual dress. He speaks to
her as if the events of the previous night did not happen. She wonders if the
Mad Hatter and the dark-haired man really are the same person.
My commentary:
AW YISS!!!!!!!!!!!
Songs to
listen to while reading this chapter:
“Girl’s Not
Grey” by AFI
"Substitution" by Silversun Pickups
"Changes" by David Bowie
"Substitution" by Silversun Pickups
"Changes" by David Bowie
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