Chie Satonaka - Part I

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Surrounding a small wooden table , the Satonaka family sat down for dinner . On the middle of the table there was a small and old radio with one antenna protruding upward from it  , from which the news was being broadcasted in a hazy and dirty voice that made the words spoken barely distinguishable. The news were retelling the incident of Saki Konishi's death , and how the police believe this to be a serial murder case , based on how the two cases were identical. The news continued to report the investigation efforts to identify the killer , relying on the fact that Mayumi Yamano stayed in Amagi inn before her demise .

" the Amagi inn , located upstream of Samegawa river , is the town's oldest historical landmark . Tourists and vacationers are known to visit its open air hot springs , which are known for their healthy benefits ! " the journalist spoke , his voice through the radio was clearly enthusiastic despite the distorted broadcast " after the incident with Miss Yamano , rumors abound that the current manager , Kaede Amagi , may step aside and leave the management of the inn to her daughter Yukiko "

" oh ! Ooh ! It's Yukiko , Yukiko's on TV ! " Chie exclaimed excitedly " if only we had a TV , maybe I could see her in ... "

" and why exactly do you think we don't have a TV , Chie ?! It's because you broke our old TV like a maniac !!!  " her father said angrily " if we happen to buy a TV , you're not going to DREAM about using it , young lady!!! "

" yeah ... yeah ... whatever ... " Chie wasn't paying attention to her parents anymore , she was just listening to the broadcast , while trying to imagine what the whole interview looked like 

" ... in other words , she's still a manager in high school ! Now that has a nice ring to it , let's see if we can interview her ! "

" I really hate this reporter ... " Chie's mother mumbled while covering her face with the palm of her hand

" ... um ... are you speaking to me ? " Yukiko's voice came through the radio

" we heard that you're the new manager , is it true that you're still in high school ? "

" manager ... n—no , I'm only filling in tem—"

" and you look absolutely—static—in that kimono ! You must've had a lot of—bzztstatic—tors! "

" wh—what ?! "

Halfway through their conversation , the radio began to fail . The distortion and static became more abundant , so much that they covered and interrupted sentences , making them inaudible . Maybe it was by anger or desperation , but Chie quickly tried to fix it by fiddling with the antenna , but she unwittingly broke it , permanently silencing the radio . She couldn't even look at her parents, whom she was sure were glaring at her with pure rage .

She ended up sleeping in the bathroom that night .

Yu sat down for breakfast , which was just some cheese and slices of tomatoes , along with few dry crackers and cups of milk 

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Yu sat down for breakfast , which was just some cheese and slices of tomatoes , along with few dry crackers and cups of milk  . Yui was sitting in front of him , while Nanako sat to his left . He was trying to think about what took place yesterday , from what happened inside the TV , the creatures he fought there , and how all of that tied to the nature of the Mysterious Mist channel .

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