Mission 2 I’ll Just Hold on Tightly to You
Mission
2
I’ll Just Hold on Tightly to You
Unable to contain their nervous energy as they waited for Train Man’s return, the Geeks’ imaginations run amok and just when they are ready to explode, Train Man returns. And slowly but surely he starts dropping the bombs.
168 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 19:52
Train ‘How is it? Is it good?’
Hermes ‘Yes. It’s got great ambience too. Do you Mr Trainman always eat at places like this?’
Train ‘I guess so’
Hermes (blushing) ‘How nice’
169 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 19:53
A Geek Mind Trip
Hermes ‘Thanks for today. I had a great time.’
Train Man ‘The pleasure was all mine. I had a great time too.’
H (giggling) ‘Oh, look at the time.’
TM ‘Sorry, it got pretty late didn’t it.’
H ‘It’s all right (giggle) Well good night then.’
TM ‘Hold on . . . !!’
H ‘What?’
TM ‘Don’t go yet!’
H (!?)
TM ‘I don’t want to let you go’
H ‘What do you mean . . .’
TM ‘. . . . . . . . . . . .’
H ‘. . . . . . . . . . . .’
TM ‘. . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . I . . . . . . love you.’
H ‘. . . . . .do you really mean it?’
TM ‘Sure I do.’
H ‘. . . I’m a woman with not much to give.’
TM ‘That’s not true.’
H ‘I’m not even that pretty.’
TM ‘You are the cutest of the cute.’
170 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 19:54
H ‘I’m not a good conversationalist like you are.’
TM ‘Your voice is most charming.’
H ‘I’m older than you . . .’
TM ‘Age has no say in love’
H ‘I’m a terrible cook.’
TM ‘I’ll eat anything you cook.’
H ‘I get jealous easily and am deeply distrustful.’
TM ‘I swear to you. You are the only one in my sight.’
H ‘I dream of weddings all the time.’
TM ‘We can get married tomorrow.’
H ‘. . . . . . . . . . . .’
TM ‘Hermes . . . . . . I’m being serious’
H ‘. . . . . . . . . . . .’
TM ‘Mm? Hermes?’
Hermes jumps into Train Man’s arms.
H (wailing) ‘Train Man!’
TM ‘What happened?’
H ‘Don’t be so impervious! You must know that I like you too!’
TM ‘. . . . . .Hermes?’
H ‘. . . . . .I’m happy! I’ve thought about nothing but you since that incident.’
TM ‘. . . . . .let’s . . . the two of us . . . walk the path of life together.’
180 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 20:29
Right about now Train Man is doing a little bit of this and little bit of that
194 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 21:11
(´A`) arghhhhhhhhhhwooooooaaaaaaa
195 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 21:14
Medic!!!
The pre-battle pressure has pushed him off the deep end!
Take him away! Now!
263 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 22:58
Could . . . it . . . be . . .
While we all root for him on 2-Ch ova here . . .
That it could all be going really really well . . . and . . .
There’s no way . . . it . . . could . . . possibly . . . happen . . . no?
277 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 27/03/04 23:18
Just got home.
First, let me go get changed (▪∀▪)
279 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:18
The train has arrived 
280 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:19
All aboard 
296 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/03/27 23:28
I’m back.
First off, results: massive success!
Will give all the details when my memory comes back.
And thanks, people.
299 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:30
Here he comes --------!!! Sexcess! Sexcess!!!
301 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:30
Success is sexcess but is guesses nevertheless
308 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:31
Been a while since the last . . . air raid! Air raid! Comrades, take your positions!!!!
310 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:32
Into the dugouts NOW!!!!!
314 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:32
I could die just about now.
Excuse me for living.
318 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:34
Man, why are my eyes watering? Why salt water? Why oh why oh why!?!?!
331 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:38
341 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 27/03/04 23:41
Well, sexcess it ain’t.
We arranged to meet at 8 pm at the station. It usually takes about an hour from my house to the station so I gave myself 2 hours. Sure enough, I got there an hour early and ended up waiting for her for an hour.
As 8 pm approached, I got more and more nervous.
She’s a no-show at 8.
She turned up five minutes later. I saw her in the distance.
From the moment I saw her, she picked up speed and quickly walked towards me.
Man, I’m forgetting already
347 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:43
>341
364 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 27/03/04 23:49
‘I’m so sorry I’m late,’ were the first words out of her mouth
To which I replied, ‘No worries, no worriezzmng,’
Maybe I was a bit funny. My nerves were crazy.
She was and, dude, I mean she really was a lot cuter than I remembered her . . .
AND SHE REALLY DRESSED UP FOR THE OCCASION . . .
looked a lot younger than I remembered, too.
Quite girly. I could say blooming . . .
Then I said, ‘Hello. It’s nice to see you again,’ and she gave a bow.
‘It’s nice to see you, too, and thank you so much for the other day.’
I bowed back.
379 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:54
Hey, where is da bunker?
Where oh where is dat thannnng
I is gettin shot down!!!!
383 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 27/03/04 23:57
When we’d got that over with, we decided to head for the restaurant. I was crazy nervous about walking alongside a woman.
When I walked at my usual pace, she ended up a few steps behind. Women walk slower than men. This is news to me. All I know is I felt kind of uneasy trying to pace myself, making sure I was walking in step with her.
Not only that, but the idea of someone like her walking with someone like me . . . I kept thinking everybody was looking at me and thinking about how weird we must look together . . .
I talked with her on the way to the restaurant but I only remember one thing . . .
390 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 27/03/04 23:59
Didja brush up against her hand! Didja? Didja? Didja?
395 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:01
I’ll sit back, relax and listen to some cheesy love songs while I wait . . .
398 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:02
>>395
Stop it! You know they’re death-traps for the single Geek!!!!
417 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 00:11
What I remember are her words. She said, ‘With you, I feel protected on the train.’ The moment she said this, I felt my heart skip a beat.
Apparently, women are a bit afraid of taking trains, especially during the crowded morning commute. Take for example that old drunk from the other night. But with me by her side, she said she feels protected. I came out with a stupid whiny laugh. No way could I come up with something cooler to say . . . 
We got off the train, left the station and walked towards the restaurant. There were tons of people around the station.
Saturdays, I guess. I kept one step ahead of her but kept turning around to make sure she was behind me. I must have been turning around every 15 seconds. It occurred to me then that I’ve always walked behind people. Never ahead. It was weird to be walking ahead.
420 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:12
‘With you, I feel protected on the train.’
Quote numero uno. Decided.
439 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 00:21
‘Boy it’s crowded today, isn’t it?’
‘I suppose it’s because of the weekend.’
We made our way through the crowd.
I kept turning around to check she was behind me.
She noticed and said, ‘Don’t worry so much.’
To which I wittily replied ‘Really?’ 
THEN she said
‘I’LL JUST HOLD ON TO YOU TIGHTLY’
and reached for my wrist.
I was so freaked out that my body twitched in response. 
This could very well be the first time a woman actually touched me . . .
And what’s that softness all about . . .
‘Oops, I’m sorry’
She let go of my wrist as soon as she felt my body twitch.
440 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:21
ahyeah ahyeah------ 
441 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:22
Ok. I’ll just hold on tightly to you.
Risingggggggg
450 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:23
456 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:25
458 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:26
459 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:26
Even after the reconstruction, in the end, a Geek desperate to be a Train hides inside.
525 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 00:57
‘Oh, no. I’m sorry. It’s all right’
It was too late by the time I said this.
‘No, it’s my fault for grabbing you so suddenly.’
Well, could you please grab my hand. Or better still, hold my hand, I wanted to say. 
In the end she never grabbed my hand after that. 
We get to the restaurant. Of course since I made a reservation, we glide right in.
It feels cool to walk through a crowded room.(▪∀▪)
Once we’re sat down she says
‘this place has great ambience.’
‘It’s nice isn’t it. I like it too.’
Sorry. It’s only my second time there. 
The menu arrived and she asked
‘What do you recommend?’
So I recommended what I ordered the last time I was there.
Since I thought it tasted all right in a basic kinda way.
526 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:59
(▪∀▪) and then and then
527 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 00:59
>>525
keep it goin’ man, keep it goin’ . . . 
all right, you’re movin it along. I’ll shut up now.
531 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:01
I’ve got no probs cheering Train on for some reason . . .
532 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:01
Everybody, this is what a date is
Everybody, this is what a date is
540 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 01:14
We were ordering our drinks and when I ordered a beer she quickly took another look at the menu and ordered a beer too.
‘Sorry. Didn’t think you were going to drink.’ ‘No, no, sorry I must have forced you into a drink.’
No idea what we talked about while we waited for our food. No surprises, she kept mentioning the train incident. ‘Just as I thought, you are such an earnest guy.’
Or
‘Are you the type that can’t sit back when confronted by some kind of “wrong” behaviour?’
I think it went something like that.
Once the food came out,
‘This is delicious’
and stuff like that . . . hmm, don’t know if I managed to keep the conversation jumping . . .
552 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:23
Damn that Lady Miss Hermes sounds like a find, dude! Rise.
563 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 01:31
There’s some heavy stuff coming up so let me get it straight.
566 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:31
Did she comment at all on how well dressed Train Man was?
574 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 01:34
>>566
slipped my mind 
‘Hmm. You look a little different?’
or something like that. When we were moving about.
I said
‘Yes . . . I did my very best’
I figured I had to reply. At least
She replied ‘I think it’s a good look.’
587 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 01:43
After we scoffed our food
‘Do you come to places like this a lot?’ she said. We were done with the food and it was turning into a we’re gonna talk kind of vibe, weighing heavily on me as she glanced over, making me mad nervous . . .
‘It’s only recently that I’ve taken an interest in places like this’ I came clean.
‘Really? I love hunting around for places like this,’ she replied.
‘Is this the kind of place that’s hot nowadays?’
I think some of the info from the guide came in handy . . . I think?
She started talking about some restaurants she liked.
Apparently she likes searching for hip new restaurants.
Maybe that’s just a chick thing?
But one of her best mates who she used to go restaurant hopping with just got a boyfriend so she hardly ever goes out anymore. So she really enjoyed her time out with me, she said.
592 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:44
>>587
ssssssssssssshit
da vibe is too good it’s makin we wanna puke blood. 
arrrrgh
593 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:45
>she really enjoyed her time out with me
>she really enjoyed her time out with me
>she really enjoyed her time out with me
>she really enjoyed her time out with me
goodvibesgalo-------------re 
605 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 01:54
We were finally getting used to chatting but the place was really crowded. There was a slight shift in the air that seemed to point at the commotion in the place and she seemed to sense it. ‘Well shall we,’ she said and called the waiter over.
I didn’t know what I was hoping for but inside I was let down thinking that the night was going to end . . . or so I thought.
When the waiter came over she said
‘I only have large bills so let me just pay for it’ and quickly took care of the bill. My plan was to quickly slide my big bill over to her but . . .
‘I’ll pay you for my portion later then’ I told her.
After we left the restaurant, we started walking to nowhere in particular not saying anything. I tried to suss out whether she was thinking of going home.
We walked for a while then
‘It’s still early isn’t it?’ she said.
Inside, I was all
Ahyeah------! 
606 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 01:55
mo and mo goodvibes comin at yaaaaaaaaaa
616 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:00
627 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 02:09
I checked my watch and it was only a bit after 9.
I asked her ‘Um, do you have a curfew?’ I thought I was being considerate.
‘Aha-hah-hah’ she laughed. 
But I got to see her smile so it was all good.
‘I’m way past curfew age but thanks for asking’ she replied.
Damn it. Did it again. 
‘There’s a place nearby that I like. Do you want to go there for a bit?’
ahyeah comin atcha! 
‘Sure. That’d be great.’
So off we went.
‘Let me pay my share for dinner’ I said and handed her about 70% of the total bill. She took it and said
‘This is a little too much’ and gave some back
‘But I was the one that asked you out . . .’ I said, urging her to keep it.
‘I guess you won’t listen even if I argue’
and she quickly (?) took all the money. I may have been too persistent.
637 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:13
It’s ahhh . . . basically . . . the BEST possible dialogue innit?
Lady Miss Hermes just a little bit of the older lady and Train Man on his tippy toes trying to act mature
A match hand-selected and hand-drawn. 
641 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:16
Train Man, take me now.
663 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 02:24
Since we were already full we went to this place where we would be able to just do drinks and snacks and man, this place was much hipper-looking than where we had just come from. I thought I wouldn’t even be allowed in. She had been there a few times. I thought that the place matched her vibe.
We sat down and looked through the menu. She was going to order wine and some appetisers. I looked through the menu and couldn’t find anything I could order so I ended up with wine and a cheese thing, both of which I’m not used to eating or drinking. 
‘This place is so cool-looking.’
I said it hoping to sound like I was admiring her taste.
‘Yeah it is. I kind of like it here.’
She seemed to be enjoying herself. I was very uncomfortable. 
We milked the restaurant topic for as long as we could then
‘Are you ever told that you look like a celebrity?’ I asked, even though I don’t really know many.
‘What? No, not really. But my friends say I look like a Moomin.’
I almost fell off my chair because cartoon characters are not celebrities, I wanted to tell her but I kept it in.
‘aaaaa . . .’
I made as if I was agreeing.
Moomin . . . hmmm . . . she may in fact, look like Moomin . . .
665 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:25
Moomin ahyeah!!!! 
666 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:25
Moomin-lookalike Lady Miss Eromes . . . pantpant
681 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 02:32
But my friends say I look like a Moomin
729 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 02:58
After the wine she looked like she was a bit drunk
I was feeling a bit drunk as well.
The conversation went back to the train incident
‘What were you feeling at that moment? We were a bit pissed so the questions were more to the point.
‘Of course I was afraid.’
Said it just like it was . . . 
Like I didn’t care
‘I’d like for all men to become like you’
I was gobsmacked, did not compute 
‘I’d also like to be more like you’
I couldn’t work out why but I was getting nervous.
I always get embarrassed when people around me, my boss or any other guy say how they should be more like me.
It was past 2200 hours by now.
She may have sussed out that she wouldn’t be getting any more conversation out of me so we paid the bill and left the restaurant.
We split the basically straight down the middle.
We walked towards the station. There were still loads of people out.
Weird but we didn’t talk much on the way to the station.
750 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 03:10
We both got on the Keihin Tohoku Line. We were going in the same direction.
‘I’m getting off at the next stop’
She lives here, I thought to myself.
‘Thank you so much for today.’
‘No, no, the pleasure is all mine.’
A little voice in me was saying I can’t let it end like this but I had no idea how to suggest something more. I just couldn’t. 
The train was picking up speed. This is the end. Oh well, good while it lasted. Thoughts were swirling through my head. The doors opened
‘Good night then’
She stepped off the train and onto the platform.
She turned around to wave.
The doors are closing. Just as they closed, I yelled out
‘I’ll call you again!’
I’m not sure if she heard me but she looked like she was nodding.
and that’s all folks.
Train Man lies exhausted from the bombing campaign. Fellow Geeks line up for the relentless counter attack.
754 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:12
>>750
Man oh man, sounds like a film 
cough cough
756 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:12
>>750
like a soap opera
>I’ll call you again
Probably better to say
‘May I call you again?’
But if she nodded,
That’s all that matters. (˚∀˚)
758 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:12
>>750
Did you call her when you got back?
765 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 03:14
I’m tired . . . 
Thanks everybody for hangin with me
>>758
I didn’t call . . .
coz I wasn’t sure if she had heard me
Does this mean it’s over maybe?
775 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:16
>>765
Can you let it end this way?
What do you feel in your heart?
It’s late. Why don’t you sleep on it?
778 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 03:17
>>775
798 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:21
I think somebody mentioned this earlier but dressing up and going to dinner with a girl in itself is a step up, you know.
It’s not like you’re pushing it too far to begin with.
If you want to get closer to Lady Miss Hermes then you can move it up a notch later.
You can do it dude. Good job.
807 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:24
>Train Man
You definitely have to call her tomorrow!
You got to get another date with her!
It’s the man’s job to ask women on dates.
That is a moral obligation as well as a rule!!!!
810 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 03:25
I tried to tell her that I wanted to see her again but
I couldn’t . . .
Not with her right in front of my face . . . 
811 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:25
>>777
From this point forward you can just ask her out on regular dates, no?
You don’t have to look at it as going out-out immediately. Dinner can be just friends.
Plus Lady Miss Hermes likes going out to trendy restaurants and she doesn’t have anybody to go there with which means that you need to step up and ask her to dinner or ask her to take you to one of her haunts which is totally reasonable and probable and possible.
still got nothing to lose, gotta give it a go, no?
824 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:27
When Lady Hermes said that she didn’t have anybody to go restaurant-hopping with she probably hoped that you’d jump in and say ‘Then why don’t we go together’.
829 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:31
Lost a friend she checked out restaurants with
She gave you the bait
but you kept your mouth shut
That was a top opportunity
840 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 03:31
I think the key is in the parts Train Man has left out
Restaurant-hopping →no one to go with . . . you get me
You can go for it when you call tomorrow.
88 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:01
Hey people. Where am I?
Phone call . . . haven’t made it yet
I’m crapping myself again
96 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:08
I can’t help thinking she’s gonna think I’m stalking her 
99 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:10
>>96
I see where you’re coming from but you did say you’d call so not calling would be weird.
100 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:11
Since you lost your restaurant-hopping friend, do you wanna go out again with me?
Is that the final decision?
119 Name: Mr Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:20
115 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:18
>>96
If ur not calling today, when ru calling?
What’s going on in my mind
Thank you for last night.
↓
I don’t have dinner with girls that often so I was really nervous but I still had a laugh.
↓
If it’s not too much hassle, may I ask you out again?
Suss out her reaction and decide where to go from there.
117 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:19
>>115
I think instead of inviting her, better to let her pick the place.
Train Man is out of ammo.
120 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:21
>>117
How about taking turns? ‘Could you tell me where you’d like to go?’
121 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:21
>>115 no way
Thank you for last night ← 
I don’t have dinner with girls that often ← X too much info
I was nervous but I still had a laugh ← 
if you’re gonna add to it,
say if you don’t have a friend to go
restaurant-hopping with, I’m here
for you . . . kinda thing.
and feel out how she reacts and if she seems ok, then try for another date ← 
This time, Train Man quickly got back on track. Once again he faces the challenge named Hermes.
123 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:22
Ok! I’ll call her now!
128 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:24
>>123
Excellent! Go for it!
133 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:25
Didn’t get through to her 
201 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:46
That’s her
207 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:47
a call? from her?
224 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:51
lookin like dis now raiseyohandsinda air
laters.
234 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:53
wooooooohhhhhhhhh
I just can’t understand!!!!!
how women feel!!!!!
we are the true Geeks!!!!!! For real!
263 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 21:58
just hung up.
what can I say. thank you everybody.
264 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:58
how was it?
269 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 21:59
we is all waitin with bated breath innit
282 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:00
what is this I see?
is that a new type of Train??!
283 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:01
do I need to get ready for the bomber crashing here?
297 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:04
298 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:04
to cut to the chase, I’ve got a second date will get to the progress report a bit later
301 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:05
train’s here train’s here train’s here------
304 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:05
305 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:05
train’s here 
306 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:05
trainhere trainhere trainhere
ah yeah ah yeah ah yeah 
ah yeah -!!!
316 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:06
BANZAI!
317 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:06
>>297
Top timing
330 Name: 297 Post Date: 28/03/04 22:08
>317
No way. Train Man, top timing. I’m falling for you!
335 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:08
I’m gonna get it out while there’s loads of other posts
I’ve never had dinner with a woman
Not only that but when I asked a girl out she said ‘Why would I want to look at your face while I’m eating?’
339 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:08
Unbelievable!!!!!!
I’m feeling kinda teary
343 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:10
383 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:20
She just called me
our first exchange went something like this
‘I’m sorry I was away from the phone earlier’
‘No, no, you must have been busy?’
‘No no, it’s fine’
Something like that
then I thanked her for last night.
I asked her if she heard what I shouted out from the train and she said she had.
After that I mentioned her losing her restaurant-hopping friend, and I asked if she didn’t mind, could I take over.
386 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:21
404 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:29
‘Yeah that would be nice. It would be my pleasure.’
quick answer. I took a deep breath.
‘I really wanted to bring this up yesterday but . . .’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘I’m a bit dim. Sorry.’
retardo
just as in the thread
and then she mentioned a place she wanted to go so
we decided to go. Next week or the week after.
retardo
410 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:30
>>404
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
‘ha-ha-ha, I was teasing you yesterday’
415 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:30
you lucky dog youuuuuu
you are actually living the kind of dialogue
that I dream of under the coverzzzzzzzzz
420 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:32
How was she teasing?
I really don’t understand . . .
430 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:33
>>420
‘There is a restaurant that I want to go to but my friend doesn’t want to go with me’
Translation ‘I’d like to go to another restaurant with you.’ that’s the way to read it.
451 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:38
all right then . . . I suppose I should get some more clothes . . .
It looks like I’m gonna get everything I had my eye on . . .
465 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:43
By the way Train Man
Did you ask Lady Miss Hermes = Moomin her age?
474 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:45
Oh, and I got her e-mail. 
I don’t play the sex simulator games much
but I do play the regular ones
got through all of Dragon Quest V 
478 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 22:46
I am the one that said Lady Hermes teased you last time so you could ask her to dinner. Give thanks yeah.
On your second date you should talk about films.
What have you seen recently? like that
Anything you want to see? etc
and that gives you the chance to ask her to a film.
2 dinner dates squeezes the conversation well dry so
if you go to see a film you’ll recharge the conversation.
And don’t stress about what to wear. Lady Hermes likes you for you and she probably sees that you aren’t too big on the clothes thing anyway.
489 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 22:49
>>465
Didn’t ask. But she’s old enough to not have a curfew.
I bet she’s older than me.
539 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 23:07
Who’s the one that said it was gonna be difficult to push this story further
573 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 23:21
>>563
As far as I can see, from what Mista Train Man has written
he doesn’t say much but what he does say is really good
Like
‘I’m going to get dressed up’
or
‘It’s only recently that I’ve taken an interest in places like this’
I wouldn’t call it hip but you’re right on target or a bit smart or a bit on the simple side yet really quite attractive
Those words never would have come out of my mouth
And Miss Hermes’ replies are great too
592 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 28/03/04 23:30
>>585
Just tell me if she has a high or low voice mannnnnnnnnn
not that it means anything but I just wanna know
597 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 23:32
>>592
Ummmm. . .
if I had to choose, I’d say she has more of a high-pitched voice
and she has a tiny voice so it’s difficult to have a conversation . . .
I’m guessing at most of her lines in much of the progress report
611 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 23:36
Her age remains a mystery.
She looks about 23-25 but she gives off a really settled kind of vibe it’s like she’s got some kind of buffer that adds years to her real age
619 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 28/03/04 23:37
oh, and I live with my parents.
677 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 00:14
682 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 00:24
>>676
hey dude do you have questions you need to ask?
or are you pretty much cool on your own now?
684 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 00:26
>>682
I’m thinking that I need help with keeping the conversation going.
Your comments have been really helpful for me.
I’m pretty sure of it now that I’ve seen her and all . . .
I reckon I’m falling for her . . .
736 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 03:43
>>735
Is this the thread where Train finally gets . . . de . . . pressed?
it seems to me that there is hope . . .
737 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 04:01
>>736
There is hope therefore we have depression
738 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 04:04
>>737
it’s a different kind of hope! for the future! the light!
is the tip I’m on
meaning, da vibe on dis thread . . .
*a glimmer of hope especially for all Geeks
768 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 18:44
Got an e-mail from Hermes!!!! ahyeah-!
Apparently there’s someone that wants to meet me so she asked if she could bring the friend along
770 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 18:47
Wwaaaa? No way
777 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 18:54
There’s no reason to say no.
778 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 18:55
Oh . . . right . . . it could be a guy 
I can’t tell her no, tho
799 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 19:13
I guess if it were a girl then she’d have said that she has a ‘girlfriend’ that wants to meet you . . .
I’m hoping it’s just my reading too much into it
800 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 19:14
>>799
whoops. jogged my memory. She did say girlfriend. (´▪ω▪`)
801 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 19:15
So it’s definitely her girlfriend.
807 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 19:34
got a reply from her already! ahyeah--- !
quick! way quick Lady Hermes!
not only that
‘Woowee, thanks 
’ was her reply
she don’t sound like b4 
pant pant
828 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:23
>Mr Train
You should try to reply quickly to her e-mail
If you let too much time pass there’s a chance she won’t reply
845 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 20:36
just sent my reply
wonder what her friend’s like
I can’t wait
849 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:38
well normally in these type of scenarios, Hermes is bringing her girlfriend so they can gossip about you (sorry for the expression) pretty sure that’s the real story
875 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 20:51
another reply from her!!
‘sorry for the delay’
she says when she’s nowhere close!!!?!?!?
she’s known her girlfriend since school, she said
and it’s now definitely a girl --
880 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:53
Introducing you to a close friend!!!!!!!
no way!
884 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:53
if this is the case then >849’s theory is dead right
886 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:54
girls get talkative around guys they’re interested in.
well, I’m just sayin this coz of your e-mail exchanges
girlfriends are really bitchy so if she thought her girlfriend wasn’t gonna
like you, she wouldn’t let her meet you.
889 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 29/03/04 20:55
boy it’s been a long journey . . . 
899 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 29/03/04 20:57
she must have told her friend about being ‘saved’ by you
and I’m sure that made her ask to meet you.
I hope you can just enjoy yourself without thinking too much
191 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 30/03/04 20:19
and . . .
when are you gonna tell her . . . ?
194 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 30/03/04 22:21
Moomin please explain to us why there will be two of you
199 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 30/03/04 22:24
>>191
if I could, right now . . .
but probably impossible . . . 
>>194
the girlfriend insisted, she said
55 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 31/03/04 13:18
>>45
in my mind Moomin has morphed into brainy actress Tamaki Ogawa
101 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 31/03/04 22:34
Hey people. We set our date
first week of April
113 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 31/03/04 22:46
what’s the vibe you’re goin for this time?
117 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 31/03/04 22:48
>>113
good question
I’m not sure which way to go
142 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 31/03/04 23:06
If you’re going for a fresh vibe . . . how about a light green or light blue top with white trousers? Stick with lighter colour trousers and if you’re wearing trainers then something with some blue?
this being my sense of style, of course (´A`)
152 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 31/03/04 23:15
>>150
First time we met I had a brown-black thing going on
When I saw her the other day, I was kinda peachy
The first time we met, I looked kind of structured and then the second time, I kind of fluffed out.
196 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 00:46
The other day some girls at work were yapping on about how they ‘absolutely don’t want a boyfriend that wears Uniqlo stuff’. I’d recommend United Arrows or Ships.
http://www.united-arrows.co.jp/
197 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 00:50
But haven’t Arrows gone Uniqlo on us lately?
198 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 00:50
likewise with Beams
199 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 00:58
If it looks good on you it doesn’t matter where you bought it
201 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 01:05
a guy at work who’s popular with the ladies swears by Uniqlo
203 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 01:05
Let this man speak on behalf of the board
‘It doesn’t matter which brand you choose’
204 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 01/04/04 01:06
Tho Comme Ça is Comme Ça I’d recommend Comme Çaism for Train because it’s a bit better than Uniqlo and above all, cheap
Remember not to get anything with a logo tho
309 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 20:13
Respect. I went out and bought all the stuff in preparation for the day.
It’s got a breezy cool vibe going on.
311 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 20:13
>>Train Man
Welcome home.
Sucks that all your money is going out the window.
312 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 20:16
first week of April means . . . tomorrow?
314 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 20:22
>>311
I’ve spent over £250 
>>312
we decided on tomorrow
319 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 20:35
>Train
did you guys decide on a place?
320 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 20:40
>>319
decision made
it’s apparently Western food
321 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 20:42
Western . . . watch your table manners, yeah
don’t hold the knife with your wrong hand and make slurping noises when you eat soup.
323 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 20:43
>>321
shiver shake shiver shake tremble tremble
331 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 20:56
Manners . . .
when eating soup, push the spoon outwards away from you to scoop!
bring your mouth forward to the spoon to eat!
do not make any noise (absolutely no slurping!)
use the knife farthest from the plate (for formal dining)
unless it’s dessert or coffee, then you start with the one closest to the plate
napkins should be placed on your lap, leaving one third folded over (I think)
I’ll write more if I think of anything
But it may be better to not worry about stuff like this and instead be honest like ‘I’m not used to coming to places like this . . . I eat Japanese most of the time’
344 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 21:46
I looked up some info on table manners
I think I’ve got the conversation end covered . . .
We’ve been e-mailing over the last few days getting a bit pumped up
371 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:15
getting pumped up over e-mail? what d’you talk about?
do you know if Hermes has a boyfriend?
377 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 22:19
>>371
I’m not sure if she has a boyfriend or not but
we chatted about our selves
every time she mentions me to her friend, the friend says
‘I can’t wait to see him’
what do you do with that kind of expectation . . . 
383 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 22:23
we joked over the phone too
‘Were you being a hero on the train again?’
and such
387 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:25
>>383
‘Were you being a hero on the train again?’
I’ve put that into the Hermes word bank
I’m sure some crafty dude will upload some Tamaki Ogawa pics and link the word bank to em.
388 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:26
what kind of clothes did you buy?
394 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:34
The cherry blossoms could be peaking tomorrow. You could probably take a walk after dinner to check them out.
401 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 22:42
>>388
I think it’s what’s called a pullover
cherry blossom viewing after dinner
I’ll suggest it
402 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:45
so you’ve begun to use words we don’t know . . . .
I’m happy for you
and a little sad
403 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:45
all right, may seem weird to ask at this point but hey Train Man, do you
L I K E
Hermes?
406 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 22:47
>>403
I L I K E H E R
Apart from that, it’s like I’m thinking about whether I’m asleep or awake 
410 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 22:48
all right then you’ll be telling her tomorrow
>>406 exact same words only change her for you
416 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 22:51
>>410
impossible . . . 
her friend will be there tomorrow anyway
444 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 23:17
We’ve already set the time and place
but there’s no end in sight for our e-mails
470 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 23:38
‘Do you wanna see my dog?’
she asketh. How best to respondeth.
474 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 23:40
> she asketh. How best to respondeth.
. . . you is thick
482 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 02/04/04 23:44
OK, I admit it. At first, I thought Train Man was a wimp. I mean, he was taking forever just to work up the courage to call and thank her but I thought we should stick by him and cheer him on. But now he’s gone further than I could have imagined. Looks like I’ll always be a step behind . . .
493 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 02/04/04 23:48
dog pic cometh-----!!!!!
cute looking doggie. 
as always, I wonder if this is a dream
I’ve completely changed from what I was a month ago
please don’t let me wake up from this dream
539 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 00:05
What must it be like to get this much support on 2ch maybe we’ll morph into something special if they get it on.
I reckon we could end up being the unsung heroes (´A`)
543 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 00:06
Hey, people!
Don’t you get the jitters every time you call a girl?
I do!
I’m not proud of it but I get it bad!
so bad I’m jealous of el Tren’s strength . . . .
567 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 00:18
Done. Went along nicely. Even talked about films
I turned my phone off
I’m lending her a DVD. 
571 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 00:20
>>567
man, you own a fancy schmancy DVD. . . ..
686 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 11:11
good morning
I reckon I’ll leave the house early today
687 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 11:13
>>Mista Tren
laters
your heart ready?
691 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 11:19
just checked to make sure the disc was in the DVD
694 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 11:23
check for random hairs on the case . . .
697 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 11:41
>>694
check.
I actually have to go buy a bag so I can take the DVD.
701 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 11:55
>>697
practicality comes second
design is of most importance
I’m getting a bit worried
706 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 12:20
I’m off!
I’ll think carefully about the bag!
laters
Train Man’s second time out on the battlefield couldn’t even compare to his first time. Even as the clock ticked precariously close to midnight there was no sign of Train Man’s return. While they waited, a heated discussion went on as the netizens imagined Hermes as a round and soft type or a sharp and beauty-conscious type. Just as their imaginations were about to take off, Train Man returned.
732 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 19:52
You think the bomb will drop in the next thread?
Is it too soon? Or could it even be today . . .?!
735 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 20:01
what are we gonna do if he doesn’t come home today?
765 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 22:42
Train’s late . . .
792 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 23:44
. . .something has to be wrong if Train Man’s not making his appearance at this time of night . . .
The bomb shelter ain’t ready! What’re you waitin for, get movin’!
797 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 23:46
hold off on the bomb shelter and focus on piling sandbags . . .
and step on it with the anti-aircraft missiles!
It’d be way too late if we wait for the bombers . . . .
804 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 23:52
Shit. I was hiding in the dugout when they came at me with a flame-thrower
Stop it! I ain’t who you think I am coz it’s my world that’s.anlouajhafuhg@;;
807 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 03/04/04 23:53
Just got in.
I’ll give the full report later
Me tired. 
808 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 23:53
>>807
Welcome home--!!
815 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 03/04/04 23:55
You’re back -------! Yeaaaaaaah 
Welcome home!
832 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:01
attention everybody!!!
Got to survive the first wave of defensive aerial bombing coming our way!
Landing force take your positions! We will not be defeated!
852 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 00:13
So, I went out to get a bag to carry the Matrix DVD with me. I basically thought it’d be ok if it was big enough for the DVD so I bought a nice little bag like I’ve never bought before. I guess it’s what’s called a tote bag. I bought it and went straight to where we were going to meet.
I got there 30 minutes early.
I waited for 30 minutes in place.
Just like last time, she was just a little bit late.
No joke, she was just as cute as the last time. Made me wanna rise to the occasion if you know what I mean.
She had on a denim jacket and a skirt layered in whites and pinks.
She looked much younger than last time.
. . . and she was wearing pig tails!!!!!
My favourite
not to mention her make-up which looked much more carefully applied this time . . .
‘Sorry I’m late’ she bounced over to me.
‘No worries at all.’
Her friend was running late so we decided the two of us should head to the restaurant first.
854 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:13
I think I just spotted Mr Train’s plane in the sky
Was that a reconnaissance plane?
857 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:14
>>854 he stuck his head out and got shot in the neck
859 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:14
>>854
look at that. Came out of the dugout only to take a bullet meant for Train Man.
863 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:15
pig tails . . . careful make up . . . . . . I think the doors of hell are
beginning to open.. (´A`)
893 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 00:29
Since she was the one leading me to the restaurant I made sure I walked a bit behind her.
It was crowded again so I made sure not to lose sight of her. During the walk we talked a bit.
‘Thanks for humouring me till late last night . . .’
I knew instantly that she was talking about our e-mails.
‘I’m sorry for taking ages to reply . . . you e-mail super-fast, don’t you.’
She said people reckoned she was on the slow side.
Yesterday in an e-mail she mentioned stressing about her pollen allergy. She took some pills today to make sure she wasn’t going to get a dribbly nose.
Coz she was walking a bit ahead of me she kept turning around to look at me all the time.
Then, as she turned to face me, she was heading straight for a metal pole. She didn’t have a clue.
‘Oops,’ I said and just grabbed her arm . . . .
‘Mmm?’
‘It looked like you were going to walk into the pole’
‘I’m sorry. When I take my pills, I get a bit out of it. Thank you.’
And then we started to walk again.
‘Let’s walk side by side,’ she said.
‘Um ok,’ I said, stepping forward a bit. I really need to learn how to be more sensitive . . .
899 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 00:31
>just grabbed her arm . . . .
You probably just did it on the spur of the moment but it’s something no Geek could ever do,,,, (´A`)
924 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 00:49
Once we get to the restaurant she says to me, ‘I copied you.’
‘What?’
For a moment, I had no idea what she was talking about but then I realised that she had booked.
It was an Italian restaurant. As expected, lots of pizza and pasta.
‘Why don’t we just go ahead and order.’
‘Ah, sure.’
The dishes here were apparently meant to be shared.
‘Whatever you like.’
‘No, no please go ahead.’ Though that’s what I said, honestly, I had no clue what to order unless there were photos of the dishes . . .
And then,
‘Sorry, sorry,’ said a girl. Her friend caught up to us.
‘I’m so sorry to have kept you waiting.’ She apologised to me as she huffed and puffed.
‘It’s no problem at all.’
The friend looked a bit more outgoing than Lady Miss Hermes and was dressed a bit flashier.
946 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 01:03
‘We haven’t even ordered yet so it’s fine.’
‘Oh, thank god,’ she said, and sat down next to Lady Hermes.
‘Nice to meet you.’
‘Likewise, nice to meet you,’ I answered and introduced myself.
‘I’ve heard a lot about you,’ she said as she giggled.
The three of us talked about the menu then decided what to order.
‘Mr Train, will you be drinking again tonight?’ Hermes jumped right in.
Maybe it was because her friend was there but it was like she had a different kind of vibe.
‘Ah, yeah, sure.’
I ordered a beer. The two of them also ordered beer.
Dunno why I couldn’t figure that one out . . . doh!.
We chatted some more while we waited for the food.
But man can her friend talk . . .
She was pretty funny and not shy, I could relax with her and talk.
958 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 01:07
I’m gonna poke my head out from the trench.
960 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 01:07
>958
Shit! What’s that child doing! Get back down!
994 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 01:18
While we waited for the food, it was basically the friend firing questions and me answering them. About the incident on the train and about dinner the other night.
‘Sounds like you guys are getting along,’ she said, poking fun at us.
Even after the food arrived, the friend kept at it without letting up.
Lady Hermes laughed a lot. There were a few jokes I couldn’t understand but I laughed anyway. As I’d been on the receiving end most of the night, I decided to come up with something myself.
‘Lady Miss Hermes, have you ever been told that you look like Tamaki Ogawa?’
‘Tamaki Ogawa?’
They didn’t have a clue who Tamaki Ogawa is.
‘Is she an actress?’
‘Ahh . . . yes, I’m pretty sure she is.’
‘I wonder who she is. I’d probably recognise her if I saw her.’
According to her friend, Hermes looks like a cross between YOU and Ryouko Kuninaka.
‘Aha . . . .’ I said, but really, I didn’t have a clue who they were . . .
120 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 01:38
‘Mr Train, what celebrity do people say you look like?’
‘Well, I’ve actually never been told that I look like anyone.’
I get uncomfortable when the topic of conversation revolves around me.
‘Could look a tiny bit like the guitarist from ELT?’
Did ELT have a guitarist??? 
Whatever, I replied by saying that I wasn’t as cool-looking.
Then we talked about films. I gave her Matrix 1-3.
‘Thank you so much~’
‘The story gets a bit complicated, but . . .’
‘I’ll ask you when there’s something I can’t understand.’
‘Ha ha ha . . .’
But I can’t even understand it . . .
Gotta get studying. FYI she and her friend have only seen 1.
The two of them reckoned Lord of the Rings is cool.
I’ve only seen the 1st of that series . . .
And some dog film . . . (title slipped my mind)
132 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 01:41
>>120
>‘Could look a tiny bit like the guitarist from ELT?’
That ain’t no compliment dude . . .
135 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 01:42
>>120
The dog film must be Quill
185 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 01:57
Her friend kept on mentioning the YOU and Ryouko Kuninaka likeness but all I was trying to do was remember the names
‘I’m going to the loo . . . ’
I went to the loo . . . but since I didn’t know where it was and the directions one of the waiters gave me were wrong, I just walked around for a bit until I found it.
When I got back after taking care of business . . .
‘Umm . . . are you, Mr Train, being innocent for real?’
man, I’m being asked about me again . . .
‘I’ve been told so occasionally.’
‘You mean not all the time?’
This friend of hers machine guns her questions . . .
Lady Hermes laughed a bit.
‘I’ve been hearing all about it but you’re a firebrand aren’t you?’ the friend quickly followed up with another whammy. What does she mean . . . having heard all about it . . . and in the end,
‘There aren’t many like you around, so I think it’s a good thing,’
Hermes said, smoothing things over, but . . .
‘Well, there definitely isn’t anyone like you around me.’
Yet again, the friend opened her mouth.
186 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 01:58
being assessed for the rare creature you are?
213 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 02:14
It felt like we talked about a lot more stuff but
What other stuff happened . . . . . .
There were a lot of times I had no idea what they were on about . . .
It was after 9 when the friend decided to leave.
She said she had to go to work early the following day.
We all decided to leave the restaurant together.
We split the bill.
‘Sorry to be the gooseberry’
The friend’s face was lightly glowing from the wine . . .
And when it was just the two of us
‘Shall we go to another place?’
‘Sure’
This time, I was the one who suggested it.
We didn’t feel like walking too far so we decided to randomly choose a bar close by.
‘Sorry for all the fuss today.’
‘Not a problem. That was fun.’
She apologised but it was cool with me
Man I’m tired . . .
214 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 02:15
what a thoughtful, sensitive friend to take her leave early,
ah yeeaaaaaa
221 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 02:16
Emergency! Emergency! Air raid! Air raid! Prepare anti-aircraft missiles and fire!!
224 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 02:18
anti-aircraft fire bombs are flying across the sky!!!!
231 Name: Anonymous Post Date: 04/04/04 02:20
By the way, have you found out what Ladyluv Hermes does for a living and how old she is?
234 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 02:23
>>231
ummm, I forgot . . .
we talked a bit about each other’s jobs and age.
Sounded like they both earned loads . . .
As for age, they looked me up and down and said
‘We’re probably a bit older.’
271 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 02:41
lay off, no lip-touching no sex-anything no no!!!
Well, I wanted to, of course but but buttttwooooaaaaa stop it . . .
The rest of the time we talked about films and the next place we wanted to go . . .
even talked about fashion which is very rare for me since I know nothing about it
‘I know absolutely nothing about it so I was thinking about trying to learn a thing or two . . . ’
‘Really? Come to think of it, you’ve changed a lot since the first time I met you, haven’t you?’ She went for the jugular and made me nervous. But I told it how it was.
‘As I was having dinner with a girl for the first time, I did my research,’ I owned up.
‘Realllllllly?’
I . . . don’t think . . . she thought much of that . . .
‘I’m not all that bothered about fashion either.’
I wanted to blurt out what a lie that was but I swallowed my words instead.
It was getting late so we decided to leave the bar
Just like last time, we pretty much walked in silence to the station.
288 Name: Train Man ♦ SgHguKHEFY Post Date: 04/04/04 02:52
For our ride home, we got on the Keihin Tohoku Line again.
I spotted a few drunks in our car.
She looked at them and then looked at me.
‘Aah . . . .don’t worry, it’s fine . . .’
‘(laugh)’
Don’t think there was any deep meaning to this.
Just like last time, she got off first and waved her hands at me saying
‘I’ll e-mail’
‘Me too’
‘Good night’
after which the doors closed
As soon as I got home I turned on my PC and opened my mail. I sent her a thank you note and asked if she got home safely and she replied almost immediately.
‘Thank you for today. I just got home too~
Looking forward to going out to eat more yummy food!’
And that’s all folks. 
Train Man appears to continue to make progress but how the hell could this story evolve? Just you wait and see.