In the second half of October, morning and evening will be cold. I was listening to Mr. Mio's nose whilst heating up a little hot coffee to brew in the morning. Was it the theme song of a popular movie a while back?
"You're in a good mood"
"Do I look like that?
"Anything good?
"I got a financial report for the first semester. Increased earnings and higher profit margins. Looks like it's time to consider extending our reach elsewhere."
"Is it outside Tokyo? Yeah, how far?
"Because it's confidential there... But maybe next year we'll make a move."
Mio's company seems to be performing well. But if we can branch outside, we will naturally also need the personnel to be placed there.
"Is there any chance that Mr. Mio will go that way?
"If you wish from me, I don't know, but we still have this case. We have to clean that up first. Even the marketers aren't so easy to replace as part of the project team."
"I see...... That's why you're such an agile marketer."
"Well, that would be embarrassing to be complimented. But thanks."
Mr. Mio folded the newspaper with a slightly thicker eye makeup and a bladed glance. Is it time to go to work?
"Well, I'll be there"
"Yes, go. When I leave today..."
"Yeah, get ready for Halloween."
"Yes, then be careful"
Life thus dropping off Mr. Mio is almost five months away. We're celebrating six months in December, but you might want to try something before Christmas.
"Well, I guess it's time to finish dressing"
Finish the laundry and your usual chores to clean, forget to pay for the water in your own house and realize a hundred yen more re-billed postcards are coming and dented for you.
Go back to Mio's house and 'get ready'. Tens of minutes to wait, the doorway chime rang a little earlier at 5: 00 p.m.
"I'm home...?
"Yes, welcome back"
"Oh, good..."
"I'm still here today."
"It's always the wrong time, so I don't know what to do if I'm forgotten."
"That, if no one pressed the chime, wouldn't the door be unlocked?
".................. Ha"
"Stop talking about this."
Mr. Mio won't be able to sleep tonight. Let's talk more fun than that.
"Oh, yeah pumpkin!
"Yeah, I'm ready."
Main event tonight. That's an essential process before Halloween. The work area is ready for the living room.
I left Mio's bag and brushed off the pollen, and the two of us went straight to the living room.
"Oh, wow. Lots of newspapers."
"They're going to splash all over us, so we took up some space"
"Really?
"Mr. Mio can get dirty, too. Please change into clothes and aprons"
"Okay -"
Once again, he drops off Mr. Mio, who disappears into his bedroom, and looks around the living room, which he moderated at noon. It's not a living room with sofas, projectors and stuffed animals, but a workshop (atelier) with newspapers on one side of the floor.
Sitting in its center is a large spoon with knives, knives, and paint on plates. And the yellow pumpkin in the lead of the day.
"I've never made a jack-o-lantern before......!
"Me, too. Thanks to Mio for saying he wanted to do it."
"Matsumoto, do you know how to make it?
"I had a preview. Like this."
"Oh, cute!
I have practice and hand over the lantern I tried to make with a regular pumpkin. It's a mini size that fits perfectly into Mio's hands. One of the larger windows is leaking candlelight.
"This is how you drill a hole up there, you spoon through the contents"
Remove the seeds and contents, and at the end of the day you'll drill a hole in the knife that will produce light, and you're done. It may be because the process is simple and doesn't require any special tools, and the food is widely familiar with not being wasted.
"Mr. Matsumoto is good. I wonder if I can do it too."
"Just do it slowly and you'll be fine."
"The big one over here, you just have to make a face, not just a window"
"What do you make of it?
"Mmm."
Mr. Mio compares the yellow pumpkin placed on the floor to the green pumpkin at hand.
"Ah."
"I think the plush face is pretty hard, don't you think?
"I haven't said anything yet!?
"So what do you want me to say?
"... uh, I want to make it"
"Right. I've printed out all kinds of samples for your information."
"Matsumoto-san is obsessed..."
"Mr. Mio."
"Huh?"
"Do it and you'll see"
The first step is to open the pumpkin's head, the part that becomes the lid. I'd better open it a little larger because I'll get my hands out of it and remove the contents. Mio, who gently took the knife, raised its tip to the pumpkin's forehead.
"Matsumoto."
"What is it?"
"... stiff and not stabbing"
"I'll do it."
Large pumpkins have thick skins. I don't want to drop the head of the radish, so I poke the larger knife multiple times to make sure I connect the cleavage round and drill the hole.
After an authentic task with a waist, the orange contents appeared.
"Ooh."
"You have a brighter color than the one I used to practice. That's the real specification."
This is edible, but it seems to be an ornamental pumpkin suitable for making lanterns. You think the contents are almost hollow, and if you just exclude the seeds, you just carve your face?
This time, I bought an edible pumpkin because I wanted to make the most of it. I was wondering what it was like, but this looks pretty tasty too.
"You spoon this. All right."
"So it's time to get through..."
Before I said it, it sounded gaggy and dull. Mr. Mio is shuddering puffy with his right hand under control.
"I don't stab..."
"... so well stiff, I wanted to say that if you hold onto the momentum well, there will be recoil."
"Heh heh, it's only knowledge that I learn with myself..."
"It's hard when it's a woman's grip, so let's wrap a towel around the grip first"
It was the nose that frustrated me, but if you get used to it, it's a fun task. Every time I get tired, I move the contents to the plate with a little bit of gorilla while taking turns. When I'm done putting out the contents, I'm finally wearing what can be considered the main face.
The trick first is to drill a smaller hole with a knife and spread it to whatever shape you want.
"Matsumoto."
"Yes."
"I knew I wouldn't stab you..."
"It's very difficult to finish this on your face."
"If you have a small chainsaw and electric drill for Maki ● that I touched at work..."
"We don't have it today, so let's go simple. It's the first time. You can't do that."
Instead of inadvertently creating a face, your eyes and mouth connect to become a giant first lantern. Now with the practice mini lantern on the side I moved to the table, I got a knife from Mr. Mio.
"We'll drill the first hole, so spread it out and take whatever shape you want."
"I will."
The lantern was thus completed. Speaking of Jack O 'Lantern, you're creepy. Your face is a classic.
Mio's. This has a straight square mouth in his rounded eyes.
"That's an interesting face. Do you have a model or something?
"Soybeans and tofu"
"Soy, Ando, Tofu"
"The round eye is the soybean, the mouth is the tofu"
"I never had that idea."
"Tofu is a Kansai valve."
"Sounds familiar."
Maybe they ate a little too much soy. While there was a little such reflection, the skin was now ready.
"And then there's my yellow cousin and the seed."
"Let's split it it between eating today and eating tomorrow, and let's go into cooking."