[Back in the mochi shop, Tadashi is all bandaged up at the register]
[A few customers walk into the shop looking at the mochi selection]
[TADASHI, disinterested]
Welcome to Mochizuki & Sons Super Exotic Exclusive Flavor Legendary Artisan Mochi.
May I take your order?
[The customers continue looking through the selection and take their order]
[TADASHI, shouts to the back of the shop]
MACHA AND STRAWBERRY!
[GORO, excited to have gotten an order in]
Attaboy Tadashi!
Macha and Strawberry coming up!
[In the back, Goro & Soba prepared the mochi]
{After a bit, the mochi was ready and sold]
[TADASHI, disinterested]
Enjoy your mochi and have a nice day…
[BOKKI, comes barreling from his apartment]
[BOKKI, exasperated]
I've got a job!
I've got a job!
I've got a job!
[GORO, grumbling]
Really?
You're still tryin' to succeed as an odd jobber?
Man, my son is an idiot!
[BOKKI, swings his sword at Goro]
I'm no idiot you shitty old man!
[GORO, stops his advance and throws him across the shop]
[BOKKI, gets back up, rubbing his head]
[BOKKI]
Damn you old man…
Anyways, I've got a job.
[SOBA]
We heard you the first three times.
[BOKKI]
Yeah whatever…
Basically, some crazy cat lady called me to spy on her cat for a day.
[SOBA]
Spy on her cat?
That's kind of a weird request don't you think?
[BOKKI]
Yeah, it totally is but money's money, y'know?
She said:
"I want to know what my precious little kitty does while I'm not home."
So I said I could do that for her.
Thing is…
I have no experience spying on people or tailing people…
[GORO]
Don't ask me to come…
My stalking days are long over.
[BOKKI]
I wasn't going to!
Besides, cats are too vigilant.
They'll see you immediately.
[TADASHI, hobbles over to the rest]
[TADASHI]
Even though I'm all bandaged up, I can probably help.
Squad Y used to use me to gain intel because of how plain I look
So I have experience with this kind of thing.
[TADASHI, smirks]
[BOKKI]
You do?
Perfect.
[BOKKI, unwraps Tadashi]
[TADASHI, shocked]
What the?!
I haven't even finished healing you prick!
[BOKKI]
Don't worry, we're just following a cat around.
[BOKKI, hands Tadashi some clothes]
[BOKKI]
Put this on.
[Cut to tadashi, in a fully black suit and cat ears]
[TADASHI, irritated]
Are the ears necessary?
[BOKKI]
Of course they are.
In order for you to tail a cat they must think you're a cat.
[TADASHI]
And what about you?
[BOKKI]
Are you saying I don't look cat-like enough?
[Cut to Bokki, normal clothes, nothing cat-like about him]
[TADASHI, confused]
You-
Y'know what, nevermind…
[BOKKI]
Alright then lets go.
[The two head out to the cat lady's house]
[TADASHI]
So what's this lady's name
[BOKKI, his arms over his head]
My client?
Her names Nekonekiku Nekonekaru.
[BOKKI, points to a black cat]
There it is.
That's our target.
[BOKKI, pushes Tadashi forward]
Go ahead Tadashi, start tailing it.
[TADASHI]
Aren't you in this too, Bokki?
[BOKKI]
Do I look like a cat right now to you?
[TADASHI, looks at him w/ an irritated look]
[TADASHI, starts tailing the cat, Bokki close behind]
[THE CAT, turns into a shady looking alleyway]
[TADASHI & BOKKI, don't turn the corner right away but watch closely]
[THE CAT, stands on its hind legs and digs up a small hat from a pile of boxes]
[CAT, sighs]
Finally away from that crazy lady.
I guess it's time to let go a little.
[THE CAT, starts stretching]
[TADASHI & BOKKI, look at each other in complete shock]
[BOTH]
D- DID HE JUST TALK?!