-dub- | Welcome To The N.h.k.

She doesn’t say “kill yourself.” She doesn’t have to. The word hangs in the air between them like the smoke from his last, phantom cigarette.

He takes the contract. He doesn’t sign it. He just holds it. Welcome to the N.H.K. -Dub-

“Conspiracy. That’s the only logical explanation. The N.H.K.—Nihon Hikikomori Kyōkai. The Japanese Homebound Club. They’re real. And they’ve already won. They sent the 2:47 AM lethargy. They designed the ‘convenience store’ to be just far enough away that I’d rather starve. And tonight… tonight they’ve weaponized my own DVD player.” She doesn’t say “kill yourself