v3 03 Apr 2007 02:27 pm
Bermuda Triangle 3
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As if replacing Yuko-chan and Murayama-kun that went on our extraordinarily planned date, one light truck drove into the yard. On the side was written “National.”
That’s right. It was the electronics store.
“All right! Get to your positions!”
Receiving orders, the seven that were left moved at once. Hmm. Why is there so much organization?
First, Great Inoue-kun and I went to Yuko-chan’s room with the splitter. Behind us came Saijoh-kun, Takaaki-kun, and three more following them…
Wait, why are we all going into Yuko-chan’s room!?
“You guys aren’t supposed to be here!”
“Well. Girl’s rooms are so nice.”
“Idot! Hurry up and get to your positions!”
“I am. I want my position to be here.”
“Me, too.”
The organization was all a delusion. Reality had set in.
Great Inoue-kun was angry.
“Hey! Guys, stop rubbing up against my sister’s bear!”
Uh… how sad.
During that time, the electronics store guy had come in and was exchanging greetings.
“Hello. I’ve come to deliver your TV.”
“Oh. Electronics store, we’ve been waiting for you.”
We could hear Mr. Inoue’s happy voice.
Yet, we were still arguing in Yuko-chan’s room.
“Hurry and get to your positions.”
“What? Let me breathe in deeply a couple more times.”
Saijoh and Takaaki were really excited by just breathing. So easily pleased, to be intoxicated just by breathing.
“Man, I could go for at least 3 days just with this smell. Right, Saijoh-san?”
“No, no. Easily for 10 days, Takaaki-san.”
Where are you going, and for 10 days!?
“Hurry up and get out!!”
Inoue blew up.
The five of them left reluctantly.
There was supposed to be one person in Great Inoue-kun’s room. The other four were assigned the yard. Great Inoue-kun and I were supposed to finish our setup and head over to the family room.
We were delayed because of their petty sexual desires, but we took apart the splitter and extended two cables from it. After passing one end of the cables through the window to Takaaki-kun in the next room, we left Yuko-chan’s room. Hmm. It was like a spy operation. It was so cool even though we were only doing evil.
Then Great Inoue-kun and I went as planned to the family room where the TV was being installed. I moved to a place where I could move anywhere depending on the situation.
The electronics store owner had already brought in the new TV into the family room.
The electronics store guy was slightly surprised when he saw me there.
“Oh… You were his friend?”
He said he said as if he was embarrassed.
“Yeah.”
“I see…”
His attitude was totally different when compared to the greeting he gave Mr. Inoue moments ago. That’s why you’re disliked!
TVs around this time were changing from the rotary channel selector to a button style selector. It was because of this rotary style channel selector that the origin of the phrase “turn the channel,” was created, but from around then, channels were switched to buttons.
The button style channels were similar to modern TVs in that you had to set a station to each channel. If you didn’t set it up, then button 1 would be channel 1, button 2 would be channel 2 and so on. The number of the button would be the default channel and you would only get 12 channels and no UHF. In the country side, we weren’t able to get all the channels by VHF, so obviously this setting up was necessary. This is where we focused.
The electronics store owner finally finished placing the TV and began setting up the stations.
Great Inoue-kun, confirming this in the family room, placed his hand on his hip. That was the signal.
The four guys assigned in the yard were acting like they were having a conversation, but after they confirmed the signal, they rang the bike bell. Next, Takaaki-kun, confirming the bell, disconnected the cable that was extended from the splitter.
To say it simply, at this time, the TV was disconnected from the antenna.
Obviously, the TV didn’t show.
“Huh? That’s not right…”
No matter how much the electronics store owner tried to set up the channels, nothing was showing.
“Huh? Is the antenna not connected?”
He’s good.
To check, he started connecting the cable to the old TV.
Great Inoue-kun seeing this, placed his hand on his head. The yard group confirming this and rang the bell many times. Takaaki-kun connected the cable.
The TV worked.
“Well… The antenna’s connected…”
Yes. It is. Only for now.
And after he connected the antenna cable to the new TV,
Great Inoue-kun placed his hand on his hip -> Bell rang once -> Cable was detached -> TV didn’t show.
“Huuh…?”
No matter how many times he tried, this phenomenon repeated itself. Of course it did. That spot was in the evil triangle where TV’s wouldn’t show.
In order to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances, I was going back and forth between the family room and the room Takaaki was in. I was prepared for the electronics store owner to come check the splitter.
Whenever he would disconnect the antenna cable, Takaaki-kun would stick out his tongue and made faces towards the end of the cable.
Your face wouldn’t show even if you do that.
This guy didn’t even have a basic understanding of how TVs worked.
In the family room, Mr. Inoue was starting to get annoyed.
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