>>18616720Nico used to care so much about her health. She needed the lungs of a marathon runner to keep up her singing and dancing for a full concert. But no matter her fitness, she couldn't outrun life.
Now she's 23 working a job with a boss she hates. The flames of desire to achieve fame and fortune have burnt out. She comes home at night once again to her empty apartment. The 7/11 onigiri in the fridge will do for dinner. After eating, she thinks of work tomorrow. A combination of dread and unfulfillment wash over her.
She walks over to the window and looks down at cityscape below her. "So many people in Tokyo dream of living in a place like this, with a job like mine. Fools." She opens the window and lights a cigarette.
