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incredible to me that a guy like that would want a girlfriend like
Midori； but I kept this thought to myself。
〃So； what have you been doing？〃 she asked。
〃Nothing。 Same as ever；〃 I said； but then I recalled my attempt to
masturbate while thinking of Midori as I had promised to do。 I told her
about it in a low voice that wouldn't carry to the others around us。
Midori's eyes lit up and she snapped her fingers。 〃How'd it go？ Was it
good？〃
〃Nah； I got embarrassed halfway through and stopped。〃 〃You mean
you lost your erection？〃
〃Pretty much。〃
〃Damn；〃 she said； shooting a look of annoyance at me。 〃You can't let
yourself get embarrassed。 Think about something really sexy。 It's OK；
I'm giving you permission。 Hey； I know what！ Next time I'll get on the
phone with you： 〃Oh； oh； that's great 。。。 Oh； I feel it 。。。 Stop； I'm gonna
e 。。。 Oh； don't do that！' I'll say stuff like that to you while you're
doing it。〃
〃The dormitory phone is in the lobby by the front door； with people
ing in and out all the time；〃 I explained。 〃The dorm Head would
kill me with his bare hands if he saw me wanking in a place like that。〃
〃Oh； too bad。〃
〃Never mind；〃 I said。 〃I'll try again by myself one of these days。〃
〃Give it your best shot；〃 said Midori。 〃I will；〃 I said。
〃I wonder if it's me；〃 she said。 〃Maybe I'm just not Innately。〃
〃That's not it；〃 I assured her。 〃It's more a question of attitude。〃
〃You know；〃 she said； 〃I have this tremendously sensitive back。 The
soft touch of fingers all over 。。。 mmmmm。〃 〃I'll keep that in mind。〃
〃Hey； why don't we go now and see a dirty film？〃 Midori suggested。
〃A really filthy S&M one。〃
We went from the bar to an eel shop； and from there to one of
Shinjuku's most run…down adult cinemas to see a triple bill。 It was the
only place we could find in the paper that was showing S&M stuff。
Inside； the cinema had some kind of indefinable smell。 Our timing
was good： the S&M film was just starting as we took our seats。 It was
the story of a secretary and her schoolgirl sister being kidnapped by a
bunch of men and subjected to sadistic tortures。 The men made the
older one to do all kinds of awful things by threatening to rape the
sister； but soon the older sister is transformed into a raging masochist；
and the younger one gets really turned on from having to watch all the
contortions they put her through。 It was such a gloomy； repetitive film；
I got bored after a while。
〃If I were the younger sister； I wouldn't get worked up so easily；〃 said
Midori。 〃I'd keep watching。〃
〃I'm sure you would；〃 I said。
〃And anyway； don't you think her nipples are too dark for a schoolgirl
… a virgin？〃
〃Absolutely。〃
Midori's eyes were glued to the screen。 I was impressed： anyone
watching a film with such fierce intensity was getting more than her
money's worth。 She kept reporting her thoughts to me： 〃Oh my God；
will you look at that！〃 or 〃Three guys at once！ They're going to tear
her apart！〃 or 〃I'd like to try that on somebody； Watanabe。〃 I was
enjoying Midori a lot more than the film。
When the lights went up during the intermission； I realized there were
no other women in the place。 One young man sitting near us …
probably a student … took one look at Midori and changed his seat to
the far side。
〃Tell me； Watanabe； do you get hard watching this kind of stuff？〃
〃Well； yeah； sometimes；〃 I said。 〃That's why they make these films。〃
〃So what you're saying is； every time one of those scenes starts； every
man in the cinema has his thing standing to attention？ Thirty or forty
of them sticking up all at once？ It's so weird if you stop and think
about it； don't you think？〃
〃Yeah； I guess so； now you mention it。〃
The second feature was a fairly normal porn flick； which meant it was
even more boring than the first。 It had lots of oral sex scenes； and
every time they started doing fellatio or cunnilingus or sixty…nine the
soundtrack would fill the cinema with loud sucking or slurping sound
effects。 Listening to them； I felt strangely moved to think that I was
living out my life on this bizarre planet of ours。
〃Who es up with these sounds； I wonder；〃 I said to Midori。
〃I think they're great！〃 she said。
There was also a sound for a penis moving in and out of a vagina。 I
had never realized that such sounds even existed。 The man was into a
lot of heavy breathing； and the woman came up with the usual sort of
expressions … 〃Yes！〃 or 〃More！〃 … as she writhed under him。 You
could also hear the bed creaking。 These scenes just went on and on。
Midori seemed to be enjoying them at first； but even she got bored
after a while and suggested we leave。 We went outside and took a few
deep breaths。 This was the first time in my life the outside air of
Shinjuku felt healthy to me。
〃That was fun；〃 said Midori。 〃Let's try it again sometime。〃
〃They just keep doing the same things；〃 I said。
〃Well； what else can they do？ We all just keep doing the same things。〃
She had a point there。
We found another bar and ordered drinks。 Ihad more whisky； and
Midori drank three or four cocktails of some indefinable kind。 Outside
again； Midori said she wanted to climb a tree。
〃There aren't any trees around here；〃 I said。 〃And even if there were；
you're too wobbly to do any climbing。〃
〃You're always so damn sensible； you ruin everything。 I'm drunk
'cause I wanna be drunk。 What's wrong with that？ And even if Iam
drunk； I can still climb a tree。 Shit； I'm gonna climb all the way to the
top of a great； big； tall tree and I'm gonna pee all over everybody！〃
〃You wouldn't happen to need the toilet by any chance？〃
〃Yup。
I took Midori to a pay toilet in Shinjuku Station； put a coin in the slot
and bundled her inside； then bought an evening paper at a nearby
stand and read it while I waited for her to e out。 But she didn't
e out。 I started getting worried after 15 minutes and was ready to
go and check on her when she finally emerged looking pale。
〃Sorry；〃 she said。 〃I fell asleep。〃
〃Are you OK？〃 I asked； putting my coat around her shoulders。
〃Not really；〃 she said。
〃I'll take you home。 You just have to get home； take a nice； long bath
and go to bed。 You're exhausted。〃
〃I am not going home。 What's the point？ Nobody's there。 I don't want
to sleep all by myself in a place like that。〃
〃Terrific；〃 I said。 〃So what are you going to do？〃
〃Go to some love hotel around here and sleep with your arms around
me all night。 Like a log。 Tomorrow morning we'll have breakfast
somewhere and go to lectures together。〃
〃You were planning this all along； weren't you？ That's why you called
me。〃
〃Of course。
〃You should have called your boyfriend； not me。 That's the only thing
that makes sense。 That's what boyfriends are for。〃
〃But I want to be with you。〃
〃You can't be with me；〃 I said。 〃First of all； I have to be back in the
dorm by midnight。 Otherwise； I'll break curfew。 The one time I did
that there was all hell to pay。 And secondly； if I go to bed with a girl；
I'm going to want to do it with her； and the last thing I want is to lie
there struggling to restrain myself。 I'm not kidding； I might end