Crumb Trail — The Rising Tide，第 12 頁
作者：Inkroost · 發布於
文字記錄
Page 12. A close panel on Momo refusing to admit she was wrong. She firmly presses the mini-fridge's single door shut with one tiny sleeve-swallowed hand — the door now fully closed and flush — and hugs her oversized magnifying glass to her chest with the other arm, lifting her chin with dignified, half-lidded eyes as if this was the plan all along. The small puddle sits nearby, now still with no new drips. MOMO: 'The breach is sealed. Case closed.'
圖片說明
Close view of the chibi girl in the yellow coat firmly pressing the mini-fridge door shut with one hand, chin lifted with wounded dignity, hugging her magnifying glass to her chest. The small puddle sits nearby, now still.
關於本章
A small puddle spreads across the Tiny Case Agency floorboards, and Momo is certain the agency is under siege by a rising flood — an intruder who crept in at dawn with dripping boots, water meaning to drown them out. She wrings out her own soaked coat hem as evidence, climbs to 'high ground' on the folding chair, and finally tracks the tide to its source in the corner. Ganta tells her on page five that the fridge is open. She hushes him, follows the drips herself, flings the mini-fridge door wide to confront the intruder — and a cold drip lands on her nose. Unable to admit she left it ajar, she shoves the door shut, declares the breach sealed and the tide turned, and falls asleep. Ganta delivers the verdict once she is out: she left it open.