The narrator is having sex with a childhood friend, a boy named clink. The boy tells the narrator that he is his cousin's friend and that he works in the store because he wants to do something for his boyfriend. The narrator thanks clink for his kind words and tells him to hurry back to work. He tells the boy that the store will be closed on New Year's Eve because it is the last day of the year. clink tells him that he will be staying at his house for the night because he is making a feast for the family. He says that he would like to go to the shrine to see his mother, but he does not know how to call his mother. He receives a message from clink saying that his cousin is coming to visit them for the new year. The two of them have been friends since they were in middle school and have been very close ever since.