Artist's commentary
Incident in the Bathroom
The bathroom in my house is frequented by spiders. I don't like spiders. During the days when they appear, I'll be taking a shower in fear and hoping they will not come near.
One day, when I went for a bath like usual, a spider intruded. I became frightened. And when I was frightened, I started to think. Something like... if only this spider was Yamame-chan. For just a little moment. For one moment with this spider as Yamame-chan. Come on, visualize it. Think it so that both I and Yamame-chan are alone in the small bathroom. And then, after intruding into the bathroom all the sudden, she was staring as my naked body when I was having a shower.
With that thought in mind, I felt a slight mysterious enhancement. Once I calmed down, I looked at the spider with my heart's eye.
And so, I was able to see the form of Yamame-chan clearly, wrapped in a bath towel and said, "Tehe, I'm here again." with an intention to tease. She sat down on the bathtub, and said, "Ah, don't you run today, okay? When I come in, you will always panic and leave. I'll prefer if you don't hate me." with a lonely smile.
Yes, that spider was without a doubt Kurodani Yamame-chan. I've kept running away from her till now, and when that hurt her feelings, I was much saddened. Then, Yamame-chan said, "Now, don't give me such a sad face. I'm very pleased now that you've taken notice of me." with a happy yet embarrassed face.
And thus, we decided to bury what happened in the past and talked with each other. I was curious with her life in the underground, and she took interests with my words. That way, the bath continued for a few hours.
A long bath would be a trouble to the family, right? Taking notice of that, Yamame-chan said, "Let's leave the bathroom. You're going to swell, you know?" with a smile.
When I was starting to regret parting with her, she said, "Shall we meet here again? I will always be here." with a smile. Parting with, "That was fun. See you again", I left the bathroom.
Since that fantasy, that spider has not been coming to the bathroom... Sigh...