Time Traveler

The other day, I
with my fellow Noter from the 'After School Writing Club',
Ryujiro Tatsunoko,

participated in a certain project.
Here it is!

That masterpiece film,
'Back to the Future',
a story about time traveling to the past.
Since it has been 40 years
since this movie was released,
we get to enjoy the music
with a live orchestra while watching the film.
Quite a project, right!

In terms of cost,
it's about four times the price of a regular movie,
but isn't a live orchestra worth it?

The venue is
the Grand Cube Osaka (Osaka International Convention Center) Main Hall.
It's near Nakanoshima Station on the Keihan Line.
Since it's next to the Rihga Royal Hotel,
I decided to take
the free shuttle bus
from JR Osaka Station
to the Rihga Royal Hotel.
It seems to come every 15 minutes.

The performance starts at 12:30.
I arrived at Osaka Station around 11:30
and got in touch with Ryujiro-san.
Ryujiro-san had been
in a long line for the shuttle bus,
and since some strangers nearby
said they were also going to see the movie,
he had decided to take a taxi with them, but he suddenly canceled that
and came over to where I was.
I'm very grateful.

Even though the two of us stood in the long line waiting,
with a 28-passenger shuttle bus,
it wasn't moving much.
Is the large number of people due to the rain?
Time is slipping away.
It's 12:00,
and we're on the verge of whether we'll make it in time.
I'm getting anxious.
I talked it over with Ryujiro-san,
and we discussed
calling out to the two ladies
standing three spots behind us
to see if they wanted to share a taxi.
Then,
Ryujiro-san

'I'm known as a lady-killer, so shall I call out to them?'

Just as he said that with a smug look
and was about to put it into action,
a huge, large-sized bus
with 'Rihga Royal Hotel' written on itappeared right in front of us!?

'Huh? It's huge! Isn't that a 48-seater? Can't we just barely fit on that?'

Perhaps because it was raining,
or maybe the Rihga Royal Hotel staff
were being thoughtful?
We were overjoyed by this sudden stroke of luck.
I felt like dancing Mayim Mayim!

We kept boarding the bus.
We were cutting it very close.
What will happen?
Ryujiro is known at Rylan Planning
as the 'Last-Minute Boy'
because he posts articles right at the moment the date changes.
He often
transcends time and
makes the participants nervous.
I really hope
he doesn't show off that talent here!

12:09 PM.
We managed to get on.
We were in the back row.
They stopped letting people on three people after us.
Oh!
Last-Minute Boy! A miracle!
Wow, that was a real lifesaver.
Now it's a race against time.

We arrived at the Rihga Royal Hotel
around 12:20 PM
and dashed to the restroom 💨

From there,
we dashed to the venue next door.
We arrived 3 minutes before the start.
Would we be able to find our seats?
2nd Floor, ER Seat 9.
It's hard to understand.
What? What is ER!
Anyway, we dashed inside.
Since we didn't know where it was, we asked a staff member,
and they guided us to our seats.
How kind. Bravo!
We made it just in the nick of time before the show started.

The orchestra members
finished their preparations,
it turned 12:30 PM,
the lights went out, and the opening began.
If we had been late,
we definitely would have been lost.
The orchestra's performance
really has a different kind of impact.

'Back to the Future 1'
The movie begins.

Did it go like this?
My memory is hazy.
I met the wild-haired
Dr. Doc,
got into a car called the DeLorean,
and went to the past.
I started to recognize things from around here.

Once I arrived in the past,
after having lunch,
due to the exhaustion from the frantic running around,
I was hit by an intense wave of sleepiness.
The wonderful performance only made me feel more drowsy.

Before I knew it,
the scene where the protagonist meets his mother
in the past
had already passed.
Oh my god.
Panna cotta!

From there on,
the events unfolded so rapidly that there was no time to sleep.
After an hour had passed,
there was a 20-minute intermission.

I headed to the restroom.
There was a long line.
After taking care of business,
I went to check out the merchandise corner.
There wasn't anything in particular I wanted to buy.
On the way,
I ran into a cosplayer dressed as Doc Brown.
He was waving at everyone.
He had the complete demeanor of a celebrity.

This guy is amazing.
He buys all his related items
on Amazon.
He even had things like controllers.

The second half begins.
The orchestra's performance resonates in my gut.
It doubles the impact of the visuals on screen.
It's so entertaining that you wouldn't think it's a 40-year-old movie.
I can enjoy it with a fresh perspective.

Even though we didn't call for an encore,
the conductor bowed and left,
then came back out with a skateboard in hand
to conduct.
The audience went wild!
Extra music 🎵
That's great service.

"This concludes today's time travel."

That was the signal that it was over.
It gave me chills!
What a clever touch 🎵
Everyone

Oh wow!!!!

A voice of admiration escapes. I understand that feeling.

I enjoyed it for a little over two hours! The lingering feeling remains.

I will take some photos on the way home.

When I left the venue, a DeLorean was on display.

It seems you can ride it if you line up. I wanted to ride it, but the staff told me I couldn't ride it from now on. George shock! What a shame.

From there, I walked to JR Fukushima and had a celebratory drink on the way.

A famous oden restaurant. There is a line. I will wait in line until it opens at 4:00 PM.

Everything was exquisite. I wonder if I was there for a little over an hour? I enjoyed the conversation and the food.

Wow, that was fun.
I'm grateful to Ryujiro for inviting me.
Even though it was a rush,
I managed to catch the bus just in time,
and I made it by the start time.

Watching that movie makes me think about
which part of my past I would want to return to.
Where would you all want to go back to?
Eighth grade was the most fun for me.
That was back when my homeroom teacher called me 'Clown'.
Since you're not supposed to change the past,
I'd have to act normal.
I'm scared of myself because I'd probably get too carried away.

Before I knew it,
I had been time traveling
for quite a while after getting home.
Time Traveler,
that was the volume by Arkun.

Thank you for reading
until the very end.