[#ShirokumaLiteratureClub October ③] Various Confusions

I am creating a single story using all the monthly prompts from the Shirokuma Literature Club. Regular members are told all the prompts at the beginning of the month, which is how I came up with this idea. I am challenging myself every month with a style where the first entry is a 20-character short story, and subsequent entries are stories with no character limit.

In addition to the above, each story begins with a grandmother reading aloud from the prompt, followed by a conversation with her grandchild. I would appreciate it if you could join me to see if I can successfully complete 12 stories in 2025.

The first entry for October is here👇

The second entry for October is here👇

"It's used in coffee too! Don't think it's only for the night!"

Black was fuming.

"But I'm used in coffee too."

When Brown said this in a laid-back tone, Black choked on his words.

"And hair too!"

Brown added to what Black had said.

"That's me too."
"Ah! Lately, me too!"
"Me too!"

The other colors happily raised their hands as well. Since there are so many hair colors these days, the idea that black equals hair is no longer the case in the current hair color landscape.

"But the night sky is only black."

Light Blue said while looking up at the night sky.

"That's why I think you, Black, must be an expert on the taste of the moon."

Whoosh. Light Blue moved closer to Black.

"Waaaah... Waaaaah!"

A troubled Black burst into loud tears. How could he possibly know what the moon tastes like?

"I-I'm not blaming you."

Now it was Light Blue's turn to be flustered, and he began to sob.

I just want to know what the moon tastes like. Waaah!

Oh, this is troublesome. It's all very troublesome.

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Kuro-kun, you poor thing.

My sister looked at him with a slightly sympathetic expression.

But I want to know what the moon tastes like.

When my younger brother took the light blue side, my sister pouted and said,

But you shouldn't ask for the impossible! You shouldn't, you shouldn't!

She sang. A tear appeared in my brother's eye, so our grandmother hurriedly stepped between the two grandchildren.

Both of you are right.

Huh? That's strange, the grandchildren began to complain to their grandmother. As they watched their grandmother's troubled face as she apologized, the grandchildren's hearts seemed to calm down. The heaviness of their eyelids chased away the argument, and the two snuggled up close and began to sleep soundly.

They are angels...

Grandmother wore a melting smile as she gazed at their adorable faces.

(To be continued)

Thank you again for this week, Department Head Kosuke Komaki.