( Tsuno Tomato walks up to One Touch Cucumber. )
Cucumber: Hi, you look so juicy!
Tomato: Hi, I’m Tsuno Tomato.
Cucumber: I’m One Touch Cucumber.
T: One Touch Cucumber?
C: Farmers touch us cucumbers only once!
T: Only once! When?
C: Only when they pick us.
T: So you look so fresh!
C: And crunchy!
T: So what are you doing here?
C: I’m looking for a partner.
T: A partner? Why?
C: Some people say I have no taste and nutrition.
T: Is that true?
C: Of course not. I have fresh taste and a lot of vitamins.
T: I have a lot of vitamins, too!
C: Perfect! Will you jump into that salad bowl with me?
T: I’d love to!
C: Hold my hand!
T: OK!
( Tsuno Tomato holds One Touch Cucumber’s hand. )
T: Wait… I feel dizzy.
C: What’s wrong?
T: Do you happen to have the substance called “ascorbinase”?
C: Actually, I do.
T: Oh, that’s terrible.
C: Why?
T: “Ascorbinase” breaks vitamin C.
C: So I broke your vitamin C?
T: It’s dangerous to stay with you.
C: Don’t say that.
T: I think we should break up.
( Tsuno Tomato runs away. )
C: I need another partner...
( Aya Wine walks up to One Touch Cucumber. )
C; Hi, you smell so fruity!
W: Hi, I’m Aya Wine.
C: I’m One Touch Cucumber.
W: So what are you doing here?
C: I’m looking for a partner.
W: A partner? Alcohol like me is ok?
C: Of course! I’m popular as bar snack!
W: So alcohol and cucumbers are a good pairing?
C: Exactly! Do you see the man with a hat?
W: Yes!
C: Let’s jump onto his table together!
W: OK!
( Aya Wine and One Touch Cucumber jump onto his table. )
C: Wow, he’s picking me right away!
W: Wow, he’s drinking me, too!
C: He looks so happy!
W: He likes our pairing!
C: Oh? He stopped eating.
W: He looks so sick.
C: Oh, he fell down!
W: Maybe he got acute alcohol poisoning.
C: What happened?
W: It’s my fault.
C: Why?
W: Alcohol makes people lose water in their body.
C: Then, it’s my fault, too.
W: Why?
C: Cucumbers also make people lose water.
W: So it’s dangerous to eat us together.
C: Don’t say that.
W: I think we should break up.
( Aya Wine runs away. )
C: I need another partner.
( Nichinan Honey walks up to One Touch Cucumber. )
C: Hi, you smell so sweet!
Nichinan Honey: Hi, I’m Nichinan Honey.
C: Hi, I’m One Touch Cucumber.
H: So what are you doing here?
C: I’m looking for a partner.
H: A partner? I often become a partner of breads and yogurt.
C: So you’re popular as a good partner?
H: Exactly! Would you like to try me?
C: Of course! Do you see the girl with a lunch box?
H: Yes!
C: Let’s jump into her lunch box together!
H: OK! Here we go!
( Nichinan Honey and One Touch Cucumber jump into her lunch box. )
C: Hey, she’s picking us right away!
H: Wow, she’s chewing us together!
C: Look! She looks surprised!
H: And she said something. What did she say?
C: She said we taste like a melon!
H: A melon? Why?
C: Actually, melons and I belong to the same type called “cucurbits”.
H: So by adding me, you become sweet and…
C: Taste like melons!
H: Hey, she keeps eating us!
C: Maybe she can’t stop eating us!
H: Like addiction?
C: A kind of that.
H: It’s dangerous to mix us together.
C: Don’t say that, honey.
H: You don’t need a partner.
C: Don’t leave me, honey.
H: You’re tasty as you are!
C: But some people say...
H: Be confident and love yourself! Bye!
( Nichinan Honey runs away. )
C: Now I understand. What I need is not a partner, but self-confidence. As honey said, I’m tasty as I am. So everyone, please try to taste me without any seasoning. Eat simply, taste deeply.