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00:00I'm Shota, a 21-year-old factory employee.

00:04I'm pretty socially awkward.

00:06I don't fit in and didn't have any friends in elementary, middle, or high school.

00:11Good morning.

00:12Morning.

00:13I work in a factory.

00:15I wanted to choose a job where I had to talk to people as little as possible and I managed

00:20to get one.

00:22Good work today.

00:23Nice work.

00:25I didn't have to talk to anyone, a thing I'm not very good at, so it was a good fit for

00:31me without any mental stress.

00:33Of course, I didn't have any conversational skills and I spent my days just going back

00:37and forth between work and home.

00:40I wish I had a friend to enjoy the weekend with or a girlfriend.

00:44If I could have been reborn, I want to be able to talk like a normal person and live

00:49a quality life.

00:52If I could do that, I wouldn't have any trouble.

00:56Ugh, man.

00:58But what should I do?

01:00Go to a conversation class?

01:02Ugh, that's scary.

01:04To start conversation class, I would have had to talk to people when I signed up too,

01:10so I was blocked in all directions.

01:12I found out about hobby friendships and other odd requests in internet forums.

01:18Local forum, friends wanted.

01:20Hmm, I'm a socially awkward person who doesn't speak well with others.

01:25I'm looking for someone who can join me for a conversation place.

01:30Posted by Suzuki Mail.

01:32I guess there are other people like me.

01:34I thought about it for a while and built up the courage to send an email to the poster

01:39Suzuki.

01:40The next night, Suzuki contacted me and we decided to talk while using the video off

01:45function on Skype.

01:49Nice to meet you.

01:50N-nice to meet you too.

01:53Hey, you're Suzuki, right?

01:56Ah, I'm sorry.

01:59I'm a woman.

02:00W-woman?

02:01I'm Sana.

02:02I thought it would be safer to register as a man, so I...

02:08I can't talk to women.

02:11I'm sorry.

02:12Then let's end it here.

02:15Wait, but it's a good opportunity, so I'll do my best.

02:19I'm so sorry.

02:21As Sana apologized desperately, I decided to seize the opportunity.

02:27It's nice weather today.

02:29Y-yeah, it's warm.

02:32Oh my god, I don't know what to say.

02:36Talking about games and anime out of the blue was risky, and political and economic news

02:40were too rigid.

02:42I didn't have anything to talk about in the first place, since I only go back and forth

02:46between work and home.

02:48Um, please, tell me more about you.

02:52I'll tell you about myself too, so...

02:55Well, um, I'm...

02:58I'm Shota, 21 years old.

03:01I live in Tokyo.

03:02I'm a factory worker and I live with my parents.

03:05I went to elementary school in...

03:07I'm just spilling out my personal information.

03:11I'm 21, and live in Tokyo too.

03:15I'm not very good at talking to people, but I know I need to get over that.

03:20I'm also socially awkward and have no friends at all, but I want to change.

03:27It's good to talk to you, Shota, because we're the same and I know how you feel.

03:32I was scared at first when I found out you were a woman, but I'm glad I've found the

03:37courage.

03:38You are easy to talk to.

03:39Um, would you mind practicing conversation again?

03:43I'd like that too.

03:45How about the same time next week?

03:47Yeah, please.

03:49It was about 30 minutes.

03:51The content of the conversation was poor, but I was filled with a sense of satisfaction

03:56at having taken a big step forward.

03:59After that, the weekly conversation practice continued.

04:03Two months later...

04:04Do you have a dream, Shota?

04:08I like to build plastic models, and it might be a little hard for me, but I would like

04:12to build a family and enjoy it with my kids.

04:15That's my big dream.

04:16That's nice.

04:17My dream is to do freelance design work.

04:22I really don't think a socially awkward person like me is suited for the workplace.

04:27Also, if I ever get married and have kids, I want to be able to stay home with them.

04:34Sounds nice.

04:35We naturally became friends.

04:37I got to the point where sometimes I would think to myself, if I married her, for a moment,

04:44and a year passed, we still didn't know each other's faces, only voices.

04:49It's warm today.

04:50Yeah, the weather is nice.

04:53Hey!

04:54Hey!

04:55You go first.

04:57Okay.

04:59Do you want to meet up sometime?

05:01I was thinking the same thing.

05:03It'd be good practice for us to meet and talk.

05:07We decided to meet at a halfway point.

05:10The day we promised.

05:11I was so nervous.

05:12I got to the meeting place half an hour early.

05:15As a landmark, she wore a white dress, and I stood with a magazine.

05:21I'm getting nervous.

05:22I wonder what kind of girl she is.

05:25Shota?

05:26Yeah, it's me, Shota.

05:29Wow, she's cute.

05:32I was nervous, and I got here too early.

05:34You're early, too.

05:36I was nervous, too.

05:37Well, let's go eat, yeah?

05:40We walked into a restaurant, had a meal, and realized it had been almost three hours.

05:45Today, I could talk naturally like it wasn't me.

05:49I guess all the practice we've been doing for the past year has really paid off.

05:54I felt like I wasn't myself, either.

05:58I want to spend more time with her.

06:01We left the restaurant and walked alone.

06:04I'm sure flown by.

06:06It was fun.

06:08Hey, would you please marry me?

06:11What?

06:12Oh my god, that's not what I wanted to say.

06:16Well, we're still young, so I like to date first as a prerequisite for marriage.

06:23No, no, no, no, no.

06:25I made a mistake.

06:26I was going to ask you to go out with me.

06:30Would you date me with the intention of marriage?

06:33Yes, I look forward to a long relationship.

06:37I'm so happy, I'm going to cry.

06:40You're the first girlfriend I've had in my life.

06:43You're my first boyfriend, too.

06:45I have a feeling that you and I will get along just fine.

06:49I'd like to spend some more time with you.

06:52Would you like to go out for a drink now?

06:55I'm glad to hear that, because I felt the same way.

06:59I'm a socially awkward person, so it's a dream come true for me

07:03to have a proposal accepted from someone I like.

07:06I can be who I am with you.

07:09I feel like I'm a little drunk.

07:12Are you okay?

07:13Maybe you should take a little rest.

07:16Huh?

07:17The next thing I knew, we were in front of a hotel.

07:21Huh?

07:23I held hands with her for the first time, and she led me to that place.

07:27She was surprisingly bold, but I was happy.

07:31This means she's okay with it, right?

07:34Now that I've come this far, there's no turning back.

07:38Santa, now will you please practice that with me?

07:42Okay, sure.

07:45Next morning.

07:47Why don't you come visit sometime?

07:49I'd like to introduce you to my parents.

07:52Thank you.

07:53I'll introduce you to my parents, too.

07:55We were in a state of joy and happiness that we had never experienced before.

08:00We were socially awkward, but we had made great strides, and it was like a dream.

08:06After that, it was our parents who got us into trouble.

08:09This is Santa, who I've been dating.

08:11She's really sweet and pretty and nice.

08:15I'm Santa.

08:16It's nice to meet you.

08:18Hey, say something.

08:20You're being rude.

08:22I was angry at my parents for being so cold to her.

08:26After I saw off Santa.

08:29That pretty girl is your girlfriend?

08:31Are you okay?

08:33I was worried about you because you've suddenly changed.

08:36Are you sure it's not a marriage scam?

08:39That's enough.

08:40She's not that kind of person.

08:42Later, I went to see her parents, too.

08:46My daughter distrusts people and never even brings her girlfriends home, so I can't believe she's dating.

08:54Santa, is he trustworthy?

08:56Is he deceiving you?

08:58You're both being rude to him.

09:01I've changed.

09:02We've changed each other.

09:05Um, I can kind of understand how you feel.

09:08But after seeing how we're doing, will you please allow us to be together?

09:13Then I worked as a different person.

09:15I took the initiative to work overtime and save money.

09:18And together, with the savings I already had, I saved three million yen in three years.

09:24By working, I showed how serious I was about Santa.

09:28Shora...

09:29I've been working hard for the past three years to save up.

09:33Will you please allow me to marry Santa?

09:36Thanks to you, Santa's become a lot brighter.

09:38Please, take care of my daughter.

09:41My parents also acknowledged that my change was thanks to Santa, and we were then able to marry with dignity.

09:49One year after the marriage, we had a son, and I was filled with happiness.

09:53As for me and Santa's socially awkwardness...

09:56Maybe he looks like you.

09:58He's cute.

09:59Lately, when I go to the park, people start talking to me.

10:04I've started exchanging information with other mothers.

10:07I used to only talk to people at work about the bare minimum.

10:11But now that I'm a conscious parent, I decided that wasn't good enough.

10:15So I started talking to them more.

10:17I'm really grateful that I met Santa at the right time.

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