Episode 1: Pilot (Mayumi Oniyama is a Ball of Rage)
[We see a girl with reddish-pink hair working at a desk]
Girl: [sighs] Another day at the store.
Girl, voiceover: My name is Mayumi Oniyama. I guess you could say I’m a typical young adult. However, I wanna be more than just typical.
[Shows “sprite” of Mayumi leaning on her elbow, daydreaming]
[Shows drawing of Mayumi in a racecar]
Mayumi, voiceover: I want an awesome racecar!
[Shows drawing of luxury home]
Mayumi, voiceover: I want my own house!
[Shows Mayumi sitting on a pile of money]
Mayumi, VO: I want to be wealthy!!!
Mayumi, VO: But of course, I’m stuck at this crappy store job, especially since I decided not to spend my money, which I didn’t have, on college.
[Mayumi quickly checks her phone]
Mayumi: (Of course no one has texted me…)
Mayumi, VO: That’s right, no one even bothers to text me, my life is so depressing.
[A customer approaches and she puts her phone away]
[Mayumi listlessly scans the items, which are canned corn, eggrolls, sushi, and rice crackers]
Mayumi: [Bored and tired-sounding] That’ll be 2,310 Yen. Would you like your receipt?
Customer A: Sure!
Mayumi: [Doodles a smiley face and a flower on Customer A’s receipt] Have a great day, sir.
Customer A: Thanks! You too, ma’am!
Mayumi, voiceover: [Mayumi is scanning more items as people are in a line] I just wish I had a break soon…
[Customer after customer comes by and Mayumi has the same monotone “Have a great day” over and over]
Customer B: [As the old lady walks out the door] Keep smiling, honey! You got this!
Mayumi: [Half-smiles back] Thanks…!
Mayumi: [Thinking again] (That’s right, I do got this! I’ll be the nicest employee ever, with a nice car, a house, filthy rich, and…)
[Suddenly, a buff guy approaches Mayumi, trying to act “cool” but being rude.]
Guy: Yeah, woman, I don’t have time for games. [He sets down the items forcefully]
Mayumi: What?
[Mayumi scans the items and bags them, one by one]
Guy: [Crossing his arms] What’s taking so long? Even a kid could do what you’re doing. All ya have to do is scan and bag. Move those pretty hands, sweetheart.
[The camera zooms into Mayumi’s face, her eye twitching]
Mayumi, VO: But one thing most people don’t know about me unless they’re a certain group of people is, my patience is running thin.
Mayumi: [Screams at the customer, slamming her hands down on the counter, her face red] Oh, come on, dude! Can’t you see I’m trying my best over here!? You look like the type who doesn’t have to work and can’t get up off his lazy ass!!! So people like me, unlike you, actually understand how hard it is to have a freaking job!
[Mayumi starts panting, realizing what she said]
Guy: [Stares in stunned silence with a shocked expression before walking off] Fine. Whatever.
Mayumi: [Stares at the customer as he walks away, surprised at what she just did]
???: Mayumi!!!
[Mayumi jumps]
[We see a guy with dark brown hair, fairly muscular]
Mayumi: Hiro.
Hiro: Is there a problem? [Smirking]
Mayumi: [Gulps, looking worried] N-no, sir!!
Hiro: C’mon, princess. You don’t have to call me “sir”. We’ve worked together for what, a year and a half now? I’m just Hiro Hayashi.
[Hiro leans in to Mayumi]
Hiro: I saw what you did over there. That-That guy’s face! [he starts laughing]
[Mayumi starts nervously laughing, too].
[As Mayumi stops laughing, the screen pans out]
Mayumi, VO: Maybe my life isn’t so dull.