Ms. Jin/History

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## Background

Jin is a chipmunk who works for a publishing company. The deadline for the month is tonight, but because their star writer, Ms. Fig, had not submitted her manuscript, and because the workers feel she does not get along with carnivores, they ask Jin to go fetch the manuscripts personally. She argues she's only been in the company for a month and doesn't know what kind of writer Ms. Fig is. She ends up giving in to the pressure from her coworkers and goes to Ms. Fig's home. Taking into account that she is a snow rabbit, she buys a carrot cake as a gift.

Upon arriving at Ms. Fig's home (Beast Apartments), Jin nervously knocks on the door and announces who it is. To her surprise, the one who opens the door turns out to be a giant bear (Bogue). Despite being shocked, she imposingly asks where Ms. Fig is. Bogue answers that the manuscript is not finished yet and invites her to come in. Jin, looking at Bogue, wonders if this bear really is Ms. Fig. Bogue asks Jin if she also believed the rumor that Ms. Fig is a rabbit and asks her not to leave the door open since it makes ideas and inspiration flow out. He is missing about half a page and asks her whether she is leaving or coming in. Jin decides to stay and walks into the room.

Jin remembers how she learned about Ms. Fig's novels back in high school and had finished reading all her books and novels in a relatively short time. In all her novels, all the main characters were herbivores in today's society. The author was like a guiding light for the weak and there were few authors who could express the yearnings of herbivores in such a way. Bogue reveals to her that despite being a bear, he is able to precisely detail his thoughts and that is why he hates careless editors, stating that perhaps letting Jin in was the right thing to do. Jin thinks that even for her, these problems have to be set aside and was asked to make sure the manuscript could be finished, so she can't leave without them. After thinking about it, Jin tells Bogue that she really enjoys his work and is happy to meet him, flattering the accurate way he describes the weakness, sorrow and fear of herbivores. She asks how he is able to understand their daily lives, the fear of carnivores, the fear of being eaten, the fear as herbivores. Bogue reveals that there are many middle-aged men who are capable of writing stories that appeal to the younger female generation and claims to be possessed by a soul of a herbivore. However, without inspiration he is unable to deeply enjoy the hearts and desires of herbivores and so cannot fully understand them. Rising up in fury, Bogue claims that the job isn't so simple, and in the end he is still a black bear and has hit bottom with his writer's block. Scared, Jin affirms that everything is fine since people will read whatever Ms. Fig writes and also he is only missing half a page. Bogue declares that she really doesn't know how much the final words of a writing can affect its success. Bogue declares that his writings career could only make it so far, and it seems that he will have to find another way to feed himself. Bogue kneels before her and asks her to tell him what fear really looks like, leaving Jin terrified and not knowing what he means. Bogue claims that he no longer has the brilliance of a herbivore and this way of life. Kneeling over Jin, Bogue claims that he must retrieve those feelings, the emotions of a herbivore, and asks for them to "become one". Leaving Jin frightened, Bogue tells her that if she cooperates, they will be able to finish the manuscript, and it would be a great honor. Jin sees Bogue writing, recites the line that he wrote and asks for her opinion, while Jin is left speechless with her face full of tears. Bogue reveals that what he just did was because he was running out of inspiration. He thanks her for allowing him to write down a great material and hands her the manuscript.

Outside, exalted by the terrifying experience she just had, Ms. Jin wonders if it is normal to have such a life-threatening case when entering a company for the first time. She wonders whether Bogue held onto the manuscript just so he could get that strike of brilliance or he really wanted to eat her, reflecting on the words that Bogue wrote. Jin confirms that this is a pretty good ending, but she is still a little annoyed. Jin concludes that as a chipmunk, getting the manuscript was already a blessing and hopefully Bogue could explain the reasoning as to why he needed that bit of writing for the manuscript.