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Miyagi: So you're my son... (Legoshi keeps silent. Miyagi inwardly struggles to read him). What's your mother's name?
Legoshi: Leano.
(Miyagi gathers his thoughts).
Miyagi: Leano... I kinda remember meeting a female with that name... years ago. We slept together one night, then I never heard from her again. Nothing personal.
Legoshi: S'ok; Mom said she'd forgotten your name when she visited me in the hospital a coupla years ago.
Miyagi: A coupla years ago? Your grandfather said Leano... unalived herself when you were a kid.
Legoshi (frowns): Don't sugarcoat it... she killed herself. I... I dreamed about her while I was in the hospital. That's all there is to it.
(Miyagi briefly keeps silent).
Miyagi: I see... you want the three of us should have dinner or something? I'm buying.
Legoshi: Promise we won't talk about all this? I... I don't want to remember... at least not now.
Miyagi: I understand.
Legoshi: I'll ask my girlfriend and my best friend if they can come along. I... I'll feel better with them by my side.
Miyagi: Do what you think is best.
(Brief, awkward silence).
Legoshi: So... what do we do now?
Miyagi: Nothing. We go on with our lives, one day at a time, like always. It's what's kept me going from day one. (Brief pause). Kid... Legoshi... I swear I didn't know. Your mother--
(Legoshi holds back tears).
Legoshi: Please... don't go there. I... I... forget it. This was all a huge mistake. I need to be alone...
(Legoshi leaves. Shaking his head, a somber Miyagi follows suit).