Kyo Matsumoto

Kyo Matsumoto, like most days, found himself walking to the beach. He liked to do this when he felt down, but today it was different. In reality, he ought to be leaving the town of Kuji. The whole region of Tohoku had just experienced a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and his town was going to be hit by a tsunami. He knew all this, yet his feet carried him closer and closer to the water. He wanted to see the wave. He didn’t care how dangerous it was. In fact, he didn't really care that his life was in danger. He was 22 and going nowhere, so to speak. What was the use of going on, anyway? He worked at the grocery store as the supervisor of the seafood department, and didn’t have a girlfriend or any pets. He was a waste of oxygen, he thought. There

Living along the coast of Japan meant that they knew all they needed to know about Tsunamis: They were caused by the vertical displacement of water. A mega thrust earthquake like the one that had just happened would displace a massive amount of water. A tsunami could travel across the ocean at the same speed as an airplane. Though it’s tall, the wave’s length is staggering; they can move inland for 16km before receding back into the ocean. But the most dangerous part isn’t the water coming in, but all the debris that it carries with it. They knew full well that they couldn't out run the wave once it made landfall, and if they didn’t find a safe place that they would certainly

He thought that maybe his job wasn’t such a dead end after all if it meant he could save at least one life. Although, he was pretty sure he was going to quit and reevaluate his life after this. Though it was right on the main street and completely open to any possible damage from debris, it was high enough to shelter them temporarily. They were running out of time and out of places to choose from. They made their way up to the roof of the building just as the sirens started to go off. The sound was absolutely chilling.
“I think we’ll be ok up here,” said Tsukimi, “I just hope that it will be over soon.” The wave was larger than any other they had ever seen. It looked to be about 20 feet high. It spilled over the walls meant to guard the town like they were nothing. Water rushed over the streets, carrying just about everything that crossed its path. It even washed up cars and sent them floating down the main street. There were even boats crashing into trees and buildings. Cars were starting to crash into their building as well. They started to surround the building, pushed up against it due to the current.
“Look over there,” said Tsukimi, “it’s gone…” The wave had washed out her family’s restaurant. She had that same look on her face from when he first saw her