Bēniņi

The attic

Your goalI can say whose things are and when they went missing.

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Your suitcase is in the attic, where Maija put it. You take the old key from the raincoat ("Keep it," she said; now you know why) and climb the ladder from the top landing, past Jānis's door; Elīna follows. This is the X on her map, and there is a small round window, just big enough for a cat. Under the roof: buttons, a spare key, the computer mouse from the office, Toms's pen, the candle "10", the toy thermometer, the mouthpiece. Whose is what, and when did it go? "Your flat was empty for a long time," says Elīna. "It was his flat. And his things."

Friday afternoon. The company in the capital wants an answer today. Your suitcase is in the attic, where Maija put it.
Mans čemodāns ir bēniņos. Atslēga ir lietusmēteļa kabatā!
My suitcase is in the attic. And the key... the key is in the raincoat pocket!
Mans čemodāns ir bēniņos. Atslēga ir lietusmēteļa kabatā!
My suitcase is in the attic. And the key... the key is in the raincoat pocket!
Elīna is suddenly on the stairs, as if from nowhere.
Elīna
Uz bēniņiem? Es nāku ar tevi!
To the attic? I'm coming with you!
Ko tu te dari?
What are you doing here?
Ko tu te dari?
What are you doing here?
Elīna
Es vienmēr esmu te.
I'm always around.
You climb the ladder from the top landing, past Jānis's door. The old key turns in the lock.
Elīna
Tas ir krusts manā kartē! Sarkanais krusts!
This is the cross on my map! The red X!
Mazs apaļš logs. Tieši tik liels, lai kaķis varētu tikt iekšā.
And a little round window. Just big enough for a cat.
Mazs apaļš logs. Tieši tik liels, lai kaķis varētu tikt iekšā.
And a little round window. Just big enough for a cat.
Elīna
Skaties! Te ir tava atslēga no pirmās dienas!
Look! Here's your key. From the first day!
Mana atslēga! Tā pazuda divreiz!
My key! It went missing twice!
Mana atslēga! Tā pazuda divreiz!
My key! It went missing twice!
Elīna
Te ir Toma pildspalva. Un pele no biroja!
And here's Toms's pen. And the mouse from the office!
Svece no tavas dzimšanas dienas kūkas!
And the candle is from your birthday cake!
Svece no tavas dzimšanas dienas kūkas!
And the candle is from your birthday cake!
Elīna
Un mans termometrs! Tas pazuda, kad tu biji slims.
And my thermometer! It went missing when you were ill.
Elīna
Un mans termometrs! Tas pazuda, kad tu biji slima.
And my thermometer! It went missing when you were ill.
Te ir Jāņa iemutis! Viņš to meklē kopš svētkiem.
And here's Jānis's mouthpiece! He's been looking for it since the festival.
Te ir Jāņa iemutis! Viņš to meklē kopš svētkiem.
And here's Jānis's mouthpiece! He's been looking for it since the festival.
Kāpēc visas šīs lietas ir te?
Why are all these things here?
Kāpēc visas šīs lietas ir te?
Why are all these things here?
Elīna
Tavs dzīvoklis ilgi bija tukšs. Tas bija viņa dzīvoklis. Un viņa lietas.
Your flat was empty for a long time. It was his flat. And his things.
Viņa dzīvoklis... Tagad mans dzīvoklis.
His flat... And now it's my flat.
Viņa dzīvoklis... Tagad mans dzīvoklis.
His flat... And now it's my flat.
Elīna
Muris saka, tavs dzīvoklis. Bet viņa lietas.
Your flat, says Muris. But his things.
In the middle of the attic lies your suitcase, open. Muris is asleep inside.
Muri! Tas ir mans čemodāns!
Muris! That's my suitcase!
Muri! Tas ir mans čemodāns!
Muris! That's my suitcase!
Elīna
Skaties, uz kā viņš guļ.
Look what he's sleeping on.
Mana fotogrāfija! No svētkiem.
My photo! From the festival.
Mana fotogrāfija! No svētkiem.
My photo! From the festival.
Elīna
Viņš ņem tikai to, kas viņam patīk.
He only takes the things he loves.