| Kazunari: | A fireworks party's gotta have pinwheel fireworks, right? Into our basket they go! |
| Tenma: | Don't you dare buy those, Kazunari! |
| Yuki: | Get over your weird phobia already, geez. |
| Tenma: | Easy for you to say! How the hell am I supposed to 'get over' the freaky way those things move?! |
| Misumi: | I wanna get these ones that shoot up in the sky! |
| Muku: | These fountain fireworks might be good, too! |
| Yuki: | How about these ones? They apparently send out a bunch of sparks. |
| Kazunari: | Ooh, we should def get them! |
| Tenma: | Seriously, stop trying to buy the scary ones, dammit! |
| --- | |
| Izumi: | Nice! It's just dark enough to really enjoy our fireworks! |
| Yuki: | I got a bucket of water ready for us. |
| Tenma: | Cool. Let's start with these-- |
| Kazunari: | Here, Tenten! This ramune's all yours! |
| Tenma: | What the hell? |
| Misumi: | We have snacks, too! |
| Tenma: | I thought we were out here to play with fireworks! |
| Kazunari: | We are! But what's a party without drinks and snacks! |
| Tenma: | You guys, I swear... |
| Yuki: | Annnnd go. |
| Tenma: | Whoa! I haven't even finished my drink yet! Why are you setting them off now?! |
| Yuki: | Stop freaking out over every little thing, you hack. |
| Tenma: | You're blaming me?! I'm not the one who's suddenly setting things on fire! Besides, there's an order to which fireworks you start wi-- |
| Kazunari: | Boom! |
| Tenma: | Hyaaah! |
| Misumi: | Wow! So cool! |
| Tenma: | You guys...! |
| Muku: | It's okay, Tenma! We can start lighting some of the safer types, first! |
| Izumi: | Yeah! Come on, Tenma. |
| Tenma: | Geez... Fine. |
| --- | |
| Kazunari: | Hey, Mukkun, can you snap a pic of me with this app? It's all ready to go! |
| Muku: | Um, okay! |
| Kazunari: | Hey, y'all, look at me! I'm gonna write something with these sparklers! |
| Tenma: | Stop waving those around! You're going to hurt someone! |
| Kazunari: | Whoopsies! I'll do it over here, 'kay? |
| Muku: | Kazu, this is so amazing! You can see the word perfectly in the picture it took! |
| Izumi: | Oh, is that a special app or something? |
| Kazunari: | Yep, yep! It takes long-exposure pictures, which is perfect for light writing! |
| Yuki: | That's pretty neat. |
| Misumi: | It’s so pretty! |
| Kazunari: | I'll take a pic for you, too, Sumi, so go ahead! |
| Misumi: | Okay! |
| Izumi: | Are you going to draw a triangle? |
| Misumi: | Nope! I'm gonna draw Gramps’s face! I'm going to draw it over and over again, so I won’t ever forget it! |
| Yuki: | So you're going to draw a triangle... |
| Tenma: | There's simplifying someone's face, and then there's... whatever Misumi does. |
| Misumi: | Hmm... I wonder why I forgot Gramps's face, though? |
| Izumi: | I'm not sure... |
| Misumi: | I've always thought of Gramps whenever I had a bad day or felt lonely... |
| Misumi: | So I've never, ever forgotten it before. |
| Izumi: | Oh... |
| Muku: | Maybe it's because you've been having so much fun every day, Misumi. |
| Izumi: | I think Muku has a point. We're all here with you now, too, so you're no longer alone, either. |
| Misumi: | Oh... So because I'm not sad or lonely, I didn't have to think of Gramps as much every day? |
| Misumi; | I wonder if Gramps would be mad at me...? |
| Tenma: | Of course not. He told you to show him the best performance you could with the best friends you have, right? I bet he'd be really happy for you. |
| Misumi: | Mm, yeah. I know he's watching over me right now, too! |
| Yuki: | Did you seriously just call yourself one of the 'best friends' Misumi could have? |
| Tenma: | So what if I did?! |
| Yuki: | Nothing. No need to get so worked up over it. |
| Kazunari: | Tenten's right, Sumi! The Summer Troupe is the best, right? |
| Misumi: | Uh-huh! We're the best! |
| --- | |
| Izumi: | Is that all the trash? |
| Tenma: | Looks like it. We should be good. |
| Kazunari: | Oh! Sumi! Look! There's a giant triangle in the sky! |
| Misumi: | Where, where? |
| Kazunari: | Do you see those three bright stars in the sky? If you connect them, they make a triangle! |
| Misumi: | Three...stars? |
| Muku: | That's the Summer Triangle. It's made from Vega in the Lyra constellation, Deneb in the Cygnus constellation, and Altair in the Aquilla constellation. |
| Misumi: | ... |
| Kazunari: | Um, Sumi? You all right? |
| Misumi: | I was thinking about Gramps... Oh, but it' not because I feel sad! |
| Kazunari: | Oh, phew! |
| Yuki; | That was freaky. I've never seen you not react to a triangle before. |
| Misumi: | Ehehe. |
| Tenma: | All right, guys. We should start heading home. |
| Kazunari: | Oh, whoops! We forgot to use these sparklers! |
| Tenma: | We still had some of those left? |
| Izumi: | There's exactly six in here, so let's all take one. |
| Kazunari: | I've got an idea! Why don't we all light them up at the same time and see who can keep the end of their sparkler lit for the longest! |
| Muku: | And the winner will be able to make any request of us! |
| Tenma: | I'm in. This is going to be my second chance, after losing that paper airplane competition! |
| Yuki: | Oh, now you've jinxed it. |
| Tenma: | What? No, I didn't. |
| Kazunari: | Nope, you sure did. Don't you know these kinds of things are just like wishes? If you say them aloud, they'll never come true. I bet you'll lose first. |
| Tenma: | Don't say that! Now you've really jinxed my chances of winning! |
| Izumi: | Okay, guys! Do you have your sparklers ready? |
| Misumi: | Ready! Set... Go! |
| *start flashback* | |
| Hakkaku: | Misumi, do you like triangles? |
| Misumi: | Uh-huh! I do, 'cause my name is written with the same characters as 'triangle'! |
| Hakkaku: | Is that so? Well, you know, your name has a very important meaning behind it. |
| Hakkaku: | It's based off the idea of the Three Jewels from Buddhism... Hm, maybe that's too advanced for you. |
| Misumi: | ...? |
| Hakkaku: | Well, I suppose this is a bit difficult, isn't it? |
| Hakkauk: | You see, Misumi, this world is filled with many, many things, but you only need three of them to create a perfect triangle. |
| Hakkaku: | If you manage to find the three most important treasures in your life, I'm sure you will be truly happy as well, Misumi. |
| Misumi: | I can only have three treasures? |
| Hakkaku: | Yes. After all, it's no good to be too greedy. If something is really important to you, it will be the only thing you need. |
| Misumi: | Hmm... |
| Hakkaku: | I'm sure you'll be able to understand one day. |
| *end flashback* | |
| Misumi: | (I did it, Gramps. I was able to find my three treasures.) |
| Misumi: | (They're triangles, acting, and my friends. Together, they're what make my perfect, perfect triangle.) |
| Tenma: | Ack! Mine went out! |
| Yuki: | Called it. You're the first to go. |
| Tenma: | Dammit! This is all your fault! |
| Muku: | Oh... Mine stopped, too! |
| Izumi: | Whoops! There goes mine. |
| Kazunari: | Nooo! Mine's done for, as well... |
| Misumi: | (Big, big triangle stars in the sky, please make it so I can play with fireworks together with everyone next year, too!) |
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