Captain Sky's Pirates/Story/Chapter 2

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Izumi:	Tsuzuru, I heard you finished writing the script already.
Tsuzuru:	I did, yeah.
Tenma:	And, hey, look at you. You're still alive.
Muku:	This is so rare!
Kazunari:	Ooh, I'm totally hyped to see what you wrote for us this time, Tsuzuroon!
Misumi:	I hope it's a story about triangles!
Yuki:	Fat chance.
Tsuzuru:	Just read through it. After you're done, there's something else I want to talk to you all about.
Izumi:	What is it?
Tsuzuru:	Go ahead and read the script first. I'll get into it later.
Izumi:	All right, then.
Izumi:	Hmm...
Muku:	Wow! We're doing a story about pirates this time!
Yuki:	Hm. Looks like it'll be a piece of cake to put together the costumes for this play.
Kazunari:	Yeah! We got the sky and the sea and the pirates... Blue would be good base, and--ooh! you can use yellow as an accent color!
Izumi:	(Let's see... So it's another comedy, of course. We have a crew of pirates who are led by their airheaded and naive captain, Sky...)
Izumi:	(When they hear of the bounty on Black Beard's head, they start the hunt, but shenanigans ensue when their target runs right into them.
Izumi:	This is really funny and interesting!
Tsuzuru:	Hng...
Izumi:	W-whoa! Tsuzuru?
Tenma:	so much for still being alive!
Yuki:	What is this? Delayed onset sleeping syndrome?
Kazunari:	Can't say I was expecting that!
Izumi:	Whatever he wanted to talk to us about, that can wait until later. Let's get him back to his room first!
Misumi:	Okay!
Tenma:	Fine.
	---
Izumi:	Okay, let's start with castin--
Yuzo:	Hey. I'm comin' in.
Izumi:	Oh! What's up, Yuzo?
Yuzo:	I needed to borrow some props from you guys, and I thought I'd drop in and see how your mugs were doin' while I was at it.
Izumi:	Great timing! We were just about to decide roles for our new play.
Yuzo:	So the Summer Troupe's up to bat again? What's the story about?
Tenma:	Pirates.
Yuzo:	Pirates, huh?
Yuzo:	The original Summer Troupe did a play on pirates, too. Hakkaku used to love that play. They kept doin' reruns of it.
Misumi:	Gramps liked pirates, too?!
Kazunari:	Wait a sec, Sumi. Your grandma used to be involved with the Mankai Company?
Misumi:	Uh-huh!
Izumi:	Misumi's grandfather, Hakkaku, was the scriptwriter for the first generation of the Mankai Company.
Tenma:	Seriously?!
Muku:	No way!
Yuki:	So that's why the Trianglian was secretly living in the dorm?
Misumi:	Well... I actually came here 'cause this dorm had the biggest, most triangular roof I could find!
Yuki:	wait, it was just a coincidence?!
Muku:	What a wonderful coincidence it was! Maybe it was fate!
Yuzo:	How's that old man doin', anyway?
Misumi:	He died six years ago.
Yuzo:	He what?!
Yuzo:	...So he's gone, huh.
Izumi:	You didn't know?
Yuzo:	After the original Mankai Company disbanded, we stopped talkin' to each other. Then, we just lost contact altogether.
Yuzo:	If I'd known this might happen, I would've tried to get in contact with him and the others earlier, though...
Yuzo:	I bet none of 'em even know Hakkaku's passed, even though he did so much for us back then...
Izumi:	(Yuzo...)
Misumi:	If Gramps liked pirates that much, then I wanna play the captain!
Tenma:	Why not? With your acting skills, you should have no problem with that role.
Izumi:	Your happy-go-lucky personality fits perfectly with Sky's, too!
Kazunari:	I'm totes down for Sumi as the captain!
Muku:	Same!
Yuki:	No complaints here.
Izumi:	Great! So Misumi will be Captain Sky! Next, we need someone to play the role of his navigator, Henry.
Tenma:	I think it should be someone who hasn't had a major role yet.
Yuki:	Well, that leaves us with one person.
Kazunari:	Mukkun, it's you!
Muku:	W-w-what? Me?!
Misumi:	Let's do this, Muku!
Muku:	B-but... Are you sure I'm the right choice for a lead role?
Tenma:	Sure. This is already our third show, which means you have plenty of experience under your belt now. You'll be fine.
Kazunari:	Yeah! You've got this, Mukkun!
Izumi:	Henry's perfect for you, too! He may look cute on the outside, but he's tough as nails on the inside. You'll be great as him!
Muku:	I'll... I'll do my best!
Izumi:	Next, we have our key leader, the mysterious Black Beard Francoise. They're supposed to be a woman, so--
Misumi:	Tenma, wanna do it?
Tenma:	Why me?!
	---
Izumi:	Great! now we have all the roles sorted out.
Kazunari:	Oh, man! I'm so pumped to play a naval officer!
Tenma:	Your personality probably resembles your character the least out of all of us.
Yuki:	Says you. You're nothing like your 'lowly deckhand' role, if you ask me.
Tenma:	You think?
Yuki:	With the way you walk around like you own the place? Yeah.
Tenma:	H-hey, I don't...!
Yuzo:	This is already shapin' up to be a pretty interesting comedy.
Izumi:	Yuzo, are Tsuzuru's scripts different from the ones Hakkaku used to write?
Yuzo:	Of course they are. Your scrips are usually set in the modern world. They're younger, fresher.
Yuzo:	Hakkaku, on the other hand, sued to really love his period pieces.
Yuki:	Huh.
Muku:	Misumi, what was your grandfather like?
Kazunari:	I don't know anything about him, but I'm picturing a pretty scary dude.
Misumi:	Gramps was really nice! And he looked like, um...
Misumi:	...
Kazunari:	Wanna try drawing him on this piece of paper?
Misumi:	Thanks! Umm, he looked like this!
Tenma:	That's just a triangle!
Yuki:	It looks like a preschooler drew this...
Yuzo:	It's pretty hard to remember what his mug looked like, eh?
Misumi:	Ehehe. Yeah.
Izumi:	All right, guys. I'd like you to study the script on your own until rehearsal starts tonight, okay?
Muku:	Yes, ma'am!
Kazunari:	Gotcha!
	---
Izumi:	Are we all ready? Let's do a read-through from the top! ...Wait, where's Misumi?
Muku:	Huh? I don't see him anywhere...
Tenma:	Is he running late?
Kazunari:	I can go get him!
Izumi:	No, it's fine. I'm sure he'll be here soon, so let's get started without him for now.
	---
Misumi:	Sorry I'm late!
Izumi:	There you are, Misumi! What happened?
Misumi:	Umm, I was kinda thinking about stuff... and then it was time for rehearsal!
Yuki:	Seriously?
Tenma:	Get it together, Misumi. You're supposed to be leading us this time around.
Misumi:	Sorry...
Izumi:	(How strange. Misumi's usually never late for practice. He doesn't look like his usual cheery self, either...)
Misumi:	Where are we up to?
Izumi:	Dont worry about it. We can start from the top again.
Misumi:	Thank you!
	---
Misumi:	Listen up, ye scurvy dogs! We be lookin' fer Black Beard!
Muku:	Cap'n, I heard about that rascal, but I hardly think he's worth our time!
Misumi:	Henry, you fool! He's worth a million dollars! How's that for 'worth our time'?!
Misumi:	Aye, with that kind of money, we can e'en fix our broken mast an' replace our sail with a nicely stitched one...
Tenma:	C-Cap'n! We could do it! Got tears in me eyes!
Izumi:	(Hmm...It feels like Misumi's having trouble with his lines...)
Izumi:	(Well, Sky is a pretty ditzy character, so maybe it's on purpose, but...)
Tenma:	Hey, Misumi. It's your line.
Misumi:	Oh! Sorry!
Izumi:	(...Or not.)
Yuki:	Hey, Trianglian. What's up with you today?
Kazunari:	Are you feeling okay?
Misumi:	I'm okay!
Muku:	C-Cap'n! This scoundrel's holdin' onto a-a fake black beard!
Izumi:	Relax, Muku. You're too tense.
Muku:	O-okay! Sorry!
Muku:	Cap'n! This scoundrel's holdin' onto a back... Oh, no!
Kazunari:	Relax, Mukkun! It's okay!
Muku:	Sorry... I'm just a shriveled carrot forgotten in the back of the fridge. Just a wilted, soggy scrap of spinach that should've been thrown out two weeks ago...
Izumi:	You're fine, Muku! Besides, both of those are perfect for vegetable stock!
Izumi:	Once you get a hang of your lines, you'll be great!
Muku:	O-okay!
Izumi:	(He's as nervous as he was during his first play... I hope the pressure of a lead role isn't too much for him.)
Yuki:	...
Tenma:	Ugh...
	---
Izumi:	Let's wrap things up for today. I want everyone to reflect on your performance and try to make improvements for tomorrow!
Misumi:	Roger...
Muku:	Okay!
Izumi:	(I wasn't expecting smooth sailing for our first day of rehearsal, but this was way worse then I feared...)