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Episode 1 - The Show Must Go On!
-- Training Room (Day) --
Izumi: Next up, we'll start with the Mercutio scene in Act 2-
Yuzo: Hey. Guys. I'm goin' to catch a show, and you're comin' with.
Izumi: Yuzo?! Why the surprise visit?
Yuzo: 'Cuz there's a show comin' up for the troupe I coach. You're invited, so come check it out. You might learn somethin'.
Izumi: You coach your own troupe?


(He's got a point. This could be a learning opportunity. We might get some hints on how to step up our game.)


All right. Get ready to go, boys.

-- Yuzo's Troupe Theater --
Izumi: (Wow. The difference is telling.)
Sakuya: This is overwhelming...
Tsuzuru: That's Yuzo quality, all right...
Citron: He does not look like a yakuza for nothing!
Itaru: They outclass us completely.
Izumi: (I hope that wasn't too demoralizing for everybody. I'd better call a meeting when we get back.)
-- Training Room (Evening) --
Izumi: Okay, let's talk about the positive ideas we picked up from-
Sakuya: Could we put in twists every day?!
Tsuzuru: I was thinking that. Y'know, like adlibbing and stuff.
Sakuya: I heard people in the audience talking about how they kept coming to see what they mix up next!
Izumi: Uh, yeah. That's good.
Itaru: We could do some street acts in the lobby if we have the time.
Citron: That was also good, yes!
Tsuzuru: We might wanna liven up our show more. They made really effective use of lighting.
Masumi: Use more of the stage.
Tsuzuru: Yeah, let's consider how we're moving.
Izumi: Good call.
Sakuya: We don't have to do all of the bit roles internally, right? Wouldn't it better to bring in guest actors to play the extras?
Izumi: Yeah, I can talk with Matsukawa about pulling in some extra muscle from other troupes.
Tsuzuru: That might be an improvement. It'd save us a lot of time and trouble with costume changing.
Izumi: Wow, you guys. I was afraid you might be intimidated by the quality of that performance but you're already using this as brainstorming material!
Sakuya: Well, I want to make our play even better.
Tsuzuru: I want to do everything we possibly can.
Masumi: I don't wanna lose.
Citron: I must do my part!
Itaru: No reason to settle for less than perfection.
Izumi: (Looks like I was worried over nothing. Everybody's matured so much! Oh shoot, I'm getting all emotional now.)


All right, then let's do some brainstorming on how to implement those proposals you just made!

-- Living Room (Night) --
Tsuzuru: ...
Izumi: Oh, hey Tsuzuru. You're up late.
Tsuzuru: Just one of those nights.
Izumi: Oh yeah?
Tsuzuru: When I close my eyes, all I see is the play we caught today.
Izumi: It was incredible, wasn't it? I thought you guys would feel dwarfed by it, but you've really come a lot stronger.
Tsuzuru: Real talk? I got scared, and I felt like crap. I just pulled myself together since I knew we had more important things to worry about.
Izumi: That just means you've matured enough to shrug it off.
Tsuzuru: You think? I sure wish I'd gotten into theater sooner.


If I'd had the basics under my belt coming in on this production, I could've done so much more.

Izumi: You never joined your school drama club or anything?
Tsuzuru: I was too busy taking care of my little brothers for any clubs.


I tried, I really did, I did a trial membership in the drama club in high school, but...


This club was super serious. Practice ran long, I'd get home late and find out my youngest brother had a fever, there'd be a whole mess... It just wasn't working.

Izumi: Ah... So you had to put your family before yourself.
Tsuzuru: That's what I tell myself, anyway.


Honestly, I could've made it work if I'd REALLY wanted to. I could've explained the situation and gotten permission to go home early. But I didn't. I just let it go.


I've been blaming my family when the truth is I just didn't have the heart, and that's never sat right with me.

Izumi: But you went to Veludo Way to live your dream and join a troupe anyway, right?
Tsuzuru: Well, yeah...
Izumi: Then it was just a minor delay in the grand scheme of things.


It got you in with the Mankai Company. I'm grateful to you and your family both, really.


If you'd already gotten into theater, you'd probably be in a different troupe now. We might have never known each other.


And hey, we've got your fantastic original adaptation of Romeo and Juliet!

Tsuzuru: Y'know, maybe you're right.


That adaptation never would've happened if the first Spring Troupe hadn't done Romeo and Juliet, and if I hadn't met all of you guys.

Izumi: Exactly. And all of those experiences were what fueled you in the week you spent writing it.
Tsuzuru: Haha, you're not wrong. At the time I was just fixated on the fact that if I couldn't knock it out now, I'd never get it done.


Good. It wasn't all a waste.

Izumi: And you can keep writing. I'm gonna need you to. You're the Mankai Company's official playwright, after all.
Tsuzuru: Oh geez, that's going a little overboard, don't you think?
Izumi: Not in the least!
Tsuzuru: Guess we've gotta make this play succeed first, if I wanna keep writing more.
Izumi: We sure do. Let's knock it out of the park.


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