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| Izumi: | And so, as of today, Itaru Chigasaki and Citron here will be joining us! |
| Citron | Once more, a pleasure to meet you. |
| Izumi: | (It's still kind of mindblowing seeing Citron with his mask off. He was even prettier than I expected.) |
| Manager: | Wow, you got five people together on the new Spring Troupe's third day of existence! Color me impressed! |
| Tsuzuru: | Where's Itaru, anyway? |
| Sakuya: | He went home to get his stuff. He'll be joining our rehearsals starting tomorrow. |
| Izumi: | All right. I'd like to settle on a program for our show next month. |
| Sakuya: | Should we be doing that when Itaru's not here? |
| Izumi: | We've only got seven weeks until showtime. If we don't start on a script now, we have no chance. |
| Manager: | Is using old scripts out of the question? |
| Izumi: | Not entirely. |
| Sakuya: | The original Spring Troupe's Romeo and Juliet was great! |
| Masumi: | If we do the same one, people will expect it to be just as good. |
| Izumi: | They ARE kind of a tough act to follow... |
| Citron: | Romeo and Juliet is a lovely story! Back in my country, we cry when Romeo goes back to his home planet! |
| Izumi: | Uh, you sure we're talking about the same story? |
| Tsuzuru: | Hey, um... |
| Izumi: | Yes, Tsuzuru? |
| Tsuzuru: | I'd like to write a new script, if I could. |
| Izumi: | Oh, right. You're the aspiring scriptwriter. |
| Izumi: | (But script readings will take time, especially with this cast. We need a script yesterday. I hate to dsappoint Tsuzuru, but...) |
| Manager: | What would you say to writing the next one, Tsuzuru? |
| Tsuzuru: | Who's to say there'll even be a next one? |
| Manager: | Well, uh... |
| Izumi: | Hmm. |
| Izumi: | How long would it hypothetically take for you to write a script, Tsuzuru? |
| Tsuzuru: | I've written short pieces, but nothing in the two-hour range before. |
| Izumi: | Ah... |
| Izumi: | (I guess I could give him a deadline, but that might be time better spent rehearsing.) |
| Izumi: | (Maybe I should call it off...) |
| Tsuzuru: | If I had one week...could you give me a week to take a crack at this? If it doesn't work out, I'll drop it. I won't miss a rehearsal while I'm at it either! |
| Izumi: | Tsuzuru... |
| Izumi: | (He looks so driven. I can tell he really wants to do this script.) |
| Izumi: | Okay. I'll give you one week off rehearsals. But in return, I expect a complete and workable script. |
| Tsuzuru: | Really? Are you sure? |
| Izumi: | I'd better not see anything halfassed, either, or we'll have words. |
| Tsuzuru: | Yikes... |
| Izumi: | Look, our troupe's existence is on the line here. Don't screw the rest of us over just because you wanted to try your hand at a writing exercise. |
| Tsuzuru: | ...Yes'm. |
| Sakuya: | Good luck, Tsuzuru! |
| Manager: | Have you settled on what you want to write? |
| Tsuzuru: | I've had Romeo and Juliet on the brain ever since I saw the first Spring Troupe's show, so I'll double down on that. |
| Citron: | Very nice! I will play the abducted alien! |
| Tsuzuru: | Seriously, whatever you saw, it ain't Romeo and Juliet. |
| Masumi: | You gonna be Juliet? |
| Izumi: | Who, me? No way. I'm just here to direct. I'm never setting foot on stage again. |
| Izumi: | (I made up my mind about that long ago. I'll never take the stage as an actor again. I'm not cut out for it, anyway.) |
| Manager: | The Mankai Company's always been an all-male group. Traditionally, guys also cover the female roles. |
| Izumi: | Ooh, I see. |
| Sakuya: | I guess that means someone's putting on a dress this time, huh? |
| Manager: | The first Spring Troupe had an effeminate actor who excelled at female roles, but... |
| Izumi: | I feel like having one of you dress up as a girl might come off in bad taste if we don't play our cards right. |
| Tsuzuru: | Don't worry, guys. I've got this. |
| Izumi: | Okay, Tsuzuru. We'll take your word for it. |
| Tsuzuru: | Thanks. |
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| Izumi: | All right, so Tsuzuru's in charge of the script. That's all for today. |
| Izumi: | Tomorrow's a weekday, so Sakuya and Masumi have school. Don't be late for class, okay? |
| Masumi: | You wake me up. |
| Izumi: | Sakuya, I'm leaving Masumi in your capable hands. |
| Sakuya: | Yes, ma'am! |
| Manager: | Are you sure you want Tsuzuru handling this? We could still dig up old Spring Troupe scripts. |
| Manager: | Maybe do some readings of those with the others, just in case? |
| Izumi: | (That would be a safer bet, but...) |
| Izumi: | No, let's not. We'll be fine. Just have faith in Tsuzuru. |
| Izumi: | (I saw the look in his eye. He'll pull through for us. Sometimes it's best to just go with your gut, and that's what mine's telling me.) |