Itaru Chigasaki N 【Alex in Wonderland】/Backstage Story

Role Study: Mad Hatter
Itaru	Yaaawn...
Izumi	Good morning, Itaru.
Itaru	Hey, director. Morning.
Izumi	Were you up all night playing games again?
Itaru	You're pretty smart, director. You guessed it and I didn't even have to say a word!
Izumi	I can do without the sarcasm, smarty pants.
Izumi	Listen, it's fine to play games, but you also need to read your script and prepare your character for the next play, Itaru.
(Scene Change)
Itaru	Prepare for my next role, huh...
Itaru	(My next role is Alice... I mean, Alex's college professor and his doppelganger, the Mad Hatter.)
Itaru	(They both have a scene where they drink tea with Alex... Maybe I should have a tea party of my own?)
???	Arisu!
Itaru	...Alice? No wait, that was Arisu.
(Scene change)
Muku	Can you come to tonight's tea party?
Homare	Oh, was that tonight?
Itaru	(Hell yeah, perfect. It's like they read my mind.)
Itaru	Hey... Mind if I come to this tea party too?
Muku	Not at all! Of course you can come!
Homare	Ah, an unexpected guest! Unfortunately, I have a deadline today so I won't be able to attend.
Itaru	Do have fun without me, will you?
Itaru	Mystery quest accepted. Difficulty level: High.
Itaru	So who's coming to this party?
Muku	Um, me, Citron, Azu, and Sakyo.
Itaru	...For real? Talk about some strong personalities.
Muku	I'm so excited that you're coming too, Itaru! The party will be in my room tonight!
Itaru	Got it, I'll be there.
(Later)
Itaru	(Work took longer than I expected, so I'm a little late. Bet the tea party's already started.)
Itaru	Sorry I'm late...
Citron	Oooh! This Barber cream is delicious! Just as I would expect!
Muku	B-Barber?! Wait, you mean it's shaving cream?! Oh... Oh noooo!
Azuma	Sakyo, do you want the bubble wrap inside the cookie tin?
Sakyo	...Yeah, I'll take it.
Itaru	......
(Later)
Itaru	...That tea party was about as weird as the one in the play...