| Gangster-Looking Guy: | How d'ya like my backhoe, huh?! It's buff! It's tough! |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Nooo! Have mercy! |
| Izumi: | (What is happening?! And how did he get that thing here?) |
| Gangster-Looking Guy: | Hey, boss! You sure you want this busted up? |
| Yakuza-Looking Guy: | Do it, Sakoda. Just the sign, though. We'll be renovating the rest of the building into a cabaret. |
| Gangster-Looking Guy: | You're the boss, boss! |
| Mophead Guy: | Hey, that's not for you to decide! |
| Izumi: | (Wait a minute, I think I've seen that sign before.) |
| Sakoda: | It's what the boss wants, buddy! Good thing I got this special permit to wield this thing around! |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Please, stop! |
| Sakoda: | Outta the way! |
| Izumi: | Excuse me, what are you doing?! People could get hurt! |
| Yakuza-Looking Guy: | That's what I just warned you about. |
| Izumi: | And just how was I supposed to know that! |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Please, Furuichi! You can't do this! |
| Izumi: | Yeah! How can you ignore someone's heartfelt pleas?! |
| Furuichi: | I told you I was going to repurpose this place if your debt wasn't fully paid off by closing night. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Closing night is tonight! We might be able to pay down the interest if we get any income with this show! |
| Furuichi: | Sakoda, stop. |
| Sakoda: | You're the boss, boss! |
| Furuichi: | You got any audience so far? |
| Mopheaded Guy: | N-Not yet. |
| Furuichi: | How long until the play starts? |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Three minutes. |
| Furuichi: | Sakoda, back to it. |
| Sakoda: | You're the boss, boss! |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Whoa-whoa-whoa, HOLD UP! We're getting some audience right now! |
| Furuichi: | Where? I'm not seeing any. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Well, uh... |
| Izumi: | (I can feel a pair of eyes burning holes in me...) |
| Mopheaded Guy: | I'm sure there's SOMEONE around here SOMEWHERE... |
| Izumi: | Yeah, you're speaking to her. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Yeah, see?! There you go! |
| Furuichi: | You don't say. I thought you were just 'Passerby A'. |
| Izumi: | You want evidence? Here's my flyer. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Wait, you really are a guest? |
| Izumi: | There's always time for more people to come in. About 2 minutes, if I'm right. Why don't you at least hold off until we've seen the play? |
| Furuichi: | Have you even seen this troupe's production lately? |
| Izumi: | Hm? No, why? |
| Furuichi: | Yeah, didn't think so. |
| Izumi: | I haven't seen them perform, but I know I've seen this theater's signboard at some point. |
| Izumi: | I think I came here back when I was a kid... |
| Furuichi: | ...So that's it. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Anyway, uh, just watch the play! This one's a new production with a fresh new face! |
| Furuichi: | You added someone to your troupe? |
| Mopheaded Guy: | That I did! Wouldn't it be awful if his theater got demolished before he could even put on his first play? |
| Furuichi: | Sakoda, stand by for a while. |
| Sakoda: | You're the boss, boss! |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Um... |
| Furuichi: | Well, let's get this over with. |
| Mopheaded Guy: | Yes, sir! |
| Furuichi: | You're good sitting here, right? |
| Izumi: | Huh? Oh, yeah, sure! |
| Izumi: | (Right in the middle, and stuck next to this guy...) |
| Announcer: | Thank you for attending our production tonight. |
| Izumi: | (But seriously, the place is a ghost town other than the two of us. Are they going to just go out on stage like this?) |
| Furuichi: | Buckle up, 'cause this is what you signed up for. |
| Izumi: | (What's that supposed to mean?) |
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