Itaru Chigasaki/Festival of Blooming
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Roommate Mission! Itaru as Chikage
Backstage Stories| Itaru | (The same cola as usual… and I’ll have nachos tonight… |
| Wait, no, maybe I’ll get chips. Can’t go wrong with that.) | |
| (Ooh, they have pizza flavour. | |
| I could only buy that online~. Lucky.) | |
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| (Hm? Is this a new flavour…) | |
| “Just one chip and you’ll be in a new world! For those who seek a thrill ♪ | |
| HOT, hell-grade chips”… | |
| (Only someone like senpai would be happy purchasing that.) | |
| (Hold on, I have to act like senpai though. | |
| Should I just buy it for my role study…?) | |
| (…Well, it’s not like eating those are gonna be any help.) | |
| (The difficulty of playing senpai is way too hard to begin with.) | |
| *Sigh*… I wanna tap out. | |
| (I’ll put the super spicy chips back for now…) | |
| Crap, I died. | |
| Banri | Wait, again? You missed way too many spawns. |
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| Itaru | I’m gonna be called Taruchi the flubster from tomorrow on. End me now. |
| Banri | Pfft, sucks to suck. |
| You’re seriously off your game. | |
| Itaru | …Hey now, I have to act as senpai. |
| You know, for the roommate mission. | |
| Banri | Ahh… I see. |
| I feel for you, man. | |
| Itaru | How would you play him if you were a brilliant director’s assistant? |
| Banri | Well, that’d be hard for sure. |
| At first, I thought I didn’t get him… | |
| I mean, I guess there’s still lots I don’t understand about him, even now. | |
| Itaru | We’re closer than we were before, and I’d say we’ve built a relatively good relationship. |
| But there’s still so many things I don’t know. And I still can’t get a grasp on what’s important… | |
| Director-san said our roommates are the ones we’re the most familiar with. But from my point of view, senpai’s both someone who’s too close yet too distant to act as. | |
| Banri | Well, you guys share the same company, troupe, and room. |
| I can’t imagine that sorta feeling or distance… | |
| Director-chan said that our roommates are the most acquainted with how we naturally are, right? | |
| What about a side of Chikage-san that only you’ve seen? | |
| Itaru | There’s no way that exists… |
| (…Hold on a second, only I know about senpai beating up those soldiers in Zafra.) | |
| (But I could only hear him, and even if I could’ve watched, it’d obviously be impossible for me to re-enact.) | |
| (…I’ll just forget about that for now.) | |
| There’s nothing. I’m sure. Probably. | |
| Banri | What’re you even saying? |
| But Chikage-san can actually stand living in the same room as you, huh? | |
| Itaru | What do you mean? |
| Banri | I’m just sayin’. I get the impression Chikage-san likes to be clean and keep everythin’ nice and tidy. |
| He eats neatly when we go out to eat together. And when he returns the items while we’re shopping, he puts them back exactly where they were before. | |
| Itaru | No, no, that senpai you see… |
| —. | |
| *door opens* | |
| Citron | Oh, I want to flay games too! |
| Itaru | Here, take the controller. |
| Citron | Oh, are you going somewhere, Itaru? |
| Itaru | …I’m going out to buy a little something. To redeem myself. |
| Banri | See ya~. |
| Chikage | I didn’t see that one coming. If anything, I thought you were going to wear my suit. |
| Itaru | Honestly, I thought of that. But it kinda felt like I was running away, so I decided against it. |
| Re-evaluate yourself as objectively as you can and thank me. | |
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| Chikage | Hm… I shall certainly see. |
| Itaru | Alright, I’m starting. |
| “I’m home. I got souvenirs. Have some, all of you.” | |
| “English homework? Sure, I’ll check it in the morning.” | |
| Chikage | (I suppose he’s starting off with me when I arrive home?) |
| Itaru | “All of them are so cute.” |
| “I’m home. …Chigasaki left his clothes all over the place again. | |
| They’re in the way.” | |
| Chikage | (And this is me when I return to our room?) |
| (Well, I guess do I usually use my feet to move things out of the way like that.) | |
| Itaru | “This? This is tonight’s late-night snack.” |
| “Green curry, Szechuan-style mapo tofu bowl, nakji bokkeum, jambalaya…” | |
| “Tastes great. This could use a little more spice though. | |
| For this one… it has more kick to it than I thought. Maybe I’ll note this one down.” | |
| Chikage | (I might record my impressions of the things I eat that way too.) |
| Itaru | “It doesn’t matter how much you frown at me, rest assured, I’m not going to give you any, Chigasaki.” |
| …And scene. That’s been Chigasaki Itaru playing Utsuki Chikage. | |
| Thank you very much. | |
| *claps* | |
| Chikage | I’ll say, that wasn’t bad. |
| Itaru | Well, thanks. |
| Chikage | However, do I spout things like calling everyone cute, or talk about my impressions after I take each bite? |
| Itaru | That was a dramatization. |
| You might not realize it yourself, but even if you don’t say it out loud, it shows on your face. | |
| Chikage | …Does it really now? |
| Itaru | You don’t look very convinced. |
| Guess you need more than that. Allow me to elaborate for you. | |
| First of all, you’re soft with the other members, especially the younger ones. But you’re strict and harsh to Hisoka and I. | |
| And on that note, your face at the office is totally different too. | |
| Your attitude changes depending on the other person. | |
| Chikage | I don’t want to be told that by you who has an unshakable outer image. |
| Itaru | Yep. That’s the only similarity we have, you and I. |
| I can be my natural self more in this room than anywhere else. | |
| That’s why I acted like you while you’re in our room, which I thought might be closer to your true self too. | |
| Chikage | …I see. |
| Itaru | You look like you’re all neat and tidy, but you’re unexpectedly crude. You eat a lot, your eating habits are awful, and also… |
| Your thoughts surprisingly show on your face. | |
| You didn’t realize that about yourself, did you? | |
| Chikage | …Well, you might be right. |
| Itaru | So thank me and re-evaluate yourself. |
| Chikage | Alright. As thanks, I’ll treat you to Szechuan food tonight. |
| Itaru | As much as I appreciate the offer, I’ll have to pass. |
| Anyways, I have to take the polaroid picture. | |
| Chikage | Running away, I see? |
| Itaru | If we don’t submit one to Director-san, then our mission won’t be cleared. |
| I’ll leave it to you. | |
| Chikage | My, my… |
| Itaru | How about this sort of pose? |
| Chikage | Looks good to me. I’m taking it. |
| *click* | |
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| Itaru | Oh look, it’s basically you. |
| Chikage | It feels off though. |
| Itaru | It’s not close enough? |
| Chikage | That’s not what I meant. |
| It feels way too unnerving seeing you in front of me with my clothes on. | |
| Itaru | Well, I can’t argue with that. |
| Ah, right, I forgot to use those. | |
| Chikage | Those? |
| Itaru | New, super spicy chips I saw at the supermarket. |
| I bought them thinking I’d use them for my role study. ‘Cept I gave up after literally 1 chip. | |
| Wanna try? | |
| Chikage | Of course. |
| …They taste great like usual. | |
| Itaru | Says the guy with inhuman taste buds. |
| Chikage | Don’t talk about me like I’m some kind of monster. |
| Itaru | You can have those for a late-night snack if you want. |
| Chikage | Sure. I would be happy to take them off your hands. |
| Itaru | By the way… was I right about what I said? |
| Chikage | My thoughts on the snack? |
| Itaru | No, not that… |
| That you’re the closest to your true self when you’re in our room. | |
| On a scale of 100, how many points would you give me? | |
| Chikage | …Maybe around 76? |
| Itaru | Press X to doubt. |
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