Misumi Ikaruga/Stray paint

Living in Cardboard House

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Hm?
	(Woah! There's a lot of cardboard boxes in the courtyard! Looks like Misumi-kun is making something...)
	What are you doing, Misumi-kun?
Misumi	Ah, Director-san! I'm making a cardboard house~.
Izumi	Cardboard house...? Oh, is it for your role study?
Misumi	Yep! My role, Akehoshi, has a scene where he lives in a cardboard house~.
Izumi	I see.
Kumon	Sumi-san, I brought some glue!
Misumi	Thank you, Kumon~!
Izumi	Are you going to build a cardboard house too, Kumon-kun?
Kumon	No, but it must be hard to make it by himself, so I'm helping Sumi-san to make his house.
Izumi	Right. It certainly does looks difficult to build. If you don't mind, I'll help you out too.
Misumi	Wahh, thank you! Let's make a triangular cardboard house together~!
	Done~!
Kumon	Yay! Sumi-san's triangular cardboard house is now complete!
Izumi	It's just big enough to fit Misumi-kun only, but I'm glad the house turned out well! It really feels like it's his house with the triangle roof!
Misumi	Thank you both for helping me~. I'm going to try living here from today!
Kumon	Do your best, Sumi-san!
Izumi	(Living in a cardboard house in the courtyard... I think it's an interesting approach for role study, but is it gonna be okay?)
	—Next Day—
Tsumugi	Woah?!
Misumi	...Mm?
	Oh, Tsumugi. Good morning~.
Tsumugi	Good morning, Misumi-kun. Sorry for waking you up.
	I guess it's true that you slept in a cardboard house. So... how was it?
Misumi	Hmm... I was able to sleep, but it's a bit cramped and bugs would get inside.
Tsumugi	It might be better to cover the windows with plastic wrap or something.
Misumi	Oh, I see! Thank you, Tsumugi~. I'm gonna try doing that next!
	And then, I think I'll make the house a little bigger and make a dining room.
Taichi	Misumi-san, there's a message from Director-sensei~!
	Wait- You really live in a cardboard house?!
Misumi	Yep, that's right~. Anyway, what was the message~?
Taichi	Breakfast is ready, so she's telling you to come pick it up.
Misumi	Got it!
Tsumugi	So you eat breakfast here too.
Misumi	Yeah, it's my house after all!
Taichi	Misumi-san sure looks like he's having fun...
Misumi	Done! Ehehe, I made a dining room, and the house became bigger~.
Citron	Misumi~!
Misumi	Oh, Citron!
Citron	Your role study looks like a lot of fun, so I made a cardboard house too!
	I'm Citron from Room 02, and I just moved next door~!
Misumi	Wow, so you're my neighbour! It's nice to meet you~.
Citron	Nice to meet you too! I brought some sweets as a gift for moving in!
Misumi	My my, thank you very much.
	Your house looks really wonderful~.
Citron	Thank you! I was very particular about the shape of this window here, you see.
Manager	Looks like both of you are having fun living in cardboard houses, huh?
Misumi	Yeah! It's really fun~.
Citron	Come be our neighbour too, Isuke!
Manager	Eh, you're inviting me too? I'm so happy! Thank you very much~.
	If that's the case, please wait a moment!
Misumi	Okay, I'll be waiting~!

Manager	Heave-ho, heave-ho...!
	Thank you for waiting! It's a little bit messy, but I've also made a house!
Misumi	Welcome, Manager!
Citron	Isuke is from Room 03, so you're my neighbour now!
Manager	Yes! I look forward to living with you from today~.
	—Lounge (Night)—
Misumi	I'm so hungry~.
Manager	What are we having for dinner tonight?
Izumi	Oh, Misumi-kun. You're going to eat at the cardboard house again tonight, right?
Misumi	Yep!
CHOICE 1: Is the role study going well? [+] Izumi How's your role study going? Misumi It's pretty good so far~. Tomorrow, I'm thinking of making a bed out of cardboard, since Akehoshi also tried to make it. Izumi Wow! Misumi Other than that, I built a small table~. Oh, I also made a cardboard of Mr. Sankaku! I'll show it to you later. Izumi (You seem to be really enjoying your role study and life in a cardboard house, huh.)
CHOICE 2: It's been renovated. [+] Izumi I see the house has been renovated. Misumi Yeah! I put a plastic wrap on the window~. Then, I made the house a little bigger and included a dining room. Izumi Amazing! Misumi Now that it's bigger, Director-san can fit in too. Come visit my house next time! Izumi I do feel interested... Plus, it might be a good reference for future plays, so I think I'll go. Misumi Okay! Ehehe, I'll be waiting~.
Citron	Isuke and I also built a cardboard house! We're gonna eat dinner together in the courtyard~.
Izumi	Eh?! Citron-kun and Manager too?
Manager	Yes! They invited me along.
Misumi	From now on, the three of us will live in a cardboard house~.
Izumi	I didn't expect more members to join in too...
Sakyo	Seriously... I can understand the story if it's for role study, but what's good about living in cardboard house?
Taichi	Guys~! I wanna join too!
Misumi	Taichi!
Citron	Oh! What you have in your hands, is that your cardboard house?!
Taichi	That's right!
Sakyo	Nanao too...?
Taichi	Hehe, it looked like fun, so I actually made it in my room this morning!
	Is it okay for me to live with you guys?
Misumi	Of course!
Citron	You're welcome here!
Manager	From today onwards, the courtyard will be the village of the four of us!
Taichi	Yay! Well then, let's go to the courtyard with our dinner!
Izumi	Hmm... I know it's for role study, but I'm still worried about them sleeping in a cardboard box outside.
	More people ended up joining too... Should I stop them?
Sakyo	It won't last long anyway. Just leave them alone.
	—Next Day—
Tsumugi	Good morning. It's time to wake up.
Citron	Mm... it's already morning...?
Manager	*yawn*
Taichi	Good morning~. It sure feels nice having Tsumugi-san as our wake-up call!
Misumi	Thank you for waking us up every day~.
Tsumugi	You're welcome.
	Oh, is the house getting bigger again?
Citron	Yes, we made a "revocation" to it!
Taichi	You mean "renovation"!
Manager	After making improvements, it's even more comfortable than before~.
Tsumugi	It's amazing that it's constantly upgrading.
Misumi	I'm home!
Citron	Misumi, welcome back!
Manager	Welcome back!
Taichi	Welcome back! What kind of part-time job did you have today?
Misumi	Today, at the shopping mall...
	Huh?
Taichi	Hm?
Misumi	It's started raining!
Citron	A sudden "downfall"!
Manager	M-my cardboard house! It got wet and broke down in no time at all!
Misumi	Oh no! Manager, hurry up and enter my house!
Citron	Nooo, my house is "clumping"!
Taichi	Agh! The rain's too strong! Our houses are getting destroyed!
Misumi	What should we do?!
Citron	Let's go inside the dorm!
	—Entrance Dorm—
Taichi	Ugh, I'm drenched...
Misumi	I didn't expect the cardboard house to break down...
Manager	All of my personal belongings inside are soaked too...
Sakyo	...Hm?
	Good grief... I see the houses were destroyed by the rain. Didn't you think about the weather?
Misumi	I didn't think about it at all...
Citron	Me too...
Manager	Same here...
Taichi	I didn't think I'd get soaked like this...
Sakyo	*sigh* ...I'll bring you guys towel, so wait here.
Taichi	Sakyo-nii, thank you~!
Citron	I'm "inducted" to you...!
Misumi	Thank you, Sakyo~!
Manager	We're saved~! While you're at it, please bring hot drinks too...
Sakyo	Don't get carried away, brew it yourself.
Citron	*sigh* It's all broken now. I don't want to live in a cardboard house anymore.
Taichi	I think so too...
Manager	I agree...
Misumi	Me too...
	It was fun, but living in a cardboard house is really hard...

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