Sakyo Furuichi/Stranger

The Self-Trapped Man

Backstage Stories

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Yuki	How do your shoulders and sleeves feel?
Sakyo	They seem fine.
Izumi	So Nine’s outfit is going to restrict his arm movements in some of the scenes.
Sakyo	Not being able to move my arms will really limit my movements.
	It’ll take some time to get used to this.
Yuki	Yeah, that sort of thing pretty much never happens in real life.
Sakyo	...Hm, that’s an idea…
	Didn’t think I’d have to rely on those again.
Izumi	Huh?
Sakyo	Sakoda! Bring them here.
Sakoda	Yessir, Aniki!
Izumi	Are those… the handcuffs that you used to chain Banri-kun and Juza-kun together during our last performance?
Sakyo	I don’t want my role to come off as unnatural because I’m not used to keeping my arms bound.
	I’ll try keeping these on all day tomorrow. Experience is the best teacher.
Izumi	Eeeh!?
Yuki	What? Are you serious?
Sakyo	Of course. I won’t hold back when it comes to theater.
Izumi	(Sakyo-san’s eyes look really serious…)
Izumi	Sakyo-san, good morning.
Taichi	Good morning, Sakyo-nii—!?!?
Tsuzuru	F-Furuichi-san!? Wh-what’s with those handcuffs….!?
Sakyo	Don’t mind me. I’m just preparing for my role.
Homare	Well this is fascinating! Hm, I’m inspired!
Azuma	Huh… Sakyo-kun, those are nice.
Tsuzuru	No, what do you mean, nice!? And why are you all inspired, Arisugawa-san!?
Izumi	The outfit for his next role limits his arm movements, so he didn’t want to act unnatural on stage…
	So he’s going to spend the whole day in handcuffs to get used to having his arms confined.
Azuma	I see. Sakyo-kun really is that serious and passionate about theater.
Tsuzuru	Th-that’s amazing, but would you normally go that far….
Sakyo	If it’s for theater.
Taichi	Which means… now’s my chance to tickle Sakyo-nii all I want!?
	Hehehe, watch out, Sakyo-nii~~~!!!
Sakyo	….
Taichi	Ugyaah!
Homare	Oh, a fantastic evasion--followed by a smooth trip-up.
Tsuzuru	T-Taichi, are you okay? You fell flat on your face.
Taichi	I-it hurts….
Sakyo	Nanao, you’ve got some guts. You’d better watch out when the day’s over.
Taichi	Eeep!?
Izumi	(I’m already sensing trouble… Will we be okay…?)

Sakyo	….
Izumi	….
Sakyo	Oi, are you seriously going to follow me around all day like that?
Izumi	I-I’m sorry, but I really can’t help it….
Sakyo	I’m not some brat….
Sakoda	But Aniki, you don’t look unhappy!
Sakyo	Sakoda, if you keep yapping, I’m gonna give you more work.
Sakoda	S-sorry sir!!
	But don’t worry, Director-neesan! I’ll be Aniki’s right arm--and his left arm, too!
	Ah, Aniki, I’ll open the door right now.
Sakyo	No need.
	*Door opens*
Izumi	(Sakyo-san sure is skilfull. Even with his arms chained together, he uses his foot to open the door, and he can carry objects without losing his balance.)
	(I followed him because I was worried, but at this rate, he might not need me or Sakoda-san to do anything.)
	*Phone buzzes*
Sakoda	Ah, that’s my phone. Excuse me for a sec.
Sakyo	Is it from the group?
Sakoda	Yes! H~m….? Uh, they want me to go shopping…
	Sorry, I gotta head back to the office… Neesan! I’ll leave Aniki to you!
Sakyo	You don’t need to ask anyone to take care of me. Just go.
Sakoda	Aniki, please be careful!! See you later—!!
Sakyo	Geez, when will he stop being so loud.
Izumi	(Hmm, Sakyo-san seems fine on his own, but… I should still keep an eye on him.)
Izumi	Here you go, Sakyo-san. Your dinner.
Sakyo	Yeah. Sorry for making you prepare dinner this late.
	I know I was the one who started it, but I didn’t want them to watch me eat dinner handcuffed.
Izumi	Ahaha, I understand.
Sakyo	….
Izumi	(He’s really skilfull. He’s using his chopsticks while handcuffed…)
Sakyo	...Oi. Don’t stare. It’s hard to eat.
Izumi	I-I’m sorry, I couldn’t help it…
Sakyo	I’ve gotten pretty used to this after today—.
	!
Izumi	Ah, the tofu!
	It fell on your clothes, right!? Wait, I’ll get a napkin right now—.
Sakyo	Oi, it’s fine, I’ll clean it up myself!
Izumi	No, it’s faster for me to do it! It’s going to stain if you don’t wipe it quickly!
Sakyo	Stop! It’s fine, really! Director-san… woah!
Izumi	Woah!?
	*Falling noises*
	Oww…
Sakyo	...Oi, move.
Izumi	Huh? Woah, s-sorry!
	(I fell on top of Sakyo-san…!)
	I’ll move right now!
	*Door opens*
Taichi	What happened? I thought I heard someone fall—.
	Hu—whaaaaaaaa!?
	S-Sakyo-nii and Director-sensei are—!!!
Sakyo	Tch, why does Nanao have a knack for bad timing….
Azuma	What’s wrong? ...Oh my.
Homare	Oh, is this what they call a scandal?
Taichi	I can’t believe Sakyo-nii was born under the star of lucky accidents...!
Azuma	Fufu, you should think about time and place, you know?
Sakyo	You lot… I’m gonna get every single one of you later…

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