Tasuku Takato/Immovable Ace Actor

Mr. Stoic's Rolebuilding

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	The rice was on sale, so thankfully Tasuku-san drove me.
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Tasuku	Luckily, I was free. It was an excuse to kill time too.
Izumi	Speaking of, Tasuku-san has a guest performance. Did you have today off from practice?
Tasuku	No, it’s a holiday— And practice hasn’t started.
Izumi	Eh?
Tasuku	The script isn’t done yet.
Izumi	Ahh…
	(Thanks to Tsuzuru-kun, we don’t really have that problem, but there was that one play…)
	What’s the next play then?
Tasuku	It’s about a young group of PE university students. I hear I… play a soccer player.
Izumi	Hee, how perfect for Tasuku-san!
	Especially since Tasuku-san likes soccer and has experience playing it.
Tasuku	Yeah.
	It’s an email from the guest theatre company. Sorry, let me park.
	It seems the first half of the script is up so we can start practicing soon…
	My schedule’s going to be tight from now on.
Izumi	What you’re saying sounds negative, but you’re all fired up huh?
Tasuku	Well, I’m motivated.
Izumi	Fufu. I bet it’s also because you’re excited to play as a soccer player.
Tasuku	That’s true. Any role is rewarding, but soccer is a little special to me.
	—Ah.
Izumi	(He saw something outside.)
Tasuku	Sorry, can we stop somewhere?
Izumi	?
Player A	Dribble away from your feet!
Player B	Be more aware during the ball touch locations!
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Tasuku	…
Izumi	(A soccer practice…?)
	Does Tasuku-san know someone? An acquaintance of yours maybe…
Tasuku	No, I’m not familiar with this team. They’re some university circle OBs—
	… Amazing.
Izumi	(Tasuku-san’s really watching them. Fufu, I suppose this is how he rolebuilds.)
Tasuku	…

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Izumi	(Since we were able to restock on rice, I wonder if I should make more curry. If we have leftovers, then maybe I can make curry pilaf and curry gratin…)
Tsuzuru	Waa, I was a little off! Sorry!
Omi	No, it’s alright.
Tasuku	Fushimi, nice followup.
Izumi	(I wonder what that commotion is.)
	The soccer club?
Omi	Yep.
Tasuku	Ever since I heard I was going to play a soccer player, I figured we should get together.
Izumi	By the way, the soccer club hasn’t gathered much recently, huh.
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Tsuzuru	Because of Fushimi-san’s responsibilities, it hasn’t been easy to make time.
Omi	Since there’s a big reason now, we tried to gather everyone this time. Though, this time, Azami couldn’t make it.
Tsuzuru	Ahh, I… haven’t played in a while, so I’m a little rusty.
Tasuku	If you say that, so am I.
Izumi	(Fufu, they’re talking while passing the ball around. It’s like “Run around the field” again.)
Tasuku	Oh right, Director. I already told Fushimi—
	For a while starting today, I’ll be having different meals from everyone else.
Izumi	Eh, why?
Tasuku	After reading the script, I decided I needed to get in more shape.
Izumi	Ehh… And after buying all that rice…
Tsuzuru	Director’s gonna… make a lot of curry, which means curry pilaf or curry risotto if there’s leftovers.
Izumi	(How did he know…!)
Tasuku	Well, I can eat rice… But I’ll refrain from curry.
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	Hah hah…
Izumi	… Alrighty.
	Good morning, Tasuku-san!
Tasuku	Morning, Director.
Izumi	You’re not eating breakfast today, huh?
Tasuku	Yeah. I’ve got protein for today.
Izumi	Figured that was the case. So I prepared something.
Tasuku	Eh? No, Director—
Izumi	Protein may be good, but you need to eat properly in the morning! Don’t worry, it has low calories and it’s high in protein.
Tasuku	I see. Thank you, then. I’ll enjoy it.
	31, 32, 33…
Taichi	Waa, Tasuku-san’s lifting!
Sakuya	He’s great at it! Nothing can interrupt him.
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Misumi	Heeey Tasuku, can you lift this too?
Tasuku	Hah?
Izumi	Triangular building blocks? As expected…
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Tsumugi	But Tasuku’s role this time is a soccer player. What a fitting role.
Tasuku	Yeah, he’s an elite soccer player who receives recommendations.
Taichi	So that kinda character could lift building blocks, right!?
Misumi	Triangle lifting is good for rolebuilding~!
Tasuku	Rolebuilding… Then, I’ll try it.
	Hup, hup…
Sakuya	Wow, he’s doing it!
Taichi	Awesome! Then, how about these sandals!?
Tasuku	Hah hah…
Misumi	These hangers next!
Sakuya	Somehow it’s become a strange lifting contest.
Tasuku	Is this really for rolebuilding?
Tsumugi	Ahaha… Well, I think the most effective rolebuilding for you would be playing soccer with people.
Tasuku	With people…

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Izumi	The supermarket’s vegetables were expensive…
Player A	Just a bit short of the goal! Go back!
Izumi	(Ah, it’s a soccer game. Is that the team that I saw with Tasuku-san?)
???	Watch out!
Izumi	EH!?
	Th-that almost hit me in the face…!
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Tasuku	Oi, are you okay!?
Izumi	Tasuku-san!?
	Hee, so the university’s soccer club OB’s gathered together.
Tasuku	Yeah, it seems like a physical activity university.
Izumi	No wonder they’re really good.
Tasuku	I talked about my circumstances and asked if I could join in. They let me.
Izumi	That makes sense.
Tasuku	Are you sure you’re okay?
Izumi	I’m fine, it didn’t hit me. Plus, Tasuku-san’s not the one who kicked it, right?
Tasuku	Yeah. But I was assist.
	It was good Director was able to avoid it, or else it would’ve hit you clean in the head—
	It would’ve been bad if you got knocked down…
Izumi	Please don’t keep saying all the possibilities…!
Tasuku	Sorry. But you were still in danger. Let me apologize by buying you food.
	What do you want to eat?
Izumi	Let’s see, there’s this—
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Tasuku	Is here really okay? I figured it’d be curry.
Izumi	But Tasuku-san said he’s getting in shape for the performance and isn’t eating curry.
	There’s a lot of things on the menu, and we can watch and study soccer games.
Tasuku	You thought that far ahead.
Izumi	I’m the director, I have to be thinking ahead!
Tasuku	…
Izumi	What’s with the face.
Tasuku	It’s nothing… I just think you’ve grown a lot.
Izumi	Fufu, well, it’s not only the actors who grow.
Manager	Sorry for the wait, here’s the curry potatoes. Ah, for Director-san then.
Izumi	I’ll eat anything.
Tasuku	Yeah.
Manager	You see, I was listening just a bit. Tasuku, you’re watching your weight right? This is for you then.
	A hot vegetable, egg, chicken salad and a special protein smoothie. … Well?
Tasuku	Fuu, as expected of the manager. Thanks.
Omi	Tasuku-san, good job. It was really good.
Tsuzuru	As expected of Takato-san, the performance was interesting.
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Azami	The scene with the game felt realistic.
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Tasuku	That’s a relief.
Izumi	Tasuku-san always has such an amazing presence on stage, somehow it felt even better!
	The way you move your body, it was light and realistic, it was as if you were actually playing soccer…!
Tasuku	Thanks. I’m always grateful for Director’s support.
Izumi	Hold on now, I didn’t do anything. Ah, except for halting on curry for a while.
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CHOICE 1: Was it hard? [+] Izumi Tasuku-san worked out really hard for this performance, was it difficult? Tasuku No, if it’s for a play, it’s worth it, but— Izumi But? Tasuku But I think it was bad for Director to give up curry for a while. Even though I was going on a special diet, I was still glad Director was looking out for me. Izumi Well, yeah, but—but you were doing your best, so I wanted to help out. Tasuku Jeez… I’m really glad to have you, Director. Izumi Fufu. Well, it seems curry will start back up again.
CHOICE 2: Pretty stoic. [+] Izumi Tasuku-san’s way of going about theatre is pretty stoic. Tasuku Stoic huh, well, when I’ve been doing theatre for so long, I just seem to lose sight of my surroundings— Now that Director’s the one watching over me, I think it’s okay to lean into it a bit more. Izumi Eh, me? Tasuku You’re a voice of reason. The manager who cooked that breakfast—I was glad for it. Izumi That’s good! … But as Tasuku-san could tell, I really did want to go to a curry shop.
	So curry tonight!
Tasuku	Not yet, I still have the finale coming up…
Izumi	Ah… That’s right. Guess not then…
Tasuku	…
	Then, how about making chicken breast curry.
Izumi	Good choice! Vegetables may be expensive now, but I can’t wait to put in a lot!
Tasuku	Whatever you want.
Omi	If you want to burn the calories of the curry, we’ll exercise with you.
Tsuzuru	Yeah, the soccer club will join you.
Azami	We can kick the ball around.
Tasuku	I’m counting on you guys. Thanks.
	… Right, then let’s run from here to the supermarket.
Izumi	EHH!?
Tsuzuru	You’re serious…!
Omi	A high bar.
Azami	Not really the distance you run.
Tasuku	Fuu… I’m kidding.

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