Tasuku Takato/Twin Kingdoms

As the People of Fire Nation

Backstage Stories

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Tasuku	…
Tsumugi	Tasuku, I understand that you want to keep reading the script, but I don’t think it’s a good idea to push yourself too much, don’t you think it’s a good idea to go for a bit of change of pace?
Tasuku	Even if you say that, there’s nothing that I really need to do…
Tsumugi	You might notice a lot of different things if you go outside, you might even find something that you can use for your role study.
Tasuku	Well, there’s that reason I guess.
	Alright, I’ll go play soccer for a bit.
Tsumugi	P, play soccer?
Tasuku	? Yeah, that’s the plan… What about it?
Tsumugi	No, it’s nothing. Have a safe trip.
Tasuku	Yeah.
Tsumugi	I thought it would be a good idea if he can rest his body a bit…
	Soccer’s pretty meaningful for Tasuku too, I guess it’s one thing that he can take a break on.
Tasuku	Hmm?
	Are you going out somewhere, Izumida?
Azami	I’m not doing anything in particular.
	That damned Sakyo kept pestering me if I stay in the room, so I was thinking of going somewhere.
	Tasuku-san, you’re holding a soccer ball with you, are you going to plan soccer?
Tasuku	Yeah. I kept reading the script and Tsumugi told me to go for a change of pace.
	If you don’t have anything to do, do you want to come along, Izumida?
Azami	Right… Then, I’ll tag along for a bit.
Tasuku	Right… there.
	Anyway, it would be perfect if we have called Minagi and Fushimi to tag along.
Azami	We’ll already be playing a game if they’re here.
Tasuku	You’re right.
???	Takato-san. Azami-
Tasuku	Hmm?
Tsuzuru	Good work. Are you working on your pass?
Omi	We were on our way back from shopping.
	We just happened to see the two of you kicking the balls while walking.
Azami	We were just talking about Tsuzuru-san and Omi-san just now, I didn’t think that you will really appear though.
Omi	Haha, what a good timing.
Tasuku	Since you’re here, won’t the two of you join us for a bit?
Tsuzuru	I’ll take that offer.
Omi	Yeah. We don’t have anything that we need to put in the fridge right away anyway.
Tasuku	Then, should we do a 2 vs 2 mini game.
Omi	Alright.
	The team will be, Tasuku-san and Azami, me and Tsuzuru, will it be alright.
Tsuzuru	Alright.
Azami	Understood.
Tasuku	Good, let’s start.

Azami	Phew…
Tsuzuru	As if I’ll let you…!
Tasuku	Izumida, over here!
Azami	Tasuku-san!
Omi	Oops!
Tasuku	Nice pass! Let’s go!
Tsuzuru	Huff… huff…
	We’re supposed to take it easy, but it ended up being a serious match…
Omi	Tasuku-san and Azami make a good combination.
	It feels like you’re working together pretty smoothly.
Azami	That’s true, it’s easy to play with him.
Tasuku	We’ve been practicing together recently, there’s the master attendant relationship that we have for the play as well, it might be related to that feeling.
Tsuzuru	Then, I guess it’s working well as a role study for Gilbert and Sasha too.
Omi	Alright, then, we sweat a lot, once we put back our stuffs back at the dorm, should we go to the usual public bath together?
Tasuku	Yeah, let’s do that.
Tsuzuru	Phew~ This feels great.
Omi	As I thought, a warm bath after exercising is the best.
Tasuku	Yeah, nothing beats the feeling of washing off your sweat in a bath.
	...
Tsuzuru	? Takato-san, something bothering you?
Azami	Why don’t you go in the sauna if you want to?
Tasuku	Right… Izumida, you should go in as well.
Azami	? I’m fine though… Anyway, why me?
Tasuku	As people from fire nation, it might be a good role study to go to a slightly hotter place right.
Azami	Not really, how does it work like that.
Omi	Haha, if you say so, why don’t the 2 of you try it?
Tsuzuru	Gilbert can use fire magic as well, you never know what you can learn with a role study as a motive, so why not.
Tasuku	Yeah.
Azami	There’s no other choice…
Tasuku	…
Azami	Phew…
	Tasuku-san, it’s getting hot here, I’ll be going back first.
Tasuku	…
Azami	Tasuku-san?
Tasuku	Tasuku? What are you talking about, Sasha.
Azami	Seriously… He’s in his role.
	I feel like he just got into the role while thinking about it…
Tasuku	Hmm, it’s rare to see Sasha in trouble like that.
	Also, your atmosphere’s a bit different from usual.
Azami	The one different from usual is you isn’t it.
Tasuku	Sasha, what kind of way of speaking is that.
Azami	I have no choice but to call Omi-san and Tsuzuru-san.
	Sigh, stop doing that in this kind of place, Tasuku-san…

Chiaki