Tenma Sumeragi/The Floral Prince
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Rejection Scene Coaching
Backstage Stories| Yuki | Alright, good work at practice. |
| Kazunari | Great work, y'all~! |
| Kumon | I’m hungry~ Sumi-san, let’s eat some onigiri together! |
| Misumi | Yeah! Let’s eat~! |
| Tenma | So the Floral Prince and the princess from the east get married and live happily ever after... that means the Sun Prince is rejected in this show. |
| Izumi | There isn’t a scene for it, but something like that does happen... |
| Muku | But I feel like even if he’s rejected, the Sun Prince would put on a brave front in front of the princess. When he’s alone, he gets bitter and cries... |
| “Choked-Up Amore!” has a really heartbreaking scene with that sort of development too. | |
| Tenma | I see... |
| Even though there’s no actual scene for it, imagining what he’d do then is part of role study, so I’ll think about it a little. | |
| Izumi | Yeah, I think that’ll be good. |
| Right, when it comes to prince roles, it might be good to go to Tasuku-san for advice. | |
| Tenma | Definitely... I’ll go ask him later. |
| Tasuku | ...hup...! |
| Tenma | (...oh, Tasuku-san, perfect timing. Is he practicing his football juggling?) |
| (Guess I’ll ask him about what we talked about before.) | |
| Tasuku-san! Do you have a second? | |
| Tasuku | Sumeragi? What’s up? |
| Tenma | You see, there’s something I wanted to ask you about regarding my role study. The prince role I’m doing this time— |
| Tasuku | ...got it. I think it’s good role study to think about scenes that aren’t actually there. |
| Well, at any rate, it’ll be easier to imagine if you actually try to move your body, right? | |
| Tenma | What do you mean by “actually”? |
| Tasuku | Like, trying to go through the sequence of events from proposing to being rejected. |
| Tenma | Th-That...? |
| Tasuku | You might get it by doing some etudes. I’ll play along if you do. |
| Tenma | Huh... got it, I’ll give it a try, then. I’ll be counting on you. |
| Tenma | “As the prince of the Sun Country, I ask for your hand in marriage. Would you become my bride?” |
| “This won’t be just a princess marrying a prince, though. I’ll make you happy.” | |
| “...you don’t want me? But why!?” | |
| “There’s no one better for you than me!” | |
| Tasuku | ...the proposal was good, but your lines after being rejected were a little weak. |
| Tenma | I see... should I give it a gap somehow? |
| Tasuku | Yeah, it could be alright to give it a pathetic twist. For instance— |
| Muku | Ah...! Tenma-kun already asked Tasuku-san for advice...! |
| Tenma | “Why!?” |
| Tasuku | Try to put more tears into it. |
| Tenma | “...*hic*, why...!?” |
| Tasuku | Speak more from your stomach. |
| Tenma | “But I love...!” |
| Kazunari | Oohh~ that’s our Tenten...! His heartbreaking acting is perf too...! |
| Yuki | I mean, it’s not like there’s a scene where he’s rejected. |
| Tenma | Y-You guys, how long have you been...!? |
| Muku | S-Sorry...! I called everyone over. |
| You look so cool when you’re rehearsing, and your performance was great, so I wanted everyone else to see it too, and... | |
| Misumi | Tenma, were you practicing being rejected~? |
| Kumon | Rejection practice, that’s new for Tenma-san! I wanna try it too! |
| Kazunari | Sweet! Y’all wanna try doing it together!? |
| Then, Tax can judge whose rejection performance was best! | |
| Tasuku | I’m interested in seeing heartbreaking acting from the Summer Troupe too. Sure, I’ll play along. |
| Muku | A rejection performance... I-I’ll do my best! |
| Misumi | Tasuku, we’re in your hands! |
| Yuki | I’ll sit this one out. I’m playing the princess, so me doing it would be unnecessary. |
| Kumon | Then, Yuki can be another judge! |
| Kazunari | Alright, let’s take turns and start the rejection performances! |
| Kumon | “Oh my goooooosh!! N...NOOOOOOOOoooo~...” |
| Misumi | Ahaha, Kumon’s acting is funny~! |
| Yuki | The heartbreaking aspect wasn’t really there, though. It’s normal for him to yell “oh my gosh.” |
| Muku | Comedic rejection acting is good too, right? |
| Kazunari | With that, everyone’s rejection performances are done, so... Tax, whose performance was the best!? |
| Tasuku | Well... |
| In the end, Sumeragi’s performance was best. | |
| Misumi | Wow~! |
| Kumon | Way to go, Tenma-san! Your acting really tugged at my heartstrings! |
| Tasuku | Your practice paid off, Sumeragi. |
| Tenma | Tasuku-san...! |
| Yuki | Ew, what are you getting all pleased for? And anyway, even if it’s acting it’s pathetic to be good at being rejected. |
| Tenma | Sh-Shut up...! |
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