Tsumugi Tsukioka/The Garden that Bounded the Four Seasons

Time Capsule in the Courtyard/Winter

Backstage Stories

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Sakuya	It really makes you feel good when the weather is nice!
Tsumugi	It's nice to hold the leader's conference in the courtyard once in a while.
Izumi	I made lots of grubs with Omi-kun. Eat as much as you like.
Tenma	Sandwich, scones, and cake?
Banri	Are we on a picnic?
Taichi	Let's eat~ !
Homare	I should have brewed some tea.
Citron	A fun tea* would be nice!
Tenma	A fun?
Kazunari	You mean, afternoon tea?
Banri	So, what are these guys doing here?
Sakuya	There are more people in today's meeting than usual.
Tenma	Non-leaders joined too.
Izumi	Um, It seems like these four have some proposal.
	It involves the whole Mankai Company so I'd like to bring it up in the meeting.
Tsumugi	Proposal?
Taichi	Yes~! Yes ! We want to bury a time capsule with all the members!
Kazunari	The other day, a time capsule was featured in a drama. We thought~ it defs gonna be good memories.
Homare	In other words, we have formed a time capsule committee.
Tenma	Just when did you decide to do it?
Citron	I'm sure it's going to be a good giraffe*.
Banri	It's 'memento'.
Tsumugi	Well, I don't mind burying something.
Sakuya	It's going to be lots of fun!
Izumi	So when are you planning to dig it back?
Taichi	Hmm, maybe after 10 years?
Tenma	That's too vague.
Taichi	I want to dig it up after lots of time has passed so I want to bury it as soon as possible.
Homare	It's not going to be satisfying if we dig it back after a day.
Banri	Only dogs do that, y'know.
Tenma	What's the point of burying it if we're going to dig it back again?
Kazunari	It's a lot of fun to remember good ol' days you forgot about after a long time.
Sakuya	It's going to be fun to remember them again after ten years. I think it's wonderful.
Tsumugi	I think it's not a bad idea.
Tenma	Well, I don't mind at all.
Banri	Say, if we're going to bury it all at once, we have to dig up a huge hole, right?
Tsumugi	Will it be okay to do it separately as groups?
Tenma	Maybe we should limit it to one item per person? Ours will be filled with triangles if we don't.
Kazunari	Ahaha. Right ! One item per person sounds good.
Homare	How about let's start on digging once each troupe is done picking which item they want to bury?
Sakuya	Understood !
Banri	Roger.

Tsumugi	.....
Tasuku	.....
Tsumugi	The value of items inside the time capsule becomes really valuable when you dig it out ‘cuz of the amount of time that passed compared to its value by the time you buried it.
Tasuku	What's up with you all of a sudden?
Tsumugi	I am reading a novel where there's a time capsule in the story. I'm thinking about it somehow.
Tasuku	That's not always the case. To give you an idea, the toys I treasured when I was a child might look like junk to me after seeing them 10 years later.
Tsumugi	I see.
Tasuku	Perhaps time capsules will be interesting if the time has passed by but the sense of value doesn't change.
Tsumugi	Values that do not change, huh.
Tasuku	That's right.
Tsumugi	Tasuku, have you picked your item?
Tasuku	No, I haven't. How about the other guys?
Tsumugi	Umm...Well….
Homare	I will put this in.
Azuma	It's quite big.
Tsumugi	Is it a picture frame?
Homare	It's a personalized autographed poem of mine. I want to leave my art behind for the future generations.
Hisoka	Too big.
Tsumugi	Ahaha... I'll confirm the size of the capsule just be sure.
	How about you, Hisoka-kun?
Hisoka	...This.
Tsumugi	Marshmallow packaging?
Hisoka	I picked the packaging I liked the most.
Homare	Those are premium marshmallows!
Tsumugi	Azuma-san, have you picked yours too?
Azuma	Of course. It's a secret though.
	It's something very precious to me so I want to know how I'll feel after seeing it 10 years later.
Homare	How about Guy-san?
Guy	I chose the photos I took when I was in Zahra.
Tsumugi	I see. That's very time capsule-like.
Tasuku	Everything is impressively diverse.
Tsumugi	Tasuku, what did you pick?
Tasuku	I have no idea what item should I put in yet.
Tsumugi	In the novel, they put things like newspapers, photos, things they like, things that will remind them of those days.
	Also, a letter addressed to their future self.
Tasuku	How am I going to write such thing purposely? The present me and future me are all the same person, isn't it?
Tsumugi	Hm... I was wondering if I could write a script. Like a script that will make me deeply moved when I see it in the future regardless of how many times I dig it back up even after ten years.
Tasuku	Makes sense.
Tsumugi	The harder you think about different things, the harder it is to decide.
Tasuku	Well, we haven't set the deadline yet. I think we still have time to think about it carefully.
Tsumugi	I agree. Let's do so.

Tsumugi	.....
Izumi	( Looks like he's tending to the garden by himself today)
	Do you need help?
Tsumugi	Ah, I appreciate it.
	I will pull out the weeds. Could you water that planter over there?
Izumi	Sure.
	By the way, Is Winter Troupe done burying their time capsule?
Tsumugi	No, not yet.
Izumi	Looks like Summer Troupe is done burying their time capsule.
	Courtyard is the best place to dig in so they were very excited about it.
Tsumugi	Is that so? We already picked our items so we should be able to bury it soon.
Izumi	What items did everyone pick?
Tsumugi	Things like handwritten poem, a treasured marshmallow bag, and photos. I suppose, Tasuku is going to put in his spare script.
Izumi	Everyone did pick an item based on their own individuality. What did Tsumugi-san pick?
Tsumugi	Actually, I wrote a letter addressed to my future self.
Izumi	That's a great idea !
Tsumugi	I didn't really write down anything impressive so it's almost like a diary.
	I used a novel as a reference. They wrote down the things they've experienced in such great detail so I thought, It'll be nice if I could do the same too.
Izumi	I understand.
Tsumugi	It is something like, "Homare-san showed off his newly-realized poem this morning before the practice." I checked out the poem and wrote it down.
	" Hisoka-kun fell asleep while holding a marshmallow bag during breaks. After a while, Azuma-san offered his lap as a pillow for Hisoka-kun"
	"Guy-san and Tasuku have been talking to each other about stage play direction."
	It's all about everyone. I even included the contents of our idle chats. I also tried to write down the detailed scenery around Winter Troupe during our practice routine.
Izumi	It's kinda nice to record our daily lives in letter again.
Tsumugi	If everyone reads it, they might wonder why I would write down such insignificant things in great detail.
Izumi	I wonder how Tsumugi-san will feel while looking back on his daily memories after 10 years.
Tsumugi	I wonder how.. It's a little exciting just imagining about it.
Izumi	Hehe... it's something to look forward to, right?
	( 10 years later, I wonder what everyone will be doing at that time. I wonder if we can stay the same way as we are now...)
	( I hope the scenery of daily lives of current Winter Troupe will stay the same even 10 years from now on.)

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