| Banri | Itaru-san, let's do some rounds in HELL tower. |
| Itaru | Sure. |
| Banri | Awesome. A new weapon just dropped and I really wanna blow guys to pieces. |
| Itaru | Seriously? Then I'll go with paper defense, so take care of me, thanks. |
| Banri | No way, even I can't handle a solo run. |
| Omi | How are your portraits coming along? |
| Taichi | I'm almost done. But we only have five days till we present them... It’s tough. |
| Omi | Yeah, I'm not familiar with this kind of thing either. Though I kind of have a sense of what to do when it comes to stage directions. |
| Juza | ...The stage directions are what I’m having more trouble with. |
| Taichi | I feel you! |
| Omi | Juza, where are you stuck? |
| Juza | Are you allowed to help me? |
| Sakyo | As long as you don’t give away the contents of your portrait, it shouldn’t be a problem. |
| Juza | I dunno if I’d say I’m stuck, but... I don't really know what you’re supposed to do with stage directions. |
| Omi | I don't think you need to do anything fancy. |
| It might be helpful to imagine a camera—I ask myself, “How would this look if this were a photograph?” and figure out points to create some variation. |
| Sakyo | It’s a one-man monologue, after all. Even if it’s just five minutes, if you don’t move, it’ll get slow. |
| Juza | ...Yeah. |
| Taichi | That notebook is filled with notes from corner to corner! |
| Juza | Don’t look. |
| Omi | You're also the most passionate about practice—maybe Juza is gonna come in first? |
| Banri | ..... |
| Itaru | Are you done? With, what was it—your "portrait"? |
| Banri | Haven't even touched it. |
| Itaru | Really? |
| Banri | Even if I reflect on my life, everything was so easy that nothing left an impression on me. |
| Itaru | Seriously? Your game balance is messed up. |
| Banri | Yeah, man. Super ultra easy mode. |
| So even if they say, "Biggest regret of my life," I don't have a clue. Well, I'll wing it somehow. |
| Itaru | H—m.... well, even if you wing it, they're prolly gonna find out. |
| Banri | No, I'll definitely pull it off. |
| Itaru | ....I don't think you'll fool Director-san. Probably. |
| Banri | ....Itaru-san, I didn’t think you were the kinda guy who’d say that. |
| Itaru | That so? Well, do what you can. Otherwise, this place is doomed. |
| Banri | I’m easily the best; I don’t even have to try. |
| Itaru | ...Oh, shit. I'm gonna die. |
| Banri | Heyyy!? Itaru-san, your armor is actually shitty! |
| Itaru | Didn't I tell you? I'm levelling this character. |
| Banri | Are you for real!? |
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| Izumi | —Okay, time for a break. Come back in an hour. |
| Yuzo | Yo. |
| Izumi | Huh? Yuzo-san, hello. |
| Yuzo | I came to check in. How are the portraits going? |
| Banri | So-so, I guess. |
| Taichi | I'm pretty much done. |
| Juza | ...Same here. |
| Omi | I’m also done. |
| Yuzo | Then show me. This is your mid-way report. I’ll call you into the theater one at a time; the rest of you, wait outside. |
| First is Juza. |
| Juza | ....Yes. |
| Banri | Oh man, that was close. Thank god I wrote mine yesterday. |
| Taichi | Yesterday—wait, you did it in one night!? |
| Banri | I couldn't think of a "regret," y’know. |
| Sakyo | You're as careless as usual. |
| Banri | Well, it'll work out somehow. It doesn’t matter what I say as long as it’s good. |
| Sakyo | Looks like you still don't understand the meaning of this assignment. |
| Banri | What? |
| Omi | But presenting in front of other people... that’s making me nervous. |
| Taichi | Yeah! |
| Sakyo | There’s still time. Even if it’s no good now, you can still change it. |
| Omi | You’re right. |
