Welcome to Akebono-so!/Episode 3

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Welcome to Akebono-so!
Episode 3

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Omi Good morning. Banri Morniii— Whoa, Omi, you've got some serious dark circles. Azami You don't look well. Are you feeling all right? Izumi (He seemed all right when he came home last night...) Did you get enough sleep? Omi I, uh, had some stuff to work on. Izumi Don't push yourself too hard. Omi Yeah. Izumi Anyway, that's all for today. Great work, guys. Taichi Great work, y'all! Omi Yeah. Izumi (Omi-kun's performance was fine, but he still seems a bit under the weather...) I wonder if his job is giving him too much work... Sakyo Even if he knows that he should be careful balancing work and acting, he probably can't help but keep working until everything's done. Izumi Yeah, he's a really hard worker... Omi ...... (Today I'm making a pork soup, not the usual chicken.) (The pork miso soup I had at Nachi's was delicious. I haven't got any barley miso, but I'll try making it with red and white miso.) ...... (Why would Nachi have wanted to disband the Wolves...?) ...... Taichi Wow, that pork miso soup looks great! Azami Thanks for the food. Juza ...Hm? Taichi Um... Citron This soup tastes quite brand! Azami You mean bland. Omi What? Really? ...... Sorry, I didn't add enough miso. I'll go add some more. Izumi No, no, it's fine! We can still eat it. Taichi It still tastes good! Azami The low salt content is good for a certain grandpa here. Sakyo Who are you calling "grandpa"? Juza Omi-san never messes up the flavor... Izumi I'm feeling a bit of deja vu here... Sakyo Something similar happened during The Stranger. Taichi Oh, yeah. He accidentally put soy sauce in the paella. Citron Whoo! Paella! Banri Yeah, it was like Japanese fusion cooking. Omi I didn't think I'd mess up this badly... Director, would you mind letting me cook dinner tomorrow as well? I'd like to make a better pork miso soup. Izumi Huh? The soup's fine, really— Omi I can't rest until I perfect it. Please. Izumi Um, okay... Izumi I think this should be enough, considering our past budgets for Autumn. Sakyo Yeah, I think it should be fine. Izumi All right, I'll lock that in... Sakyo ...... Izumi I hope Omi-kun's doing all right. Sakyo He's been acting strange all morning. Izumi He's still performing well during practise, but he's been spacing out a lot during break time. And it's not like him to mess up the flavor of his dishes. Maybe he's got something on his mind, like during The Stranger... Sakyo If there's nothing wrong with his acting... it must be work-related. He says he's gotten used to the job, but he's still pretty low on the ranks. It can't be easy balancing both that and playing a lead role. I wish I could do something to make his life a bit easier. I need to give as much support as possible, as his co-lead. Izumi Yeah... Sakyo If worst comes to worst, I'll kick his ass. Izumi Um, yeah... (I feel like he's already kicking everyone's asses on the regular, though.) If Omi-kun comes to you for help, be nice to him, okay? He's always fussing over everyone like a big brother. The only one that can fuss for him is you, since you're the only one who's older than him in Autumn. That's probably not easy for you to do, though... Sakyo ...I'm not all stick and no carrot, you know. Izumi Y-Yeah, I know...! Sakyo Well, it's up to him to come to me first. Izumi By the way, if you ever want someone to fuss over you, you can come to me! Sakyo And what would you do? Make me eat curry? Izumi Hey, that's not all I've got, you know! Sakyo Thanks for the offer. I'll keep it in mind. Omi Huaaah... Juza You look tired. Omi Oh, um, yeah, I am a little tired. Sakyo ...... Omi "Now even opening the fridge is scary... Last night was a weird night." "What was that noise?" "...I hope I don't get jumped with a sword again." Azami "Whoa!" Omi "And who are you?" Azami "Who, me? I'm a tenant here, and—" Omi "Don't lie to me. I'm the manager." Azami "Man, what the hell? What does Akebozo Inn need a manager for?" Omi "It's Akebono. You sure have a lot of attitude for someone who's trespassing. You want me to call the cops?" Izumi (He's really focused during practise, but... I'm still a little worried about how spaced out he is outside of practise.) All right, that's it for now. We'll come back in fifteen minutes. Omi Okay. Azami Sure. Omi ...(sigh) Izumi ...... Taichi Can I talk to you, Director-sensei? Izumi ? Izumi What's up? Taichi I want to talk to you about Omi-kun... Izumi You've noticed too, huh? Taichi I fell asleep first the night before last, but yesterday, I could hear Omi-kun reading something after lights-out. It reminded me of how I was during Mantou Fist... I kept reading the script late at night because I was so excited to be the lead, and Omi-kun told me not to push myself too hard. So I spoke to him, but he told me that it was something work gave him, not the script. I can't really say anything to him if it's his job, y'know? But it's not good for him to push himself like that... But I don't know what I should do... Izumi I see... I think the best you can do for now is to keep an eye on him. Of course, Sakyo-san and I will also look out for him, but you're in the best position to do so as his roommate. Could I ask you to do that for us? Taichi 'Course! Izumi Thanks. Omi "...You want some?" Sakyo "But, what is it?" Omi "You'll find out if you put that sword away." Sakyo "For a pot of such suspicious nature? I'm not sure that's wise." Omi "Fine, then don't have any." Sakyo "Ggh... Fine. I shall partake." "This flavor... is most exquisite! Every ingredient melts in perfect harmony; each flavor distinct, yet perfectly balanced... Just like a symphony in the hands of a seasoned orchestra!" "Never has my tongue been graced by something so delightful, nor have my eyes witnessed such a perfect marriage." Omi "It's just pork miso sou—" Sakyo Fushimi? Omi ...Sorry. "It's just pork miso soup, nothing fancy." Sakyo "Allow me to apologize for my outburst. I am sorry." Izumi (Yeah, there's something going on with Omi-kun...) Izumi That's all the areas of concern from today. Anyone have anything else to add? Omi Sorry about my slip-up today. Banri You mean when you flubbed that line? Taichi 'S fine, it was nothing! Omi I'll make it up to you guys by making that pork miso soup even better tonight. Izumi I think I should do dinner tonight instead. You seem really tired. Omi I can handle it. Izumi But... Omi I can only rest easy after I perfect that pork miso soup. Izumi (He seems really fixated on that soup...) Sakyo ...No. Omi Huh? Sakyo Fushimi, I'm banning you from cooking. Omi What...? Taichi No cooking for Omi-kun?! Juza What? Why? Sakyo It's obvious that you're having trouble balancing work and acting. You'll tire yourself out even more if you're also on dinner duty. Omi But I— Sakyo No buts. From now until the play finishes, you're banned from even stepping foot into the Mankai kitchen. Omi Wait, but— I swear cooking isn't going to tire me out. It helps me relax, and I need it for the character— Sakyo Why are you so obsessed with it these days? It seems to me like you're relying on it as a crutch for a bigger problem. Omi ...... Sakyo Sort your flubs out during practise, not outside. Omi ...I understand. Sakyo Furuichi The dorm will not be providing dinner tonight, so get it sorted yourselves. Banri Dang, he's already got it in the group chat. Juza Sakyo-san's dead serious about this... Azami What should I have for dinner... Omi ...... Izumi (Sakyo-san really wasn't joking about kicking his ass...) (As drastic as it is, maybe it's what we need to do. We don't want to pile more tasks onto Omi-kun's plate.)
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