Ride on a Galaxy Train/Episode 9

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Ride on a Galaxy Train
Episode 9

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Tsumugi Come to think of it, I don’t see Misumi-kun—did he go somewhere? Izumi Huh, you’re right. He should’ve been here just a moment ago though… Guy Director, Tsukioka. Tsumugi Ah, Guy-san. Good job with the announcement. Guy Thank you. According to the train staff, it seems we still stay this way for 2 or 3 hours. Tsumugi Is that so… Then it might take another hour and a half to 2 hours, huh? Izumi We have flashlights and our phone lights, but there are young children here too, so I’m worried. Masumi-kun didn't prepare his magic, so I think there are limits to what he can do… Misumi I’m back~! I brought something nice over! Tsumugi Something nice? Misumi Hehe, it’s a planetarium I borrowed from Kumon! We can use it since it runs on batteries. This’ll lighten things up! I’ll turn it on~ *click* Passenger A Wahh…! Passenger B Wow, it’s pretty…! Izumi That’s really amazing…! Guy Yes, it’s sparkling beautifully. Izumi This is a great idea since it also brightens up the inside of the car. Thanks, Misumi-kun. Misumi Hehehe~! Itaru GJ, GJ. You brought a planetarium, huh? Banri The passengers like it too, so it works. Masumi It’s brighter and a bit easier to see our surroundings now. Tsumugi Say… This came to me when I saw the planetarium, but why don’t we perform our play now? Masumi Right now…? Tsumugi Yeah. I think the car’s interior matches the theme we came up with for our play. Itaru I see, that’s true. Guy It seems possible to give the passengers the illusion that the train they’re riding themselves is travelling through the night sky, just as Chigasaki described before. Banri The passengers can feel at ease watchin’ the performance too. Misumi I like that idea! Izumi Yeah, you’re right. I wonder where the conductors are. Guy They’re outside getting in contact with some outside parties. And they seem busy. Izumi Then I guess we can’t get permission right away, huh… (But in this train that’s stopped and lost its power…) (Our priority as a Theatre troupe should be to entertain the guests, right?) I’ll worry about permission later… so let’s perform the play right now! Banri Now we’re talking. Tsumugi Yes! Izumi It’s still a little dark, so I’ll shine the flashlight at everyone’s feet. Guy Please do. Tsumugi Considering the time, the play should be as long as possible… right? Guy Yes. We have no choice but to do that. Itaru I’m worried whether I have the stamina though… Misumi If you can’t keep up, I’ll carry you~! Itaru Seriously? TY then if I get worn out halfway. Izumi Sorry, it was supposed to be a short play at first. Masumi It’s not your fault. Banri Well, we’ll just do it ‘til the end. Izumi Thank you. Do your best, everyone. Tsumugi Yes. Misumi Yep! Izumi Alright, I’ll make an announcement to the guests. “Excuse me, passengers. MANKAI Company’s play will begin now. Please enjoy it until the end.” Passenger A Wait, what? A play? Passenger B I can’t wait to see what kind of play it is. *applause* ??? “Mm… Huh…?” Conductor “Are you awake?” ??? “This is…? What the, my head feels foggy… I can’t even remember who I am.” Conductor “You are currently riding a train that runs through the galaxy… And this train is on its way towards the moon.” “Also, you are a crew member of this train.” Pollux “I’m a crew member?” Conductor “Yes. Every man here is one.” Pollux “Are all of you crew members too?” Hamal “Yeah. Actually, we have no memories of what happened before we woke up either. But the conductor just told us so earlier.” Aldebaran “But when he tells us that, it does make us think it was true.” Pollux “I see… that’s how I feel too.” Conductor “Everyone must be hungry, right? Let’s eat before we start working.” Nashira “Yeah, thank you very much.” Zaniah “Heh, it looks delicious. Itadakimasu.” Pollux “Yep, it’s tasty!” Hamal “This tastes great too—try a bite.” Nashira “Please show me your ticket.” Aldebaran “Go ahead, please enjoy the beautiful twinkling of the stars outside the windows." Zaniah “Have a nice trip, everyone.” Passenger A You really get drawn into the play, huh? It's like we’re really riding a train travelling through the stars. Passenger B Yeah, yeah! How exciting! Conductor “Look, you can see the city of stars.” Pollux “You’re right! It’s beautiful…!” Conductor “Can you help me with this task over here next?” Pollux “Yeah, of course.” Pollux “What is this… it's strange. The crew’s work is fun, and the conductor is a great person and we get along well, but…” “Sometimes, I remember something… Are the memories from before I came here coming back to me…?” Zaniah “You too, huh? Same here. …Am I really a crew member…?” Nashira “No… before I woke up, I was…” Hamal “That’s right, I’m not a crew member. I was a passenger.” Aldebaran “We were passengers…!” Conductor “…So you realized, huh?” Pollux “Conductor…” Conductor “That’s right, all of you were passengers. I’m actually the only staff member on this galactic train.” “But it was lonely… So I wished to the moon—that I could see from the car window, far, far away—that I wanted a companion." “And then all of you who were passengers, became my crew members.” Hamal “I…” Zaniah “Is something like that even possible…?” Conductor “…Try to recall the reason all of you wanted to visit the moon.” Pollux “That was… because there’s a rumour that the moon has mysterious powers." Conductor “…Right, look outside. The moon’s not visible from our train’s current position." “This location is the farthest point from the moon. So… that’s why it seems its power has faded and everyone’s memories have returned.” Aldebaran “So you’re telling me you’ve been deceiving us all along!” Nashira “And everything up until now was all a lie?” Conductor “…I’m sorry…” Pollux “Well, it’s true the conductor had us fooled. But, still…” *train jolts* Pollux “Uh!? The train stopped?” Aldebaran “What the?” Conductor “! Some shooting stars are blocking the path. The train can’t continue forward.” “I have to do something. However, with my power alone, those stars…” Pollux “…” “Everyone! The conductor’s in trouble. Let’s all work together and do something!” Conductor “Eh…?” Zaniah “But… I mean…” Hamal “…That's.. right… I understand. I’ll lend you my strength.” Nashira “I’ll lend my strength as well.” Aldebaran “Yeah, me too.” Zaniah “Tch… guess I’ve got no choice. I’ll help out too!” Conductor “Everyone… thank you!” Conductor “Thanks to everyone, the train was safely able to start up again.” Thank you so much.” “And, once again, I’m so sorry. I purposely deceived you.” Aldebaran “Well… the conductor didn’t mean any harm either.” Hamal “That’s true.” Nashira “It was also fun spending time on this train.” Zaniah “I guess… yeah.” Conductor “Ahh, we're going to arrive at the moon soon.” “I suppose I’ll be parting with you guys…” Pollux “…” “I’m going to stay on this train.” Conductor “Eh!?” Pollux “I can’t deny that I might’ve been fooled at first.” “But I’ve come to love this train and the conductor. I want to keep riding this train as a crew member from now as well.” Conductor “Pollux…” Zaniah “…Geez, there’s no helpin’ it. I’ll stay too.” Pollux “Zaniah!” Zaniah “I don’t hate travellin’ on this train either. And it’d be better if you had a brilliant crew member like me, right?” Conductor “Pollux, Zaniah… do you mean it?” Pollux “Yep!” Zaniah “Yeah.” Hamal “Sorry. I can’t stay on this train… I have someone I want to see…” “However, I really like this train too. So I’m sure I’ll take it again.” Aldebaran “Yeah, me too. I’ll definitely come back for a ride. I’d love to gaze at the starry sky with everyone.” Nashira “I promise as well. Let’s help with the crew’s work like this again when we’re on board.” Hamal “We’ll come see the conductor as friends next time.” Conductor “Everyone… thank you. I’m so happy.” I love all of you and this train as well.” “Ahh, the moonlight is beautiful… Everyone, let’s take a journey through the galaxy again together.”
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