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Act 5
Episode 3: As a Token of Our Acquaintance

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Izumi Umm, so you’re Utsuki Chikage-san, right? Chikage Yup. Izumi Then let’s begin our brief troupe audition and interview. First, please introduce yourself. Chikage Utsuki Chikage, single. Born April 15th, 183cm tall, blood type A. I was introduced by my coworker, Chigasaki. I’ll be in your care. How’s that? Izumi That’s fine. Next, please read the lines on this page. Chikage “Eight o’clock, huh… I’ll take a taxi—no, it’ll get caught in traffic. If I switch trains… no, I still won’t make it.” “—Hello? It’s me. I’m sorry. I don’t think I’ll make it to the theater on time. Go in first and wait for me—” “Look, there was nothing I could do about it. I got a sudden request just as I was about to leave. I had to finish it today.” “Come on, I… let’s just talk later. I’ll make up for it later—ah, hey—” “Sigh… Damn it.” ...How’s that? Izumi ...Do you have any acting experience? Chikage No, this is my first time. Izumi (He’s skilled. His demeanor also seems fit for the stage; he might be a real talent!) Then I’d like you to join practice as soon as possible…. You wanted to dorm, right? When do you plan on moving in? Chikage I can’t really move in right away; I think it’ll be next weekend. Izumi I see. Then you’ll join practice starting next week… Let’s get along! Chikage Same here. Nice to meet you. Izumi (I didn’t expect Itaru-san’s senpai from work to join our troupe, but I’m glad we got someone with so much potential!) Sakuya Cheers to Chikage-san joining the troupe and dorm! Itaru Chee~rs. Citron It’s a cheer~! Tsuzuru Cheers! Masumi Cheers. Izumi Chikage-san, welcome to the troupe. Chikage Same here. I got to see this troupe’s performance for the first time thanks to a ticket Chigasaki gave me. I was truly moved. I came to watch you guys over and over again—and before I knew it, I wanted to stand on stage too. I’m really happy you accepted me as part of your troupe. I’m sure I have a lot of shortcomings, but I’ll be counting on all of you. Tsuzuru Let’s get along. Sakuya We’ll be counting on you, too! Banri Question~. What’s your relationship with Itaru-san? Chikage We’re coworkers. I’m his senpai. Tenma Do you have any acting experience? Chikage No, I have none. Misumi Do you like triangles~!? Tenma What kind of question is that! Chikage I wonder. I don’t dislike them. Kazunari Here’s a question! What are you good at? Chikage Hmm, let’s see…. *Flips a coin* This sort of thing? Kazunari A coin? Chikage Just watch. Sakuya Eh!? It disappeared!? Chikage Director-san, check your pocket. Izumi Eh? Huh!? The coin! When did it get here!? Kazunari Amazing, Chika-chon! Izumi (So he knows magic, too… he really is skilled.) Chikage You’re the leader of the troupe I’m joining—the Spring Troupe—right? Sakuya Ah, yes! I’m Sakuma Sakuya! Chikage I’m sure I’ll have lots of questions, so please help me out. Sakuya Of course! You can ask me anything. Chikage Thanks. Then, as a token of our acquaintance. *Coin flip* Chikage There. Right or left? Which hand do you think the coin is in? Sakuya Eh? Eh? Umm…. right? Chikage Wrong. Sakuya Woah! I couldn’t see which hand grabbed the coin at all. Chikage It’s that sort of magic trick. ...But you should be careful. You’re the type who’d be discovered first on the battlefield. Sakuya Eeh!? Itaru What’s with that magic-personality-diagnosis? Citron You’re right. Sakuya is the type of person who will get found, attempt to escape, drop his weapon, and get flustered. Sakuya Eeeh!? I-I’ll be careful! Tsuzuru You don’t have to take them seriously. Muku That’s an amazing magic trick! I was watching from the side, but I had no clue which hand it was in at all! Tasuku You’re a skilfull guy. Chikage Would you like to see it again? Taichi I wanna give it a go too! Chikage Watch closely—. Izumi (He’s already grabbing everyone’s attention. I’m glad it looks like he’ll get along with them.) Chikage …Hey, why don’t you take on the challenge as well? Hisoka ...Who are you? Homare He just introduced himself. Were you sleeping again? Chikage I’m Utsuki Chikage. Let’s get along. Hisoka …. Chikage …. Izumi (Huh? Right when they shook hands, it looked like Chikage-san’s smile disappeared for a moment…) (Am I just imagining things…?) Homare Hisoka-kun, when you meet someone for the first time, you should introduce yourself as well. Hisoka ...Mikage Hisoka. Homare You’re done already? Hisoka ...I don’t remember anything else. Homare You still have things you can say about yourself! For example, you love marshmallows, and your talent is that you can fall asleep anywhere, under any conditions, in an instant! Chikage You don’t remember? Hisoka ...I lost my memory. Chikage You lost your memory—? Izumi When we discovered Hisoka-kun, he was sleeping in front of the dorms. He said he had nowhere to go, so we scouted him. Chikage ...Huh, is that so. Hisoka …. Chikage ...What are you trying to pull, December? Hisoka ? Chikage Pretending you lost your memory… Hisoka Pretending…? Chikage ...You’re not actually serious, are you? I thought you had died along with August all this time. Hisoka Au, gust….? —Hh. Chikage Surviving on your own, shamelessly living your life… You abandoned August and left him for dead, didn’t you? Hisoka …? I don’t know…. Chikage I am April. I’ve come to get my revenge on you. If you don’t understand why, then remember. Remember your crime. Hisoka —My head, hurts. Chikage …. I won’t let you forget.
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